Reading Materials: Her Place at the Table: A leadership guide from women for women. Judith Williams, Deborah M. Kolb and Carol Frohlinger Jossey-Bass give us generally realistic and practical advice for this modern work environment. For more information, click here. Correspondence Course: An Epistolary History of Carolee Schneemann and Her Circle is a book of [...]
Hard Wired for Traditional Gender Roles
A light went on over my head the other day. My boyfriend and I have had various conversations over the years about what might take us to another city. I suddenly realized my general assumption was if he took a job elsewhere, that would be where we move. It never occurred to me that were [...]
Working for Men vs. Working for Women: First Thoughts
In one of my previous posts, I mentioned the joys of working at an organization where the majority of employees were women. I enjoyed my work there, but, unfortunately, it was a temporary position, so I am on to something new. I made a big change: from a non-profit focused on women’s issues to a [...]
Women, Security, and the Sudan Referendum
This week, voters are flooding the polls in Sudan to vote on a referendum to allow the South to secede and form its own, independent country. Despite concerns of violence and unrest, the vote has been largely peaceful and is expected to yield a victory for the independence movement. However, despite the success so far, [...]
what about this weekend
We are back and ready for the new year! Reading Materials: Analogies between yoga poses and our lives? That’s what Claire Dederer is trying to compare in her new book "Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses." For more information, click here. Though we talk a lot about books, we should also be talking about [...]
Financial Knowhow in the New Year
It’s that time of year when everyone claims their New Year’s resolutions. I don’t usually do resolutions, but this year I want to improve my knowledge in one area. This year I made a resolution to become more financially savvy. I want to get a better understanding of my retirement accounts, understand what to be [...]
Female Leads and Film Award Nominations
I made an effort over the holidays to see some of the movies that have been generating awards buzz, looking at the nominations for the Screen Actors Guild, the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards. I saw Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, and True Grit. Scrolling down the nominations pages, I was feeling [...]
Corporations, Women, and Equal Protection
Supreme Court Justice Scalia recently declared (not for the first time) his opinion that sex and gender discrimination are not covered by the 14th Amendment, otherwise known as the Equal Protection clause. Just to review, the 14th Amendment forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to [...]
The End of Marriage
I recently finished reading Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, a mere 11 months after it came out – a true feat for me. It was hardly what I’d expected, an interesting read, and possibly not the best idea for someone so neutral on marriage to be reading. I felt myself saying, “Yes! I agree – exactly [...]
Sports Fans and Femininity
The UConn women’s basketball team has received a lot of attention in the past week, having just set a new record for consecutive games won in college basketball. Some of the attention has been positive, some negative, but there do seem to be signs of progress. Yet in the area of professional sports, women remain [...]