http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/01/27/the-pink-elephant-in-the-tent/ society’s issues + women’s voices Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/01/27/the-pink-elephant-in-the-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 digg » Blog Archive » Friday Femme Fatale: Advertising, Economics and Anti-Feminism Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:16:37 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=618#comment-2125 [...] Yerman prepares for Fem 2.0 coming this Monday to Washington DC with the post, The Pink Elephant In the Tent, talking about how feminists often spar over points of view, thus losing the intentions of equality [...] [...] Yerman prepares for Fem 2.0 coming this Monday to Washington DC with the post, The Pink Elephant In the Tent, talking about how feminists often spar over points of view, thus losing the intentions of equality [...]

]]> http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/01/27/the-pink-elephant-in-the-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 Charlie Oliver Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:41:06 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=618#comment-2014 I agree with you Marcia. This is right on point. Liz Scherer posted the same thing a three weeks ago and she nailed it eloquently as well (http://tinyurl.com/ccxvve). These issues need to be explored in depth as we define how women treat each other in the work place and how we learn "to value one another so we can ALL get ahead.” Looking forward to Fem 2.0! I agree with you Marcia. This is right on point. Liz Scherer posted the same thing a three weeks ago and she nailed it eloquently as well (http://tinyurl.com/ccxvve). These issues need to be explored in depth as we define how women treat each other in the work place and how we learn “to value one another so we can ALL get ahead.” Looking forward to Fem 2.0!

]]> http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/01/27/the-pink-elephant-in-the-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 Cynthia Corby Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:29:26 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=618#comment-2006 I'm with you. Maybe the whole day should begin with a brief talk about empathy and how to meet people where they are. A friendly reminder that we are all there for many of the same reasons, it just comes in different colors... Like a mini "Oprah session" on active listening. It may only take 5 minutes but would help those of us who are not used to discussing sensitive topic matter get a lot more out of the day. I’m with you. Maybe the whole day should begin with a brief talk about empathy and how to meet people where they are. A friendly reminder that we are all there for many of the same reasons, it just comes in different colors… Like a mini “Oprah session” on active listening. It may only take 5 minutes but would help those of us who are not used to discussing sensitive topic matter get a lot more out of the day.

]]> http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/01/27/the-pink-elephant-in-the-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Gloria Pan Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=618#comment-1783 Amen, Marcia. And at the end of it all, it’s about women’s lives, and the lives of our families. We NEED to agree to disagree in a way to doesn’t hamper our ability to unite and work together, because on the issues and policies that most directly effect us - from healthcare to education to economic security to pay equity - we really pretty much agree. If we could get past our differences to line up behind those issues and policies, how powerful would that be? And how quickly would change come? And in these times, we really need that change! Amen, Marcia. And at the end of it all, it’s about women’s lives, and the lives of our families. We NEED to agree to disagree in a way to doesn’t hamper our ability to unite and work together, because on the issues and policies that most directly effect us – from healthcare to education to economic security to pay equity – we really pretty much agree. If we could get past our differences to line up behind those issues and policies, how powerful would that be? And how quickly would change come? And in these times, we really need that change!

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