A thought-provoking compendium of original essays offers reflections on the issues of modern-day feminism, covering such topics as the role of black women in hip-hop, corporate media and the news, the GirlZine movement, transsexual and transgendered people, and women's prospects for the future, in works by Ayana Bird, Jennifer Bleyer, Anna Kirkland, and other notables. Original. 17,500 first printing.