I spent several hours over the July 4th weekend at the Newseum. As with a weekend with visiting family, something touristy must be done. I’d never been before, and as the it is fairly new, with much interactive exhibits, I was excited to see everything! What I didn’t expect from anything done in this day [...]
Tag Archives: Feminism
Take Back the Day: Should Fem2pt0 CoSponsor SlutWalk DC?
There is something about a large group of women marching down a busy, public street in the light of day that forces us to confront false ideas about sexual assault. All the better if a lot of the women are half-naked. There are no hoards of men chasing after them due to their lack of [...]
You Should Run
Last night I was reminded of an issue I’ve written about here a few times. At WIN’s Women Opening Doors for Women event the keynote speech, given by Sam Bennett, president of the Women’s Campaign Fund focused on women candidates. She not only asked that we all ask women we know to run, and nominate [...]
Can You Name 3 Female Artists?
“Can you name three female artists?” Of course, I thought – so easy! Mary Cassatt….um….um….. “Frida” says someone in the film, where people on the streets of New York are being asked this question. Yes, I think – Frida! And….um…. I couldn’t do it. Neither could anyone on that street. !Women Art Revolution, by Lynn [...]
Bridesmaids: 3D Women, 2D Men, and The Scene That Made Women Cringe
Much has been made already of the idea that Bridesmaids is breaking boundaries by proving that women can, in fact, be funny. That we don’t always have a big stick up our behinds, whining about patriarchal hegemony while burning our bras. This is true. But Bridesmaids goes even deeper than that. Any woman who has [...]
A Cup and an Orange – Celebrating Feminism During Passover
Jewish culture has a long history of tolerance and social justice that I deeply admire. Of course, some Christian communities do as well – the United Church of Christ makes social justice one of its hallmarks. But Reform Judaism has always had a special place in my heart for its commitment to the oppressed and [...]
In Which I Defend a Cave-Dwelling Prostitute for Easter
Tomorrow, I will join millions of Christians around the world in celebrating the resurrection of Christ and the saving of humanity. But as I stood in services for Holy Thursday this week, I thought instead of the women in Christ’s life who have been ignored, misrepresented, and used in the politics that infused the rise [...]
The Value of Equal Pay Day for Men
Every time I bring up Equal Pay Day (or Unequal Pay Day as I prefer to think of it), some idiot (usually an unenlightened man) lectures me about women’s choices. Women choose careers that allow them to be with their kids more, so of course they get paid less overall, as a group. Now, let’s [...]
Words Matter
At one point we were in an age of political correctness, yet now it seems we are forgetting that words matter. Or at least some people are forgetting it. We hear about people misspeaking, making clarifications and apologies for inappropriate things said. I’ve been reading the book When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American [...]
Victims or Agents? Carla Koppell on the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Anybody who pays even the slightest attention to the world around them has a right to sometimes be a little confused about the lives women lead. In America, we see news about women earning more Bachelor’s degrees than men while simultaneously being bombarded with words and images that portray women as mindless sex objects. Internationally, [...]