There’s no doubt about it. Men are getting the short end of the stick (as usual). While women are clawing their way back, punching, fighting, kicking, and screaming to be viewed and valued as contributing members of society, as free moral agents with the rights and responsibilities as other citizens (read: men), poor men are [...]
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Equal Pay Day: Trying to Survive on an Hourly Wage
This post is part of the National Women’s Law Center and MomsRising’s annual Blog Carnival for Equal Pay Day Several years ago I moved to a new city, unemployed, without much of a support network nearby and no health insurance. It took me a few months of job searching to realize this was going to [...]
Facebook and the Gender Gap
Here we are in the 21st century – having come so far since the initial start of the women’s movement decades ago. All this advancement, opportunity and new frontiers to take on and we’re still fighting to get women on corporate boards. In case you’ve been living under a rock – or really don’t pay [...]
A Letter to the GOP From An Active Female College Republican: Why I’m Leaving You
Ever since I became aware of the debate in this country about the proper size, structure and role of government, I have been a believer in limited federal power, fiscal restraint and keeping as much power as possible in the hands of states, communities and individuals. For me, the Republican Party was a natural fit. [...]
Women Advancing Haiti’s Future
I just returned from Haiti, where I was working with women, convened by the Haitian group Femmes en Democratie, to develop a women’s policy platform. In Creole, nap vanse means we advance, and it is critical that Haitians move forward together to build a stronger country and a stronger economy. The priorities identified can help both women and [...]
Women Deliver 50
This morning Women Deliver announced it’s “Women Deliver 50” list spotlighting ideas and solutions that actually improving the lives of women and girls around the world right now. From hundreds of submissions, to 125 finalists, we have 50 inspiring programs chosen for their work in advocacy and awareness, education, health interventions, and technologies and innovations. [...]
Where are The Women at Davos?
Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened in Davos, where thought leaders, from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, met to discuss the world’s pressing issues and the innovative new ways that we can solve them. But at a conference so committed to progress, and the progress of women, the [...]
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank Thinks Pro-Choicers Need to Chill Out
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post thinks the debate surrounding abortion, or what he refers to as “Roe Week,” is absurd. In his latest column, Milbank criticizes abortion provider Merle Hoffman for raising a ‘false alarm’ about the threat to reproductive rights in this country. He then goes on to cite the numerous marches and [...]
Girl Power in the Age of Millenials
Glued to the television in 2008, I remember many of my female friends and I holding our collective breath as we watched with fascination the rise of female contenders for the United States presidential ticket. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s magnetic appeal first captured my imagination as a teenager in the 90’s when I watched her speak [...]
For Good News, Turn to the Avon Ladies of Bangladesh
The stories we hear of women in developing countries are often heart breaking – they’re the stories of struggle, of lack of empowerment – like the one from this past week about the Afghan woman expected to marry her rapist. It’s not only heartening and inspiring – but also incredibly important – when we hear [...]