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Women's Issues

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    DIY feminist science writer Margaret Wertheim discusses the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

    Science writer Margaret Wertheim specializes in weighty topics, but she has a light touch when writing about science and mathematics. The author of several books dealing with theoretical physics within a cultural context as well as articles for numerous publications -- everything from the New York T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Feminism & Co.'s Funny Women: Can you be too much of a woman on stage?

    Friday night's installment of Feminism & Co., the third in this season's series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, was titled simply "Funny Women." But as the MCA has shown itself to be very good at doing, the museum had booked an expert in the field of funny: comedian Cory Kahaney. In turn, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    V-Day Denver combats violence against women with benefit production of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer

    Tonight and tomorrow at the Mercury Cafe, V-Day Denver will stage readings from A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, an anthology about violence against women co-edited by Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues. This is only one of the events organized by V-Day Denver, this city's arm o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Feminism & Co. sells out a program on sex work

    Selling out for the first time since moving into its basement home at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Friday night's Feminism & Co.: Sex Work lecture had to turn many people away at the door. The expertly curated lecture series seeks out artists, scholars and women of all trades to speak about women ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 12, 2012

    Sex Marks the Spot

    Selling out for the first time since moving into its basement home at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Friday night's Feminism & Co.: Sex Work lecture had to turn many people away at the door. The expertly curated lecture series seeks out artists, scholars and women of all trades to speak about women ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Reader: Get a grip, dude. Feminism is for everybody!

    Feminism isn't a ladies-only club, Bree Davies pronounced yesterday. Feminism is for everybody. Including two very supportive male friends: one of whom attended the Rally to Protect Women's Health at the Capitol Monday, both of whom earned a shout-out in her piece.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Have you hugged your male feminist today?

    I started writing this piece by reiterating my usual spiel about why I'm a late-blooming feminist and why it's important for all people to be feminists. But no one wants to hear that. No one likes to be told what they aren't doing, even if asking that all humans to be treated equally seems like a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Rally to Protect Women's Health takes on fetal murder bill, personhood initiative

    Pro-choice activists, legislators, physicians and faith leaders gathered on the west steps of the Capitol Monday in a "Rally to Protect Women's Health." The event was a spin-off of Pro-Choice Lobby Day, as well as a response to local and federal fetal personhood proposals.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    2012 Women Film Voices Festival programming announced

    "Last year, five percent of movies were made by women," says Karla Rodriguez of the Denver FilmCenter. Which is exactly why this second annual edition of Women Film Voices is imperative -- to shine a light on a corner of the film-making world that is often overlooked. The lineup for the festival, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    Women’s Room

    "Last year, five percent of movies were made by women," says Karla Rodriguez of the Denver FilmCenter. Which is exactly why this second annual edition of Women Film Voices is imperative -- to shine a light on a corner of the film-making world that is often overlooked. The lineup for the festival, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Gay immigrants aren't alone in fighting the "social visibility" criterion in pleas for asylum

    ​ What does a gay man look like? Or a whistleblower? Or a woman who, were she to return to her home country, would be targeted for female genital mutilation? Those are the questions raised by "social visibility," a criterion adopted by the Virginia-based Board of Immigration Appeals that some ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Craft Punk

    ​ What does a gay man look like? Or a whistleblower? Or a woman who, were she to return to her home country, would be targeted for female genital mutilation? Those are the questions raised by "social visibility," a criterion adopted by the Virginia-based Board of Immigration Appeals that some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Last Night: Feminism & Co. brought together marketing and the feminist consciousness

    Modular Mates: Tupperware for everybody​At last night's "Toys & Tupperware," the opening program of the Feminism & Co. series, the purposeful juxtaposition of topics worked -- to a certain extent. Placing an emphasis on women and work, the evening focused on women working in the billion-dollar mul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Tonight at MCA Denver: Feminism & Co. opens a new season with tupperware and dildos

    MCA DenverThe most psychedelic tupperware party ever.​Stepping into its fourth year, the Feminism & Co. lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver has touched on topics ranging from female bodybuilding to polyamorous relationships, all in an effort to engage conversation about ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    The Unkindest Cut

    MCA DenverThe most psychedelic tupperware party ever.​Stepping into its fourth year, the Feminism & Co. lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver has touched on topics ranging from female bodybuilding to polyamorous relationships, all in an effort to engage conversation about ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Women’s Day

    MCA DenverThe most psychedelic tupperware party ever.​Stepping into its fourth year, the Feminism & Co. lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver has touched on topics ranging from female bodybuilding to polyamorous relationships, all in an effort to engage conversation about ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    Lust-Cats of he Gutters at the Denver Creative Co-op Studio

    MCA DenverThe most psychedelic tupperware party ever.​Stepping into its fourth year, the Feminism & Co. lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver has touched on topics ranging from female bodybuilding to polyamorous relationships, all in an effort to engage conversation about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 2: Broomfield police shoot man who killed his wife

    View Larger Map The release from the Broomfield Police Department sported the most routine of subject lines: "Domestic Violence Call." But it was clearly not a standard incident. According to the BPD, a Broomfield man living at 13005 Lowell Boulevard, along a stretch of the street captured in the g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!

    Redefining — and reclaiming — the word through Hollywood divas.

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Talking Tassels

    Redefining — and reclaiming — the word through Hollywood divas.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    Moral Fiber

    Redefining — and reclaiming — the word through Hollywood divas.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2007

    Ladies' Night: Another Attack

    Redefining — and reclaiming — the word through Hollywood divas.

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 2/22/2007

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Take a Chill Pill

    From the week of 2/22/2007

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2005

    Cowgirls Get Their Due

    From the week of 2/22/2007

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Historic Show -- Group

    True Grit

  • Culture

    February 17, 2005

    Hear Them Roar

    The Mizel Center presents a groundbreaking history of feminist art.

  • Culture

    August 12, 2004

    No Hot Flash in the Pan

    Menopause The Musical provides some fluffy comedy about female changes.

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Women on the Verge

    Musical celebrates the "M" word -- loudly

  • Culture

    June 10, 2004

    Woman Power

    Saints and Hysterics has comic originality but is thin as a drama.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2004

    Irish Eyes

    Tom Quinn Kumpf digs into deep-rooted Celtic myths

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    Follow That Story

    Ready, Aim, Fire!

  • Music

    March 14, 2002

    Meow Mix

    The musical feminists in Le Tigre get catty -- and dance.

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    The Peter Principle

    El Dildo Bandido wraps himself in red, white and blue.

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2002

    Womb Service

    The Vagina Monologues are back, for a benefit at the Boulder Theater.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 9, 2000

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Skating on Thin Ice

    Patrick Roy's slide from hero to zero.

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    Head Case

    A lawsuit is driving DU's Graduate School of Professional Psychology crazy -- or was it already?

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    An Unhealthy Situation

    A lawsuit is driving DU's Graduate School of Professional Psychology crazy -- or was it already?

  • Culture

    September 10, 1998

    Object Lessons

    A lawsuit is driving DU's Graduate School of Professional Psychology crazy -- or was it already?

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Letters

    From the week of July 9, 1998

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    Women's Work

    Colorado activists struck first on domestic violence.

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    Hitting Them Where They Live

    Colorado has become a national laboratory for domestic-violence programs. sometimes it's a strange science. A Westword special report

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    A Lawman on Domestic Violence

    Colorado has become a national laboratory for domestic-violence programs. sometimes it's a strange science. A Westword special report

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    King James's Version

    James Dobson issues gender "guidelines" for the country's most popular Bible.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Power Play

    While Public Service execs enjoy a soft landing, employees face a hard future.

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Alice Doesn't Edit Here Anymore

    Inside Denver's hottest--and littlest--newspaper war.

  • News

    December 14, 1994

    A REAL CLASS ACT

    A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER'S COME-ON GETS A BYSTANDER HOT AND BOTHERED--AND A STUDENT EDITOR BOOTED.

  • Culture

    December 7, 1994

    THE FEMINIST MISTAKE

    A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER'S COME-ON GETS A BYSTANDER HOT AND BOTHERED--AND A STUDENT EDITOR BOOTED.

  • Dining

    March 23, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER'S COME-ON GETS A BYSTANDER HOT AND BOTHERED--AND A STUDENT EDITOR BOOTED.

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