Julia Baird, a former deputy editor of Newsweek, is the author of Media Tarts: How the Australian Press Frames Female Politicians.
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Australian P.M.’s Second Chance
Jullia Gillard got off to a shaky start, but she’s about to win again. By Julia Baird. MORE
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Why Family Films Are So Sexist
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How the Recession Is Redefining Failure
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Will Feminists Rally Around Sarah Palin?
Vanity Fair’s profile of the ex-governor reminds us that even when it seems we’ve accepted that a... MORE
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Race and the Happiness Gap
Blacks are still not as happy, overall, as whites, but in seminal new research, economists Betsey... MORE
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Palin Should Be Able to Call Herself a Feminist
The fact that Sarah Palin wants to call herself a feminist is astonishing.... MORE
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It's Not Mad Men, It's Mad Women
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We Don't Hear About Africa's Oil Spills
It was hard to believe BP when it announced oil had stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico on... MORE
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The Palin Effect: Why We Sexualize GOP Women
Something pretty creepy has been happening to conservative women lately.... MORE
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Julia Gillard, Australia's New Prime Minister
Australia has a mottled history of hyping, then savaging, women who are touted as potential leaders... MORE
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A Letter From Lady Thatcher
To my brand-new chum, Sarah Palin.... MORE
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Iran's Revolution on Film
When millions of Iranians flooded the streets in June 2009 to protest the disputed election, it was... MORE
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The Revolution Was Televised
The June 2009 election protests in Iran—where the Green Movement sprang to life—was the true... MORE
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The Front Line Is Online
A global movement for Internet freedom sprang from the Iranian protests.... MORE
