Woman to Woman

AJC.com > Opinion > Woman to Woman > Archives

Archives

March 13, 2009

• Woman to Woman blog has moved

March 6, 2009

• Should star athletes lose role-model status for smoking pot?

February 26, 2009

• Should lawmakers have a say in college curriculum and staffing?

February 20, 2009

• Did we move too fast on the stimulus package?

February 13, 2009

• Does the public have the right to know who financially supports voter initiatives?

February 6, 2009

• Should race or gender have a major role in Senate appointments?

January 30, 2009

• Are nonbelievers unfairly maligned in America?

January 23, 2009

• Do animal rescue groups make it too hard to adopt pets?

January 16, 2009

• Should Facebook censor nursing-mom pics?

January 9, 2009

• Rick Warren's inaugural role

January 2, 2009

• What is the single biggest issue facing women in 2009?

December 19, 2008

• Who is the most admirable woman of 2008?

December 11, 2008

• Is Obama involved enough in the economic crisis?

December 5, 2008

• Is it a good thing many troubled couples can't afford divorce?

November 28, 2008

• Are today's young people suffering from overconfidence?

November 21, 2008

• Should the government bail out automakers, too?

November 14, 2008

• Will Republicans give President Obama a fair shake?

November 7, 2008

• What is the single most important ramification of the election?

October 31, 2008

• What is driving voters to the polls this year?

October 24, 2008

• What must John McCain's endgame strategy be?

October 17, 2008

• Are parents who don't let their kids participate in Halloween misguided?

October 10, 2008

• Does press support for Obama give him an inappropriate advantage?

October 3, 2008

• Is the U.N. becoming irrelevant?

September 26, 2008

• Should people aspire to virginity until they are married?

September 19, 2008

• Is 'teaching to the test' damaging our education system?

September 12, 2008

• Do Democrats have a double standard about Sarah Palin's family choices?

September 5, 2008

• What is the key factor behind the GOP selection of Sarah Palin for VP?

August 29, 2008

• Should Americans patronize businesses owned by foreign Muslim companies practicing Sharia?

August 22, 2008

• Which party runs the most vicious presidential campaigns?

August 15, 2008

• Should companies be allowed to provide political education for employees?

August 11, 2008

• Should we be buying bottled water?

August 1, 2008

• Has the Democratic Party embraced an anti-fundamentalist Christian stance?

July 25, 2008

• Is military service a campaign asset?

July 18, 2008

• Do public displays of Ten Commandments require equal displays from other religious groups?

July 11, 2008

• Did the California Supreme Court act properly in overturning the gay marriage bill?

July 4, 2008

• Should prostitution be legalized outside Nevada?

June 27, 2008

• Should the U.S. have allowed low-mileage vehicles to become so common?

June 20, 2008

• What's behind the liberal - conservative ideological divide in America?

June 13, 2008

• Is red-state / blue-state America just a mirage?

June 6, 2008

• Should public education promote single-sex schools?

May 30, 2008

• Should the government be in the business of promoting marriage?

May 24, 2008

• Should there be more restrictions on pay-per-view pornography in hotels?

May 19, 2008

• Is it taboo for prominent women to attack their peers?

May 10, 2008

• Why is there such a visceral negative reaction to scientists exploring alternatives to evolution?

May 3, 2008

• Should commencement speeches reflect the values of a university?

April 26, 2008

• Is the media contributing to driving the economy into a tree?

April 19, 2008

• Should President Bush boycott the Olympic opening ceremonies?

April 12, 2008

• Should high schools conduct mandatory breathalyzers at dances and other events?

April 5, 2008

• Should the bedroom escapades of politicians matter to voters?

March 29, 2008

• Could Obama's multiracial heritage become a political disadvantage?

March 22, 2008

• Should the U.S. open a dialogue with Raoul Castro?

March 15, 2008

• Should people invest time and money in local, organic food?

March 8, 2008

• How should government respond on home foreclosures?

March 1, 2008

• Are liberals not supportive enough of our military?

February 23, 2008

• Should airport security be allowed to search and seize our digital devices?

February 16, 2008

• Is indecency running rampant in our shopping malls?

February 9, 2008

• Where do women voters stand
  after Super Tuesday?

February 2, 2008

• Are We Harming Our Kids By Trying to Make Them Happy?

January 26, 2008

• Is Homeland Security Too Focused on "Guns, Guards and Gates"?

January 19, 2008

• Will an "emotional moment"
  be a weakness in the White House?

January 12, 2008

• Is maternal profiling a problem in the workplace?

January 5, 2008

• What factors, beyond having sex, contribute to teen pregnancy like that of Jamie Lynn Spears?

December 29, 2007

• Should "Zoey 101" be shelved because star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant?

December 22, 2007

• Who is The Most Admirable Woman of 2007?

December 15, 2007

• Is There a War on Christmas?

December 8, 2007

• Should parents be warned about ‘family' movies like ‘The Golden Compass'?

December 1, 2007

• Are Hollywood writers strike demands justified?

November 24, 2007

• Should Americans be more patriotic?

November 17, 2007

• Is the Legacy of the 1960's positive or negative?

November 10, 2007

• Is Hillary Clinton's gender
  a disadvantage in the presidential race?

November 3, 2007

• Should companies be doing random drug tests of office professionals?

October 27, 2007

• Are Schools encouraging students to have sex?

October 20, 2007

• What is the significance of Dear Abby's approval of gay marriage?

October 13, 2007

• Is science or politics leading the global warming debate?

October 6, 2007

• Is feminism to blame for the 'happiness gap'?

September 29, 2007

• Do we need stronger protections against 'fleeting expletives' on television?

September 22, 2007

• How religious do we want our presidential candidates to be?

September 15, 2007

• Are the problems of the Morning-After Pill Properly Understood?

September 8, 2007

• Should cities adopt ordinances
  to ban the "saggy pant" look?

September 1, 2007

• Are Americans too impatient in Iraq?

August 25, 2007

• Will reports of a stronger Al-Qaida bring "security moms" back into the GOP camp?

August 18, 2007

• Can a man be a better advocate for women than a woman?

August 6, 2007

• Should cities adopt ordinances to ban the "saggy pant" look?

August 4, 2007

• How a sparring partner became a friend:
  A tribute to Diane Glass

July 29, 2007

• Running out of time but not determination

July 19, 2007

• Should trans fats be banned?

July 11, 2007

• Why are more educated people less likely to believe the Bible is literally true?

July 8, 2007

• Ann Coulter helping Dems more than GOP?

June 27, 2007

• Harm in reading romance novels?

June 22, 2007

• Should development trump the rights of tortoises?

June 11, 2007

• Should it matter to women that there is only one woman left on the Supreme Court?

June 7, 2007

• Can a presidential candidate disagree with the party line?

May 30, 2007

• Should the definition of workplace sexual harassment be expanded to include provocative dress?

May 23, 2007

• Should the solemnity of death temporarily suspend the right to criticize the legacy of controversial (or notable) public figures?

May 16, 2007

• Should abortion providers be required to show ultrasounds to women considering abortions?

May 9, 2007

• Are father-daughter purity balls a healthy way to discourage premarital sex?

May 3, 2007

• Is it time to revise Title IX rules?

April 24, 2007

• Would stricter gun control laws prevent tragedies like the one at VA. Tech?

April 17, 2007

• Is the public too quick to judge men and excuse women during sexual assault accusations?

April 12, 2007

• Do stay-at-home moms risk their futures by opting out of the rat race?

April 4, 2007

• Should beauty pageant organizers require 'moral contracts' and chaperones for adult women?

March 28, 2007

• Should John Edwards continue his campaign despite his wife's terminal illness?

March 22, 2007

• Is Fox News an appropriate sponsor for a presidential debate?

March 15, 2007

• Should female politicians play the mommy card?

March 10, 2007

• Is a bill of rights necessary to protect airline passengers?

February 26, 2007

• Will Gardasil protect young women or increase their chances of getting in trouble?

February 21, 2007

• Should the National Education Association fund ideological causes?

February 15, 2007

• Does desegregation violate a student's rights?

February 8, 2007

• Should visual pro-life protests be handled differently from other forms of protest?

February 1, 2007

• Is the trend of unmarried women positive or negative?

January 24, 2007

• Should symbols of specific religions - such as the Christian cross - be displayed on public property?

January 18, 2007

• Should felony charges for animal cruelty have the potential to imprison offenders for life?

January 10, 2007

• Are the new X-ray scanning machines appropriate for airport security use?

January 4, 2007

• Should government money be spent on abstinence-only programs?

December 28, 2006

• What change will politics bring women in 2007?

December 20, 2006

• Who is the most admirable woman of 2006?

December 13, 2006

• Should cities such as Chicago restrict the Nativity from being shown or re-enacted at public Christmas festivals?

December 6, 2006

• Is a low fertility rate in the U.S. a positive or negative trend?

November 29, 2006

• Does our culture give men enough credit for all of the work that they do?

November 23, 2006

• Is the negative national backlash to the Dixie Chicks an example of free speech or censorship?

November 16, 2006

• What do the results of the mid-term elections mean for the country?

November 7, 2006

• As the first female Speaker of the House, what will Nancy Pelosi’s main challenge be?

November 2, 2006

• Do liberals deserve the stereotype of being more open-minded than conservatives?

October 21, 2006

• Should Western countries restrict the religious freedom of Muslims by banning the use of veils?

October 12, 2006

• Is 'Third Wave feminism' counterproductive?

October 5, 2006

• Should repeat sexual offenders be penalized more for preying on children than adult women?

September 28, 2006

• Should men still be expected to protect women?

September 20, 2006

• Are we safer than five years ago?

September 14, 2006

• Should prime-time television shows remove obscenities from real-life footage such as of 9/11?

September 3, 2006

• Is the FDA approval for the morning-after pill a victory for women?

August 29, 2006

• Should airlines and the TSA use racial profiling to beef up security?

August 23, 2006

• Is the "pursuit of happiness" just an American dream?

August 18, 2006

• Are democrats too focused on the negatives of the Iraq War?

August 9, 2006

• Why do boys today do so poorly in school?

August 4, 2006

• Do local governments have the right to dictate the wages and benefits of big business?

July 27, 2006

• Do the media have a liberal bias?

July 22, 2006

• Should journalists restrain their reporting in the interest of national security?

July 14, 2006

• Should women be discreet when breast feeding?

July 3, 2006

• Should smoking be prohibited in public places?

June 29, 2006

• Does human consumption trump animal rights?

June 21, 2006

• Will same-sex marriage have consequences for religious freedom?

June 15, 2006

• Do we help or hurt drug abusers with clean needle exchange programs?

June 8, 2006

• Should fathers be held financially responsible for children born without their consent?

June 1, 2006

• Does what women wear contribute to sexual assault?

May 25, 2006

• Should colleges fight intolerance by curbing hate speech?

May 17, 2006

• What's the real reason our phone calls are being tracked by the NSA?

May 11, 2006

• Why are people so angry about illegal immigration?

May 3, 2006

• Is there anything positive about illegal immigration?

April 26, 2006

• Will unbundling cable packages improve broadcast decency standards?

April 20, 2006

• Should people have premarital sex?

April 12, 2006

• Should no-fault divorce be curtailed?

April 6, 2006

• Should crudeness be protected as free speech?

March 30, 2006

• Why are states finding it difficult to lengthen divorce waiting periods?

March 24, 2006

• Should soda cans require obesity warning labels?

March 16, 2006

• Does our culture devalue manliness?

March 8, 2006

• Are 'prenup' agreements divisive or necessary?

March 2, 2006

• Would torpedoing the Dubai Ports deal send the wrong signal to the Arab world?

February 22, 2006

• Are Americans becoming obsessed with work to the detriment of family?

February 17, 2006

• Why didn't Europe's prior tolerance of Muslims prevent the current uproar?

February 9, 2006

• Should religious figures ever be portrayed controversially?

February 2, 2006

• In light of the rising costs of health care, do U.S. companies have the right to dictate workers’ off-the-job health habits?

January 26, 2006

• Is the controversy over the memoir 'A Million Little Pieces' an overreaction?

January 21, 2006

• Should Hollywood’s box office losses be a wake-up call to produce more family-friendly movies?

January 19, 2006

• Should Hollywood’s box office losses be a wake-up call to produce more family-friendly movies?

January 13, 2006

• Do pornography college courses have intellectual merit?

January 5, 2006

• Should laws that restrict abortion contain health exceptions?

December 30, 2005

• Should the government start a "buy American" program to save U.S. automakers?

December 22, 2005

• Who is the most admirable woman of 2005?

December 15, 2005

• Should the American Girl doll company partner with a pro-choice group?

December 8, 2005

• Was the FDA caving to political pressure when it refused to make the morning-after pill available over the counter?

December 1, 2005

• Is the sperm bank trend among single women a good idea?

November 23, 2005

• Does home schooling do a disservice to kids?

November 18, 2005

• Is it up to immigrants to fit in to their new society, or up to the society to adapt to diversity?

November 10, 2005

• Do TV shows have a responsibility to create good role models for kids?

November 3, 2005

• Was the Miers' nomination a carefully planned ruse?

October 26, 2005

• Do intelligent design disclaimers on public school books violate the Constitution?

October 23, 2005

• Should science classes require the teaching of Intelligent Design theory?

October 16, 2005

• Are traditional families necessary to raise healthy children?

September 30, 2005

• Has feminism failed women?

September 29, 2005

• Should educated women become leaders in the workplace instead of choosing to become stay-at-home moms?

September 21, 2005

• Should women still change their last names when wed?

September 15, 2005

• Should aid be allowed to promote religious messages during disaster relief?

September 8, 2005

• Did federal resources committed abroad undermine the federal response to the hurricane disaster?

September 1, 2005

• Should .xxx domains be approved for the Internet?

August 25, 2005

• Are anti-war protests discouraged today?

August 18, 2005

• Should elective Bible courses be allowed in public schools?

August 10, 2005

• Can Christian counseling change sexual preference?

August 5, 2005

• With gas prices so high, is Bush's new energy policy a good idea?

July 29, 2005

• Will Sandra Day O’Connor’s resignation from the Supreme Court set women back?

July 21, 2005

• Is the media firestorm about Karl Rove overblown?

July 13, 2005

• Is the Iraq war necessary to fight terrorism?

July 8, 2005

• Should the government be able to seize church property?

June 30, 2005

• Should the military be allowed to use student information in recruiting efforts?

June 23, 2005

• Are initiatives to help and encourage fathers necessary?

June 14, 2005

• Should medical marijuana be legalized?

June 9, 2005

• Should pharmacists be forced to fill a prescription that violates their personal beliefs?

June 2, 2005

• Should President Bush’s ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research be overturned?

May 25, 2005

• Is "full disclosure" legislation necessary for women seeking abortions?

May 20, 2005

• Is the FDA ban on anonymous sperm donations from sexually active gay men discriminatory?

May 11, 2005

• Should Paula Abdul respond to Corey Clark’s allegations?

May 3, 2005

• Should the runaway bride be held legally accountable?

April 28, 2005

• Should the government pay for childcare for poor, working single parents, or do other solutions exist?

April 22, 2005

• Should the new pope reconsider church decrees that are out of sync with societal changes?

April 15, 2005

• Is the modesty movement necessary?

April 7, 2005

• Do abstinence-only programs work?

March 31, 2005

• Are judges out of control?

March 24, 2005

• Why don't opinion pages feature more women columnists?

March 17, 2005

• Was the furor about the secret tapes of the President out of proportion to the act?

March 11, 2005

• Should euthanasia be legalized in cases of a terminal illness?

March 3, 2005

• Does Martha Stewart deserve kisses or hisses?

February 23, 2005

• How should the Supreme Court rule on state displays of the Ten Commandments?

February 17, 2005

• Should the government crack down on adult television content?

February 11, 2005

• Should the government require a mandatory waiting period for divorce?

February 3, 2005

• Should Harvard's president have apologized for theorizing that innate differences may account for the scarcity of women in science?

January 28, 2005

• Are cartoon characters liberal ploys for subversive messages?

January 21, 2005

• Should the U.S. military send women into ground combat?

January 14, 2005

• Has giving become a selfish act?

January 7, 2005

• Do women really want to earn as much as men?

December 31, 2004

• Who is the most admirable woman of 2004?

December 3, 2004

• Should public schools prohibit religious references during holidays of religious origin?

November 24, 2004

• Why do conservative states have higher divorce rates?

November 19, 2004

• How should the democratic party recover from its 2004 losses?

October 28, 2004

• What are the repercussions if the amendment to exclude same-sex marriage is passed in Georgia?

October 22, 2004

• Is it appropriate for a president to use his faith as a guide in making national policy decisions?

October 15, 2004

• What issue should women consider in the upcoming election?

October 8, 2004

• Is President Bush his own man, or is he just a figurehead for hard-line conservatives behind the scenes?

October 1, 2004

• Why are female voters ambivalent about John Kerry?

September 24, 2004

• Should church sermons be monitored for political endorsement speeches that violate IRS tax-exempt rules?

September 16, 2004

• Should privileges be granted to people who illegally immigrate into the United States?

September 10, 2004

• Do children of well-known figures have a responsibility to the public?

September 3, 2004

• Should a female Olympian undress and cash in?

August 27, 2004

• Should we confront unintentional sexism?

August 20, 2004

• Should the sexual history of a rape victim
  be admissible evidence?

Diane Glass | Shaunti Feldhahn columns (2003 - 2004):

• Should women who've had an abortion announce it on a T-shirt? (August 13, 2004)
• Is God male? (August 6, 2004)
• Was it inappropriate for Teresa Heinz Kerry to tell a reporter to 'shove it?' (July 30, 2004)
• What should we surmise from 1st Corinthians 14:34-36? (July 24, 2004)
• Are the new Adam and Eve porn store dangerous, or just harmless fun? (July 16, 2004)
• Should the law require a 10-year-old rape victim to take the baby to term? (July 9, 2004)
• Is infidelity ever acceptable? (July 2, 2004)
• How has the women's movement hurt men? (June 25, 2004)
• Why is it assumed the mother is the better parent in child-custody cases? (June 11, 2004)
• Why isn't the world outraged over the persecution of women in the Arab world? (May 28, 2004)
• Should explicitly violent media be distributed to the public? (May 21, 2004)
• Why are women more often living in poverty? (May 14, 2004)
• Should women cry in the workplace? (May 7, 2004)
• What's the greatest women's movie of all time? (April 30, 2004)
• Do token women still exist? (April 2, 2004)
• Is the morning-after pill abortion? (March 23, 2004)
• Do Americans work too many hours? (March 19, 2004)
• Has political correctness gone too far? (March 12, 2004)
• Is the gay rights movement a civil rights issue? (March 5, 2004)
• Are white-only scholarships discriminatory? (February 27, 2004)
• Should the state constitution define marriage? (February 20, 2004)
• Why do we hear about men killing women but rarely about women killing men? (February 6, 2004)
• Is the furor over the Super Bowl halftime show much ado about nothing? (February 6, 2004)
• Should the 'first wife' be expected to forgo her own career to serve her husband in office? (January 30, 2004)
• How can men stop date rape from happening? (January 23, 2004)
• Should women take advantage of recent medical advances to eliminate their menstrual cycles? (January 16, 2004)
• Why is there a bias against interracial dating? (January 9, 2004)
• Is there any harm in shows like 'Extreme Makeover?' (December 19, 2003)
• Why is reality-TV marriage OK when gay marriage is not? (December 12, 2003)
• What is your take on the prohibition against 'partial-birth' abortion? (December 5, 2003)
• Why don't more women run for elected office? (November 21, 2003)
• Why I don't 'get' Shaunti (November 14, 2003)
• Why I don't 'get' Diane (November 7, 2003)
• Is male contraception a good idea? (October 31, 2003)
• Is it OK for a husband to want his wife to take care of herself -- just for his sake? (October 17, 2003)
• Should candidates be judged on past behavior when running for political office? (October 10, 2003)
• Is femininity biological or learned behavior? (October 3, 2003)
• Should there be stricter gun control? (September 26, 2003)
• Are gender stereotypes ever a good thing? (September 12, 2003)
• What's the harm in displaying the 10 Commandments in government buildings? (September 5, 2003)
• Are sex-segregated schools discriminatory? (August 29, 2003)
• Do animals have rights? (August 22, 2003)
• What is responsibility of the father in a pregnancy? (August 15, 2003)
• Do we need stronger family values? (August 8, 2003)
• When does a fetus become a person? (August 1, 2003)
• Is the law on sexual discrimination in the workplace in a good place now? (July 25, 2003)
• Should gays have the right to marry? (July 18, 2003)
• Where do you stand? (July 11, 2003)