Amos N. Guiora and Julia Chamberlin (Utah): Religion and the Status of Women. From Scholar & Feminist Online, a special issue on Feminist Media Theory: Iterations of Social Difference. From VQR, is there such a thing as the female conscience? Jean Bethke Elshtain wonders. Whether you were a cleric grappling with a life of celibacy or a noble forced to demonstrate his virility in combat, what was it like to be a man in the Middle Ages? Janna Bianchini busts some common misconceptions about women in the Middle Ages. Do we need men's lib? Berlin conference addresses male troubles. Jesse McLaren on why “men’s rights” groups are wrong. Why do men and women want different things? Jennifer Merchant on the “war on women”. Something strange is happening to feminists — we’re winning. Hollie Nyseth Brehm on (not) the end of men. Men and women can't be "just friends": Researchers asked women and men friends what they really think — and got very different answers. What is gender and why does it matter? Maria Fedoryka has some thoughts on femininity. Future Masculinity is an online course delivered by Joseph Gelfer via live web-based teleconferencing. Introducing The Sexes: Welcome to The Atlantic's newest channel.
