Posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine It’s been a surprise to find out what a sexist I really am. I’ve been calling myself a feminist for two decades, and surely was one for the two decades before that. I’m a woman who found myself with a female husband – the man I married [...]

Posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine There is one place where the definition of gender remains binary – in the womb. When it comes to sonograms, amniocentesis and standard pre-natal testing, there are no nuances. Here, the pronouncement, “It’s a girl,” can translate into fierce and instant parental rejection. The fact is that [...]

(This was originally written during the presidential campaign of 2008, specifically to submit a feminist platform to the Democratic party.) Imagine the world without mothers.  Do we have a world?  No.  The center circle in the middle of our world of concentric circles is a mother, a woman who wants to be a mother and [...]

After hearing from many people that Sunday night online events are just not convenient, we conducted a little survey of alternative times and the results are in:  From now on, Fem2.0 Twittercasts will be Monday nights, 10 pm EST, under the hashtag #fem2. Our next Twittercast will take place July 13 on a topic near [...]

Caregiving seems to choose us, emerging from events and circumstances beyond our control. Spinal cord injury, debilitation or sudden illness may come without warning. This is a job that cannot be skirted and cannot always be delegated. It can be difficult, physically and emotionally. It can be time-consuming. While caring for loved ones can be [...]

We are mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, grand daughters and friends. We are the ones caring for our loved ones with chronic ailments, disabilities and the frailties of old age. The question is … do we recognize who we are?  Generally the answer is a resounding NO. We see ourselves as loving mothers, devoted wives, responsible [...]

This Sunday, Fem2.0 welcomes several Momocrats, who will help us continue the conversation started last week about mothers and feminism: Fem2.0 Twittercast: Feminism is Where You Are/What You Do Sunday, May 24, 2009, 10 PM EST To join the Twittercast, see here Moderators: Jaelithe Judy, Julie Pippert, Joanne Bamberger & Cynematic of MOMocrats Cynematic says: [...]

That’s right — the new, new feminism was born on May 8 and weighed in at 9 pounds, 14 ounces. My older stepdaughter is now a mom to a daughter (and no, you may NOT call me Grandma)! While I often wonder what the world will be like when my daughter, PunditGirl, is a woman, [...]

This week, we’re doing the Twittercast originally scheduled for Mother’s Day: Fem2.0 Twittercast: Mommies and Feminists – The Great Divide Sunday, May 18, 2009, 10 PM EST To join the Twittercast, see here Moderators: Veronica Arreola and Tifanei Moyer There is an apparent disconnect betweet mom bloggers & feminist bloggers. What lives at the intersection [...]

Nona & I talked over the phone for a good 45 minutes about this article. I knew immediately that she got the issue as I was communicating it. Her prompt was simple – why aren’t young feminists connected to mother issues and vice versa?

 As someone who has been a feminist activist in some form [...]