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A new venue for the ladies

Luciana C. Silva and David W. Wright (Georgia): Safety Rituals: How Women Cope with the Fear of Sexual Violence. From International Socialist Review, Dave Zirin on women, gender, and sports; and are men really better athletes? A review of Playing With the Boys: Why Separate is Not Equal by Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano. From the Journal of Religion and Society, a special section on women, gender, and religion. Sexual violence is not cultural: Rape is so common in Congo wars that some dismiss it as "cultural" — that is wrong and dangerous. From Radical Philosophy, Lynne Segal on how feminism did not fail. Our houses, our selves: A new crop of books suggests that for women, obsession with real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage. Sara Libby on the media’s ongoing war on single black women. How does it feel to be a black, female, single problem? Lately, some high-profile women are acting like mean girls — is the fault theirs or ours? A review of Reclaiming the F Word: The New Feminist Movement by Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune. An excerpt from Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists by Jennifer Baumgardner. The TED conference creates a new venue for the ladies — why not just add more to the main event? A review of Living Dolls: the Return of Sexism by Natasha Walter. Amazon woman or life! Marta Popivoda on a forced decision/discussion of gender "artivist" tactics.