As I sat down to write this piece my thoughts turned to the never ending stream of stories about women and girls being used and abused; treated as less than human. As an activist I do what I can to promote organizations working to prevent suffering and to help survivors. That’s why last year, I [...]
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Dog Abuser liked less than Woman Abuser
As an unabashed Pittsburgh Steelers fan living deep in enemy territory going on a decade now, I’m used to getting insufferable emails, Facebook posts, and tweets from friends who are unfortunately, New England Patriots fans. I still love my misguided friends despite this complete lapse in judgement. When I opened my email last week from one [...]
Where Are The Women On Women’s Issues?
“The first step to success for women and girls is to learn how to interrupt. In the classroom or workplace, a woman who is afraid to interrupt may never be heard, and only by being heard can we make a difference.” –Madeline Albright Last month the research group 4th Estate, which monitors campaign coverage, released [...]
Feminism in Film, TV & The Real World
I was home sick last week, which means I spent a lot of time watching Gilmore Girls reruns, Downton Abbey, and both Princess Diaries movies. Have you ever noticed how all of parliament in The Princess Diaries 2 is male? (Maybe you haven’t seen it enough to notice – I forgive if that’s the case.) [...]
I Turned 30 And My Face Didn’t Melt Off
Remember the old Glamour piece: 30 Things Every Woman Should Have or Know by the Time She’s 30? You may have seen it crop back up recently. The timely was impeccable for me, floating into my inbox just days before my 30th birthday. I read through the list remembering when I first read it in [...]
“Doonesbury” Takes on Ultrasound Laws
Over the past forty years, Garry Trudeau’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip “Doonesbury” has tackled its fair share of controversial topics. But this week marks the first time that Trudeau will address abortion, and as a result newspaper editors across the country are refusing the run the six-day series. The series will focus on mandatory ultrasounds, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Women’s History in Need of Home
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 [...]
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 [...]