With my first post, I head back to my roots if you will. I spent four years working on political campaigns. After transitioning to the nonprofit world I gained free time, hobbies, and saw the return of my friends. When not working I make jewelry, read constantly, and explore my amazing city. I am a [...]
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Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues
Cross-posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman Who gets to decide what the narrative for women in politics really is? Is it the female candidates who choose to run? The media that interprets them to the public? The platforms they align themselves with? Currently, women comprise only 17 percent of Congress. Women of color are completely [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials: The new novel “Juliet” by Ann Fortier combines the characteristics of a historical fiction, a romance, an adventure, or a mystery book. They author asks the question, “were Romeo and Juliet real?” and she begins her own journey to discover the truth (more info at Elevate Difference). Could you spend a “Week at [...]
Carly Fiorina: “Because It’s Good for Us”
Cross-posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman In March of 2008—Women’s History Month—I attended a press conference given by a women’s NGO promoting the premise that the skills of leadership can be mentored and passed on to women, in order to effect change in their communities. This was over a year before the Kristoff-WuDunn book, [...]
New Study: Women Making a Difference Through Philanthropy
Cross posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman With charitable organizations struggling for donors in the current economic climate, a just released October report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute highlights a giving sector that may be getting short shrift. The new study, Women Give 2010, is the first of its kind to compare philanthropic giving [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials: The new novel “The History of Love” by Nicole Krauss is a beautifully written book. According to this epic NY Times review, it will open your eyes and make you feel and understand what a deep journey into the human heart can feel like (more info at The New York Times). Susan Straight’s new [...]
Mae Jemison: Insights from a Barrier-Breaking Astronaut
Cross posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman Dr. Mae C. Jemison is a dynamo with a great sense of humor and a long list of creds, including first African-American female astronaut to travel in space. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Jemison entered Stanford University at the age of 16. She has [...]
Women Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity
Cross-posted with permission from Women Make News A judge in the United Kingdom recently denied refugee status to a Zimbabwean woman, known as SK. According to a report by David Gardner in the South African Mail Online, SK had admitted taking part in violent attacks on white farmers and their workers. She admitted beating up [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials: The writer and musician Sara Marcus gives us, in her new book "Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution," all the details about Riot Grrrl, the fiercely uncompromising feminist movement of the 1990s (more info at the LA Times). The book “Dear Sandy, Hello: Letters from Ted to [...]
After the Miners
Cross-posted with permission from patriarchalDISORDER If you are getting the rush of "heartwarming" and high-fiving and celebration of human spirit, determination and ingenuity pouring out 24/7 on mainstream media around the rescue of the miners in Chile, don’t read this post. You’ve been warned. There are many important political and economic factors to be discussed [...]