
What will YOU be wearing this Halloween?
Posted by Pam Lach | October 29, 2009 - 2:12 pmHalloween is upon us once again. Amidst all the talk of a “homegrown” Halloween, what isn’t getting nearly as much attention is the potential threat to women...
Feminism's Legacy
Posted by Pam Lach | August 24, 2009 - 1:04 pmHundreds of years ago, most women in America had no legal identity; they could not vote, own property, sue for divorce, or retain their own wages. Countless others were enslaved, unable to exert control over their bodies o...
Is the Political now Personal?
Posted by Pam Lach | March 5, 2009 - 3:31 pmAfter much debate, polemics, nasty campaigning, and two separate referenda, UNC's Child Care Fee finally passed. What struck me most about the articl...
Leveling the Playing Field
Posted by Pam Lach | February 12, 2009 - 10:23 amI never cared for basketball -- I wasn't good at it and detested watching it. Though my undergraduate university was in the Big East, basketball was barely on my radar. And then I moved down here for graduate school. Everything changed, and I quickly learned to love my Heels. Last night, lik...
Selling Sex
Posted by Pam Lach | February 2, 2009 - 3:34 pmA few weeks ago, a friend sent me a story about a 22-year-old San Diego woman who was auctioning off her virginity to pay for graduate school. The latest bid, as NBC Chicago reported, was...

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