Earlier this morning I anxiously awaited the verdict in the Steubenville rape case. I was on edge, and I wasn’t even personally connected to this case beyond being a woman, a mother of a son, and somebody with a ton … Continue reading
CNN posted an article yesterday that looked at research connecting voting and hormones – specifically, women’s hormones. The post, which has since been removed, was titled “Do Hormone’s Drive Women’s Votes?” and included the following gems: While the campaigns eagerly … Continue reading
A product review/promotion on International Day of the Girl? (especially when I don’t ever really do product reviews here). I know. Let me explain. Today is International Day of the Girl – A day to celebrate girls worldwide and raise … Continue reading
Trigger Warning: Multiple mentions of rape, rape culture, and sexual assault throughout this post. Also, I may swear a bit. If you’ve somehow been unplugged for the last day or so, let me catch you up to speed. This happened: … Continue reading
The last time I wrote about Dr. Laura Nelson, she had successfully waged a campaign against the U.K. toy store Hamleys, demanding they remove their gender-specifc signage. Since then, Dr. Nelson has only intensified her fight for gender equality, especially … Continue reading
Sometimes I wonder if I was born into the wrong family. My mother manipulates glass, metal, precious gemstones and wire into jewelry that passes for wearable art, while her brother, my uncle, is a well-respected and established international artist who … Continue reading
I gave myself the weekend to move past the latest Time magazine cover and all the controversy it’s created in its wake. It clearly wasn’t enough. Yesterday I ended up having a mini-rant on Twitter about it all. I was … Continue reading
Every year in May, our town has Pride. This was the first year that EZ asked me what exactly Pride is. To him, it’s meant the “rainbow parade” and fun with his friends. I started by explaining how some people, … Continue reading
This Mother’s Day we’re doing things a little differently. Please check out the new FB group Mothers Speak Out to see how you can add your voice to this important conversation, and read on for more information: THIS SUNDAY, MAY … Continue reading
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. While little kids everywhere are hard at work on handmade cards, macaroni necklaces, and sponge-painted ceramics, I’m going to take a moment to share an alternative idea for this year’s Mother’s Day. You’ve … Continue reading
