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I for one am very excited about Broadsheet. I am annoyed at the objections to this new section of Salon that include, "There's no such thing as women news! I'm a person!" or "I'm a real woman living in the real world, I have no time for gossip and style!". In my mind there is still a need for critical dialogue on the status of women and feminism in our culture. The argument goes, "Harriet Miers is a story for men and women!" Well, duh. But a critical examination of what her nomination, not to mention the criticism from both sides of the aisle, jabs at her marital status and clothing options, is not only warranted but I think needed. As for the "real" women argument, I for one am so tired of media outlets tailored for women only focusing on women's health, babies, fashion, cooking and marriage. I'm a real woman too. I'm 25 years old. I'm not married. I work all day. I also think about politics and culture and how that effects women in this country and around the world. I also pay attention to pop culture - we all do, it's all around us. As a young professional woman, I feel starved for a discussion about where women stand in the workforce currently - was that British guy right? Are women "wimping out" to be mom's and that's why there are a lack of us at the top? Where are the dads anyway and why don't they "wimp out"? Am I not supposed to expect my husband to stay home? No one is talking about this stuff. Looking closely at how mainstream culture collides with power, media and politics in this country from a feminist perspective is sorely needed from a popular outlet. The women of Salon have breathed new life into what it is to be a feminist. Hooray for igniting some real discussion about what it is to be a woman in a never-experienced-feminism world!
