Jezebel: Girl Talk

Why Are You Really Posting All Those Facebook Photos?

Irin Carmon — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:04:35 EST

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An academic study of 311 college students has found that on social networks like Facebook, "females who base their self-worth on their appearance tend to share more photos online and maintain larger networks on online social networking sites." More »

Women Filling Up Coding Workshops

Irin Carmon — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:50:00 EST

About 500 of the nearly 600 people who attended free open-source programming workshops in the last year were women. Why were the numbers so different from what we usually see? More »

The Internet Shame Machine

Irin Carmon — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:12:44 EST

"I won't back down from bullying a 12 year old girl if needed to reach my goal," read the lawyer's website. The asshole hockey dad had gotten a lesson in Internet justice. But is this reason to celebrate? More »

Boarding School Mean Girls Spur Facebook Ban

Irin Carmon — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:15:31 EST

"You know it is possible to say no when someone tries to have sex with you. Just throwing that out there." Sorta true! "Like no is still an option, you whore." Uh-oh. Time for an elite high school Facebook scandal! More »

Why Are We Still Asking What Women Want?

Irin Carmon — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:16:22 EST

"What do women want?" Don Draper asked in the first season of Mad Men. "Who cares?" Roger Sterling replied. The Twitter trending topic #whatdowomenwant, hovering near the top thanks to being coined by Usher yesterday, offers a few more options. More »

What Facebook Does To Teenage Girls

Irin Carmon — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:02:53 EDT

If you came of age without Facebook, you probably regularly find reasons to be grateful for it. But a new survey suggests that despite the risks, social networks can make teen girls more emotionally safe and closer to their friends. More »

Powerful Women Try To Make A Funny

Jessica Coen — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:41:00 EDT

Arianna Huffington and Tina Brown pretend to actually use IM. More »

Creepy App Helps You Find "The Ladies." Then What?

Irin Carmon — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:57:00 EDT

As if to prove The Social Network's thesis that much of innovation comes down to dudes trying to score, here is a Foursquare app that zeroes in on critical masses of ladies. Cute or creepy? More »

Women In Tech Panel Devolves Into Anger, Ambivalence

Irin Carmon — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:06:00 EDT

Reports are trickling out that a TechCrunch panel on women in tech degenerated into a "catfight" and onstage "bitching." So what actually happened? More »

Serena Williams Gives Oprah A Pedicure

Jessica Coen — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:50:00 EDT

Turns out Serena is taking classes to become licensed in the Nail Arts, and she practiced on Oprah's rarefied toes while the two talked about being crazy rich. More »

Charming Right-Wing Women Dominating Twitter

Irin Carmon — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:38:49 EDT

Before the Internet, editors compiled power lists using a complex system of favor-trading and slow-news-cycle holidays. Now, it's done by algorithm! Anyone can indulge their narcissism and quantify their own "influence." But only one can be on top. Or several. More »

You Ladies Check Facebook Before You Pee

Irin Carmon — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EDT

According to a new study, one third of young women check Facebook upon waking, and 20 percent of us in the middle of the night. And 40 percent aren't troubled to find a "visibly intoxicated" photo of ourselves there. More »

Behind The Music: 13 Awesome Courtney Love Quotes

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Last night, VH1 aired a special two-hour edition of Behind the Music: Courtney Love. Nothing was off limits as she talked about her tough childhood, juvie, drugs, motherhood, Trent Reznor, plastic surgery, mental hospitals, and so much more. More »

When The Boss Is Just More Relaxed Without You Around

Irin Carmon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EDT

What's Jada Pinkett Smith's explanation for Hollywood's nonstop diversity fail? "They like the familiar so they lean towards that in the people they place around them," she tells Newsweek of male executives. It's not just Hollywood. More »

The Manic, Sexy Woman I Can't Help But Resent

Sadie Stein — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:30:00 EDT

"This construction worker I've been fucking has really been keeping me up late, " says actress Paz de la Huerta, who, New York tells us ominously, will this year be "impossible not to notice." Oh, goody. More »

Boys Will Be Boys: The Problem With Digg

Irin Carmon — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:20:00 EDT

It's no secret that Digg is a terrible place for women, whether as conversation topics, authors, or participants. But the same factors behind the social news site's hostile environment are also making Digg obsolete. More »

Teen Torture, Teen Exploration: The Lure Of Formspring

Irin Carmon — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:40:56 EDT

"The kids don't seem to be able to stop reading, even if people are saying terrible things about them," one adult told the Times for today's story on Formspring.me as a new front for cyberbullying. Why opt in for abuse? More »

What Would Betsy Ross Tweet?

Irin Carmon — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:30:55 EDT

Michelle Obama may have made history tweeting, but what if other women of historical importance had done the same? Here's one possibility. [HuffPo] More »

Michelle Obama's First Tweet

Irin Carmon — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:30:00 EDT

CNN's Ed Henry coaxed Michelle Obama into her first tweet: "from flotus: 'here at dinner this is officially my first Tweet. i am looking forward to some good laughs from the potus and jay." Suggested followup: "@flotus: Jay sucked." [CNN] More »

Choose A Side: Twitter Police Or Reckless Typists

Irin Carmon — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EDT

There is a line drawn in the digital sand. On one side, people who are driven crazy by typos and misspellings in casual communications. On the other, people who don't give a shit. More »

Is Facebook "Girly"? How Men And Women Use Social Media

Irin Carmon — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Recently, Bust editor Debbie Stoller compared Facebook to "passing notes," a girlish form, she said. She's not the only one who sees it that way. More »

Twitter's New Star Is A Hot Canadian Mom

Irin Carmon — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Did you know that there's stuff on Twitter that does not pertain to Scott Baio melting down? For instance: a former model and stay-at-home mom named Kelly Oxford, who makes about 22,000 people, some of whom are famous, laugh. More »

Boys Will Be Girls, Girls Will Be Boys: Sassy Gender-Bending Humor

Irin Carmon — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Hey, look, a video of girls drinking beer and watching sports in casual attire. A strike against gender stereotypes! Oh wait, it's a giant joke. Interesting punchline? More »

Japan's "Girly Men" Choose Cakes Over Consumerism

Anna North — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST

Another Monday, another trend piece about seemingly-strange Japanese subculture. Today it's "girly men" — young guys who may be straight but still enjoy baking and wearing bras. More »

Is Supporting Women And Girls Just Another Fad?

Anna North — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Yesterday the Clinton Global Initiative hosted a panel on "Investing in Women and Children," and panelists spoke movingly about the need for more funding for female empowerment. But for big business, are women and girls another passing fad? More »

Funny Ladies Crack Each Other Up

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

The Hollywood Reporter held an Emmy roundtable with nominees Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Christina Applegate, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mary-Louise Parker and Jane Krakowski. In the clip at left, they discuss The West Wing, Matt Damon, and fans asking for drugs. [Buzzfeed] More »

Paris Jackson's Eulogy: Publicly Exploitative Or Personally Cathartic?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:40:00 EDT

Given that countless networks have been compulsively replaying Paris Jackson's speech at her father's memorial service, it's not surprising that some believe the young woman's mourning is being exploited. I think it's likely the 11-year-old knows what's best for her. More »

Roseanne: Acting Like A Man Doesn't Work For Comedy, Women's Equality

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Last night, Roseanne appeared on Tavis Smiley, where she talked about advice she received from male comedians early in her career. She says she learned that feminists who act like men aren't able to communicate with other women very well. More »

Is Calling Detained Adult Journalists "Girls" A Calculated Move?

Anna North — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Though Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists imprisoned in North Korea, are 32 and 36 respectively, Ling's sister Lisa keeps referring to them as "girls" during her media appearances. (Mashup clip at left.) More »

Kathy Griffin And Lily Tomlin Call Feminist Icon Jane Fonda

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:40:00 EDT

On last night's My Life on the D List, Kathy got to meet and hang out with Lily Tomlin, and she took the opportunity to get Lily to call Jane Fonda. Jane didn't seem too happy to speak with Kathy. More »

No Tolerance For Paris Hilton

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:20:00 EDT

In her book, How To Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World, Jordan Christy urges us to embrace "real women with brains, beauty and self-respect" instead of Paris, Lindsay and their ilk. [Hachette Book Group, Page Six] More »

Megan Fox's 50 Best (& Worst) Bon Mots

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The new Entertainment Weekly features a cover interview with Megan Fox. The loose-lipped star has demonstrated a knack for being quotable in the past. Here, we collect some of her more memorable remarks over the course of her short career. More »

Sex And The Study

Sadie Stein — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:40:00 EDT

A University of Michigan study finds that "dishing with a girlfriend" makes the ladies feel good because a sense of emotional closeness boosts the sex hormone progesterone, which in turn reduces anxiety and stress. We hear Cosmos help, too. [Eurekalert] More »

Are Teen Girls Really That Fragile?

Sadie Stein — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Today the New York Times asks: does this YA novel about eating disorders serve as an E.D. primer? More »

Recession Casualty: Female Solidarity?

Sadie Stein — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST

A piece in Salon suggests that in a recession, we find sexist stereotypes comforting. To that we'd maybe add: girl-on-girl crime? More »

Geeking Out With Rachel Maddow Over Cocktails, Lip Gloss & Politics

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Back in August, I was lucky enough to interview Rachel Maddow at the Democratic convention; now, 6 months - and one anchor chair - later, I got to check in and see how everything's going. More »

Gwyneth Paltrow Tells Oprah How Madonna "Reorganized [Her] Molecules"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Gwyneth Paltrow was on Oprah today to talk about her road trip eating her way through Spain with Croc-wearing Mario Batali, which the two made into a PBS show On the Road Again. But she sat down with Oprah to talk about a lot of other stuff first, like her intense workout regimen (boring), being a stay-at-home mom with nannies (yawn), her postpartum depression (getting warmer), and her friendship with Madonna. In the clip above, she talks about the Material Girl, how they share a trainer, the way their kids play together, and how Madge helped pull her out of her depression. More »

Positive Teen Talk Can Sometimes Turn Into A "Mutual Complaint Society"

Jessica G. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Women! They love to talk! But on the serious, teen girls especially love to chat, but sometimes when adolescent girls talk about their problems with each other, it does more harm than good. According to the New York Times, teen talk can be divided into two types: “self-disclosure," which is the positive sharing of feelings, and "co-rumination," which involves dwelling on negative thoughts and reactions. The Times reports: "Dwelling and rehashing issues can keep girls, who are more prone to depression and anxiety than boys, stuck in negative thinking patterns, psychologists say. But they also say it is a mixed picture: friends who co-ruminate tend to be close, and those intimate relationships can build self-esteem." More »

Did Your Parents' Pop Culture Turn You Into A Feminist?

Moe — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

It's come to my attention over the past several days that I am perceived as a "bad feminist." Some readers seem to think I am some sort of woman-hater who only values the opinions of dudes. (Those readers are not dudes.) Um, this is really really not the case. But the realization prompted some soul-searching, because I remember a time just over 20 years ago when I felt outlandishly offended by sexism, mostly because of my immersion in the schlock pop culture of my parents' generation. There was, for starters, the lyrics of the Beach Boys song "California Girls," and further, that such a musical act would receive the endorsement of such a distinguished entertainment property as Full House. More »

Would You Let This Man Call You "Sweetie"?

mcarpentier — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

A couple of days ago, Barack Obama went on a textile factory tour in Allentown, Pennsylvania (where, more than 200 years after the Industrial Revolution, most of the low-level employees are still women). The Democratic presidential candidate shook hands and, by many accounts, nearly charmed the pants off of half the employees. One thing he also did: he called one of those female employees "sweetie." More »