The Atlantic has done it again – ignited a controversy with an article about women and the workplace. Anne-Marie Slaughter’s piece “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” is giving Hanna Rosin’s “The End of Men” a run for its is-feminism-bad-or-good-for-women-in-the-workplace money. There has been a lot of conversation lately about women in the workplace, [...]
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“Having it All?”—The Wrong Question for Most Women
As it has done at least once a decade for the past 40 years, the media seems intent on pitting women against each other in a “Having it All” debate about work inside and outside the home. Author and organizer Ellen Bravo explains why the discussion defies reality. When Anne Marie Slaughter wrote her article for Atlantic magazine on [...]
Adopted and Pro-Choice
Last week, TLC aired a special called Birth Moms in honour of Mother’s Day, documenting the experiences of three young pregnant women considering adoption. When I first heard about this show I, being an open and proud adoptee, was thrilled; in the current political environment where abortion is constantly in the hot seat, many other [...]
Work-Life Balance is Possible
“There is no such thing as work-life balance,” Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, boasted earlier this year. But don’t believe her. This message, that the only way to succeed is to live an unhealthy life focused on your work, is a farce. Sandberg doesn’t appear to live up to it herself. She leaves work every [...]
She’s Earned It: Entitlements for Stay-at-Home Moms
I don’t agree with Mitt Romney often, but his words to his wife Ann ring true. He told her years ago, checking in from the office while she was raising their children at home. “Ann, your job is more important than mine.” And he’s right. Raising children and keeping a household is very important for [...]
Is it Really a Happy Mother’s Day?
It is difficult being a mother. Mothers bear the brunt of burdens, plainly seen if you take a look at the measly ratings the United States received from the recently published Save the Children State of the World’s Mothers. Not only does the country rank 25th on the list of Best Places to be a Mother, it [...]
Celebrate Your Mother by Helping Your Sisters Around the Globe
Every year, I forgo buying my mother the traditional card, flowers, and jewelry for Mother’s Day. It isn’t that I don’t love her or think it isn’t important to honor her on Mother’s Day. She is an amazing woman, a great role model, and the first feminist I ever knew. But I hate the Hallmark-driven, [...]
Is the U.S. Economy Really Biased Against Men?
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 [...]
Vogue and the Diet Debate: Why Are We So Horrified?
In the most recent edition of Vogue, New York socialite Dara-Lynn Weiss shares her experience of putting her 7-year old child on a weight loss diet. Her intent: for her daughter, Bea, to shed pounds after discovering that she “had grown fat.” Obesity is a worldwide epidemic; the World Health Organization (WHO) describes childhood obesity, [...]
Wisconsin is Not for Single Mothers
There’s nothing scarier than a racist, sexist, homophobic piece of legislation! A proposed Wisconsin law would label single parenthood as a factor of child abuse. But something tells me this law is more about vilifying single mothers than any altruistic intention to help kids. After all, a third of all parents in Wisconsin are single. [...]