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Decline of the American Woman

Is the American woman an endangered species? Is she losing the good fight for equality in the workplace, on television and in our political hearts? Katie Couric is out at CBS news. She was the only high-profile woman anchor of a major American evening newscast. Katie wasn't very good and it wouldn't be hard to argue she was given the job because of her gender and not because of her news credibility. Ms. Couric isn't even halfway through her five-year contract with CBS, which began in J read

Homosexual Elton John complains of American misogynist attitude at Hillary fundraiser

[Talk about a misogynist attitude… Elton is a gay man for gawds sake!] Elton John Via Ben Smith: There’s a real crowd at Radio City, complete with scalpers, and lines around the block for Elton John and the Clintons. Toward the back of one line: Frank Luntz, Lanny Davis, and Doug Schoen. ("I used to be in business with Mark Penn," Schoen joked.) Inside, Bill Clinton introduced his wife, thanked the packed house for contributions to keep the race going, and asked for more, to shouts o read

If Hillary Clinton was a man, would she win the White House race?

Full coverage of the US elections 2008 Is Hillary Clinton losing the battle for the Democratic nomination because of sexism? That’s Elton John’s take on things. "I never cease to be amazed at the misogynist attitude of some of the people in this country," he said at a fundraiser for Hillary at New York’s Radio City Music Hall last night. "I say to hell with them." Elton John and Hillary Clinton at a fundraising event in NY And Hillary herself hasn’t been slow to play the gender card read

Management Matters

It’s odd to find yourself in management, assigning tasks, keeping an eye on the work of others, work you can probably no longer do, and judging them – scolding the careless, encouraging the hapless (even if that seldom makes them less hapless), and of course rewarding the competent, as best you can, because money is always tight and cooking up non-monetary rewards leads to your best worker smiling at as you as if you’re some sort of trapped and hopeless fool. You are, but luckily those good wo read

Hillary Supporter Elton John Condemns U.S. Misogyny

"I never cease to be amazed at the misogynist attitude of some of the people in this country. I say to hell with them. . I love you Hillary, I'll be there for you." -- Elton John Thank you, Elton John! It's almost like you have to be from outside the country to name the problem. We waited for Barack Obama to denounce the misogyny. We waited for Howard Dean to tell the sexist media to back off. I really can't think of any women who have enough power to withstand the jeers and ridicule that co read