I read three interesting posts on Forbeswoman all looking at women and professional success. While I focused on woman in politics in my post last week, women are still struggling in the male dominated business world. We are penalized financially for getting married and having children. A look at how women should dress for success, [...]
Archive | April, 2011
Online and Offline Communities: Part Three
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about feminist communities. Why do we join them, and what do they do for us? Should we even discuss them in these terms? And what do online communities provide, as opposed to those in “real life?” I found myself drawn into the online community before I made any moves [...]
The Value of Equal Pay Day for Men
Every time I bring up Equal Pay Day (or Unequal Pay Day as I prefer to think of it), some idiot (usually an unenlightened man) lectures me about women’s choices. Women choose careers that allow them to be with their kids more, so of course they get paid less overall, as a group. Now, let’s [...]
HOW TO “FEMINIZE” A MAN
Did you hear the one about the feminist who took a man’s advice on how to make more feminists? Wait, let me back up a minute. I’m Joe, and I’m a man. Like many men, deep down I am a good person. I think the world should be fair, safe, and full of opportunity for [...]
Teaching Boys Feminism
Each year, boys sign up for my high school course on feminism (photo, Ileana Jiménez) When I was in college, I always thought that teaching girls about feminism was my life’s calling. It turns out that teaching boys about feminism has made that calling even more profound. In the past three years, I have taught [...]
Dessert before dinner: GOP/Tea Party Holding U.S. Government Hostage Over Title X
As I’m sure you’ve all heard, its extremely likely that the U.S. Federal Government will be shut down if Congress does not agree upon and vote on a budget (H.R. 1) for the fiscal year. All throughout the day I’ve been getting news alerts saying they are close to a compromise . . . I’m [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials: The new book "Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History’s Most Notorious Women" by Elizabeth Kerry Mahon presents biographies full of interesting stories, intellect, courage and creativity. There is no doubt that behind every historic event is always a scandalous woman. For more information click here. ’33 Revolutions Per Minute’ by Dorian [...]
What Kind of Women Go Into Politics?
I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the lack of change that has happened for women over the past 20-30 years. After the ERA failed to be ratified the women’s movement slowed, and in some aspects ground to a halt. Had we been pushing with the same degree of force as the previous 20 [...]
Running and Rape Culture: Defeating a False Sense of Danger and Security
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a bar with two friends, a man and a woman. In the course of our conversation, the subject of exercise came up. Specifically, a type of exercise I would never do: running outside. The fact that my male friend did this did not impress me. Instead, I [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials: "The Unruly Girls, Unrepentant Mothers: Redefining Feminism on Screen " by Kathleen Rowe Karlyn is a great book with a lot of information for Third Wave Feminists. What made the author write this book? She wanted to ask whether today’s seemingly materialistic and apolitical girls, inspired by such real and fictional characters as [...]