Looking for fictional female characters originally written as men. [more inside]
posted by sively on Oct 23, 2009 - 42 answers

Serious movies with a female spy or secret agent as the main character, preferably about her working solo to solve a case/perform a mission --that somehow involves her own past? [more inside]
posted by np312 on Oct 22, 2009 - 25 answers

Cervical cancer filter: seeking blogs and online resources. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2009 - 2 answers

[FemaleFilter]: Help me get my period early. I'm going to visit my boyfriend in three weeks. [more inside]... [more inside]
posted by hapax_legomenon on Oct 8, 2009 - 30 answers

CaseworkFilter: Looking for good recent sources of evidence of FGM in Malawi. [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God on Sep 25, 2009 - 1 answer

CostumeFilter: Help a spectacled female figure out a great Halloween costume [that features glasses]! [more inside]
posted by rachaelfaith on Sep 10, 2009 - 32 answers

Two questions about sex. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 10, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm doing Halloween for the first time since I was a kid! Help me think of a costume that's a) smoking hot and b) clever and/or ironic. [more inside]
posted by embrangled on Sep 10, 2009 - 26 answers

For women who are over 50 years old. What advice would you give your 40 year old self? [more inside]
posted by kerby on Aug 18, 2009 - 17 answers

Please tell me what you know about endometrial ablation as a means of lessening or hopefully stopping my bleeding. (This is a female-parts question.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Is it appropriate for a guy in a serious, committed relationship to meet and befriend a group of random people (male and female) while out at the bar, exchange phone numbers with one particular woman, and then make plans to meet up alone for drinks with her at some later time? [more inside]
posted by lalalove on Aug 6, 2009 - 80 answers

Does anyone know about issues of being a man in a majority-woman workplace/industry? [more inside]
posted by SouthCNorthNY on Jun 30, 2009 - 24 answers

What animated movies star awesome female characters? Bonus points if it's appropriate for a younger children (a 3 year old and a 6 year old), extra special bonus points if it's not utterly irritating to adults. Scary bits may need a certain amount of skipping over.
posted by Artw on Jun 15, 2009 - 55 answers

I'm kicking around a concept for a theoretical piece I hope to work on in the near future, dealing with the way "femininity" and the "female" category are conceived of linguistically. Help me find some empirical data! [more inside]
posted by parkbench on Mar 24, 2009 - 24 answers

How do I get my libido back? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 16, 2009 - 24 answers

How do I deal with a coworker who hangs out with a close friend of mine that I introduced and cuts me out of their meetings? [more inside]
posted by eskers on Mar 14, 2009 - 22 answers

This is going to be a bit of a longshot, but when I was in Japan a few months ago, I heard a cover of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" sung presumably by a Japanese female, and I've been trying to find it ever since. [more inside]
posted by wander on Mar 12, 2009 - 6 answers

I read a lot of young adult lit with great female characters. But I'm not a teenager anymore and would like to find something analogous for 20-something women. So, where are the books about young, intelligent, humorous and/or interesting women? Novels, short stories, memoirs and essays welcome. More information about what I've already read inside. [more inside]
posted by wsquared on Mar 10, 2009 - 40 answers

How do I, a lesbian woman, get over my fear of women? Ever since I was little I have had trouble making friends with women and it cripples my dating and friendship options. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 2, 2009 - 24 answers

More interesting ways to get her off? (NSFW) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 26, 2009 - 23 answers

What sex is my kitchen tap? [more inside]
posted by domeheid on Feb 20, 2009 - 9 answers

Is it possible to pair two ports of my 4-port USB hub, to form a USB female-female gender changer? Can I then connect typeA male end of USB cable modem to this and put a USB-LAN adapter to the other end of this pair, effectively getting a male USB modem to female LAN converter? This through a LAN cable is then supposed to go as i/p to my WRT54GL router. [more inside]
posted by forwebsites on Feb 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Any recommendations for recordings of traditional Mexican ballads by female singers? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jan 26, 2009 - 6 answers

What warm winter clothing do you recommend for a woman who likes nature photography and hiking? [more inside]
posted by geeky on Dec 2, 2008 - 23 answers

Plenty of little boys want to grow up to be just like Dad. But to what extent (and how) are boys' interests/activities/identities influenced by their mothers? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph on Oct 22, 2008 - 24 answers

HalloweenCostumeFilter: Girl, glass, freckles, CHEAP! [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Oct 20, 2008 - 29 answers

Can you help me pick a toy and "porn" for my female friend? [more inside]
posted by simplethings on Aug 28, 2008 - 30 answers

I am trying to get a better understanding of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" **Spoiler Alert** [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith on Jul 28, 2008 - 13 answers

I love me some girly music. Recommend me your favorite unabashedly girly musicians. More detailed description inside. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Jul 18, 2008 - 112 answers

A few years ago I saw a music video with a female singer whose face had been blue screened into a animated scifi setting. The video was very cool despite its somewhat "Clutch Cargo" (or Johnny Chimpo if you prefer) vibe. Anybody have any idea what song it is?
posted by tcobretti on Jun 4, 2008 - 5 answers

Some colleagues want to set up a voicemail system in the US for a small tech company in Australia and we need some intelligent, welcoming American female voices that sound at ease with technical jargon to do our answering messages. Any adult age. Slight accents ok. I haven't really been impressed with the sound of professional voice models - they're a bit too slick for our image. Any other suggestions? [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on May 20, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm a pretty petite lady (5'3 but my inseam is a ludicrously short 28") and interested in buying a motorcycle and appropriate gear. [more inside]
posted by stewiethegreat on Apr 13, 2008 - 15 answers

I saw the question in the blue a few days ago about Pearl Cornioley. Wikipedia mentions a book she wrote. Can you help me find it? [more inside]
posted by stewiethegreat on Apr 3, 2008 - 4 answers

Help balance my male dominated library. Looking for authors that happen to be female and great reads (either literature or very good genre). Specifics inside. [more inside]
posted by Gratishades on Mar 10, 2008 - 60 answers

What was the first videogame that had a principle female character that not just a damsal in distress or sex object? [more inside]
posted by piratebowling on Feb 23, 2008 - 33 answers

I need some hair help. I'm an 18 year old girl and I've never had a really good haircut; I've basically kept it long and kind-of layered for my entire life and I am bored to death. I need some ideas! [more inside]
posted by MadamM on Feb 10, 2008 - 17 answers

In your opinion, who are the best female science fiction authors? What are the best scifi books written by women? [more inside]
posted by taz on Feb 8, 2008 - 106 answers

Image Management: 21 year old female wants to be able to ease into the girly arts without killing her bank account, with near zero starting knowledge. (May be long, this is several questions around one theme) [more inside]
posted by Phalene on Jan 22, 2008 - 45 answers

Are there any office chairs out there for petite women? I have a short inseam and rarely can touch the ground when I'm sitting all the way back in my seat. [more inside]
posted by arnicae on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers

Pamela Landy, in the 2nd and 3rd Bourne movies, is an uncomplicatedly powerful female character and I'm looking for other fiction movies with similar characters. (Inside I explain a little more what I'm looking for.) I don't have any spoilers inside for the Bourne movies, and please avoid spoilers for any movies you recommend, thanks! [more inside]
posted by sparrows on Jan 14, 2008 - 51 answers

Seeking women's clothing online. Please help me get out of my Target / Old Navy rut. [more inside]
posted by kmel on Jan 8, 2008 - 31 answers

Words that mean woman/girl/female? [more inside]
posted by giggleknickers on Jan 6, 2008 - 47 answers

What movies are about real female writers? (Sylvia, etc.) Thanks.
posted by HSWilson on Nov 23, 2007 - 25 answers

Fashionfilter: Cute-casual-comfortable wardrobe for pear-shaped female in wintertime? [more inside]
posted by eileen on Oct 18, 2007 - 17 answers

My boyfriend is an avowed vegetarian, almost vegan. Out of respect for him (and the desire to live healthier), I have switched to an almost completely vegetarian diet. Now I've gained weight... why? [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Oct 14, 2007 - 50 answers

A guy becomes a "male president" but if it's a girl she is a "woman president." Can someone explain this grammar? [more inside]
posted by bryanboyer on Oct 2, 2007 - 7 answers

Low-cost but effective laser hair removal in NYC? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 29, 2007 - 5 answers

How do I ask out a girl I go to school with? [more inside]
posted by Jacen on Aug 25, 2007 - 22 answers

Are you a female in a profession where females are rare enough that people ask you what it's "like" to be a female whatever-you-are (or just meet you with surprise because of your sex)? If so, what responses do you give to those people, and do they depend on context (stranger at a party, interviewer, etc.)?
posted by sparrows on Aug 25, 2007 - 23 answers

Help me find some good movies in which the protagonist is an angry bitch-on-wheels, who eventually sweetens up by film's end. [more inside]
posted by np312 on Aug 19, 2007 - 26 answers