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 [...]
Tag Archives: Feminism
The Handmaid’s Tale: A Feminist’s Must Read
Women have only certain roles: wife, breeder, or servant. These are the options, and the choice is not up to you to make. The government will make the choice for you. Last weekend I finally finished The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. I didn’t have a good understanding of what I was getting into and [...]
Feminism Killed Marriage
Did you know marriage eludes modern women? I had no idea, but I do appreciate being informed of this. As Suzanne Venker said in her article in National Review, women have a better shot today than ever before for martial bliss. With the most freedom, flexibility and privileges than ever before women are waiting longer [...]
How Do You Tell A Well-Intentioned Man That He’s Sexist?
A male friend and I recently saw the bumper sticker pictured above while walking through downtown D.C. He grimaced. I understood. This is the sort of “cutsey” feminism that feminists are supposedly allowed to get away with because we’re so oppressed that it’s ok to mock all men or claim that all men are responsible [...]
The Dark Side of the Beauty Business
Check out this infographic to get a sense of what America’s obsession with beauty is costing us! One has to ask – is this really healthy? Via: Online MBA Blog
Rethinking Gender Roles on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving! Time for you to join Mom and Grandma in the kitchen – for the whole day! Yep, cooking that bird, making all the fixings, a least a couple pies. Time to don an apron and lend a hand! I have never really joined in the kitchen fun. When I was small enough I joined [...]
Professional Fridays: Knowing Your Value
I am not normally one to look for career help from a book. But after watching all the talk around Mika Brzezinski’s book, Knowing Your Value, I thought the topic of salary negotiation was worth reading about. What I found interesting was that much of the book was more of a “what not to do.” [...]
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 [...]
Gen X Women Trending Childless
Last week a friend of mine told me about a report stating 43% of Gen X women do not have children. Knowing how many of my friends in Gen Y are putting off children for various reasons, I don’t find it hard to believe. I understand it may shock many of the Baby Boomer generation, [...]
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 [...]