I can’t get over the attacks on the Girl Scouts. Over the top accusations, generalizing everyone involved and actually hurting the girls…who are after all, girls! I know wrote about this recently, but the attacks from the far right keep coming, and I’m beginning to wonder if I’m the only one upset by it. I [...]
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The War for Our Future
I’m so angry about the war on women. The debates consume my thoughts and nothing seems more important than talking and thinking about women, and the reality we live in. I feel the need to share with other women how I’m feeling because I know we all feel attacked. This is so much more than [...]
Does Feminism Have a Future?
This week at Stanford University, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research celebrates the 40th anniversary of Ms. Magazine with a series of lectures and activities. Some of these include a screening of The Education of Shelby Knox, with a discussion with Shelby afterwards; a panel with Ms. editors about the role the magazine has played [...]
Blog for Choice: The 2 Battles of Choice
It’s been a crazy ride for the Pro-Choice movement over the last few months. There have really been two different battles going parallel to each other when it all really comes down to the same question: Can we trust women to make the right choice for their own bodies? While we’re at it, can we [...]
Can We All Not Resolve to Lose 20 Pounds?
It’s a new year and the potential for a new you is everywhere. I’m already tired of the ads for diet systems and tricks, memberships and home gym offers. How about doing something different this year to get to a new you? Challenge yourself to become a better, smarter version of you: become more involved [...]
Needed: Op-Eds by Women
We all know women write. We’ve read each other’s books, blogs, articles, columns, etc. for years. However, women only write about 15% of the Op-Ed pieces in major newspapers. Last night I attended a panel discussion, put together by Women’s Information Network, to help show women how to actually write and submit an opinion piece. [...]
The ERA: It’s About Time
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first written in 1923 by Alice Paul. It took 49 years to be passed out of Congress. However it failed to be ratified by the required 38 states to become a part of the United States constitution. Right now, three-fourths of Americans believe the ERA is part of the [...]
The Month of Competing Priorities for Women
We at Fem2.0 have been focused on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While we will continue that focus, and we feel strongly about the ability of communities to take action and change the future of violence against women, we would be remiss to ignore the fact that October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While I [...]
Ending #VAW: Upstanders and Thinking Up Stream
Imagine a world where boys and girls know that they are loved and how to love, gender doesn’t define how we treat each other, and everyone experiences healthy, loving and safe relationships. Imagine a world free from violence. When we talk about primary prevention of intimate partner violence that’s what we’re talking about: a future [...]
October: A Time to Get Tough on Domestic Violence
Falling leaves, cooler temperatures, and costumes in windows. Autumn is here, and for us over at Fem2.0, that can only mean one thing one thing: ramping up our efforts to fight domestic violence. September 23rd was the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and this Saturday, October 1, is the start of [...]