Yet another reason we need a major health care overhaul. This reminds me of how women were being denied coverage for their second c-sections because they had a "pre-existing condition." This isn't even veiled sexism -- it's misogyny.

Quoted: The Pennsylvania home health care company Linda Bettinazzi runs is charged about $6,800 per worker for health insurance – $2,000 more than the national average for single coverage. One reason: nearly every one of her 175 employees is a woman.

Sing it, sistah!

Quoted: The new president of the National Organization for Women says the Roman Polanski and David Letterman controversies are examples of why women are still treated like second-class citizens.

Pass on to your female friends...

Quoted: Critics say Yaz and Yasmin, the top-selling birth control line in the U.S., pose greater health risks to women.

Hm, it sounds to me like there are some problematic assumptions being made in this study...

Quoted: The birth control pill may have done more than just help liberate women — it may also have changed “the laws of attraction” between the sexes, according to a new study.

Yep...

Quoted: U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth, a new study suggests.

My graduate school studies were largely based around Ela Bhatt's work! Great profile...

Quoted: Ela Bhatt, whose Self-Employed Women’s Association offers a safety net to poor working women, is a Gandhian pragmatist for the New India.

Slate takes a look at the Alaska Parental Consent Act, put into effect by Sarah Palin.

Quoted: Last week, Democrats approved the first black major-party nominee for president. This week, Republicans countered with their first female nominee for VP. From race to sex to religion, the circle of opportunity is expanding.

Emily Yoffee is badass - great piece!

Quoted: A Slate colleague offered this challenge for my next Human Guinea Pig: to see if I could get in shape for the summer. Usually in Human Guinea Pig, I do outlandish things—like make my singing debut or become a paparazzo. But maybe trying to firm up, the kind of firm in which my skin becomes like human spandex, was the most outlandish experiment of all.