On the cover - Why johns walk and women pay?, 21st century baadasss supermamas, how polygamist cults brainwash women, deadly neglect: women behind bars and more.

Plus:

Academic Freedom? - The right-wing campaign against women's studies turns a treasured ideal on its head.

Pathologizing Your Period - Despite a lack of evidence, the psychiatric establishment has made extreme premenstrual distress a recognized disorder - and a boom to Big Pharma.

At Stake, The Body - Sex workers in India reveal the secrets of their lives.

Taking on Taboos - Malaysian and Indonesian women filmmakers buck the system.

Where are Irish Women Now? - The famed essayist Nuala O'Faolain's last words of wisdom.