Jim Twombly (Elmira): Gender and Geography: Does Proximity Play a Role in Women’s Decisions to Run for Office? The inaugural issue of Religion and Gender is out, including Margaret Kamitsuka (Oberlin): Feminist Scholarship and Its Relevance for Political Engagement: The Test Case of Abortion in the U.S.; Paul Reid-Bowen (Bath Spa): Vital New Matters: The Speculative Turn in the Study of Religion and Gender; and Claudia Schippert (Central Florida): Implications of Queer Theory for the Study of Religion and Gender: Entering the Third Decade. From The Economist, a special report on women and work: Women have made huge progress in the workplace, but still get lower pay and far fewer top jobs than men. As many pairs of shoes as she likes: Jenny Turner on feminism. Forty years ago, Ms. — a magazine for women, published by women — launched as an insert in New York; Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Cathie Black, Nora Ephron, and many others tell the story of a magazine and a moment (and more). Diana Hsieh and Ari Armstrong on how the assault on abortion rights undermines all our liberties. Technical aptitude: Do women score lower because they just aren't interested? A review of The Managed Hand: Race, Gender, and the Body in Beauty Service Work by Miliann Kang. From Lula to Rookie to the definitive Girl Crush Zine, the opposite of "girl hate" is more celebrated than ever, and still needed. The feminist case against single-sex schools: No, the studies don’t show that girls’ schools are better for girls — but they’re sure great at perpetuating sexist attitudes. Strange correlation: Women driving leads to pre-marital sex.
