Bits and Pieces

For your reading pleasure...

• Anjum writes about the lack of women in the higher echelons of policing.
• Lauredhel rebuts a British GP who reckons there are too many women in medicine.
• Ruth gives her thoughts on Bridget Saunders' definition of Real Men.
• The International Lesbian and Gay Association has produced a map of state-sponsored homophobia (hat tip: The F-Word).
• Feministe's Feedback column encourages readers to discuss what a feminist relationship looks like.
• Bluemilk highlights an article from The Australian which examines the rash of novels about bad mothers.
• Lyn points the necessity of spending Vote Health money on work done by non-doctors.
• Scientific American has a very interesting article about why women continue to live once their reproductive lives are over. Thanks to Helen for emailing this link to me.

Feel free to add in comments your links to posts and articles you reckon are worth a click-through.