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Parks and Recreation: Thank You For The Pawnee Goddesses
By Claire MoshenbergOctober 31, 2011
I used to babysit a house full of smart, awesome girls. They played pirates, staged elaborate kitchen science experiments, and read books by the case-full. For half an hour every evening, we sprawled out on the couch and tuned in to the ongoing exploits of a myriad of makeup lacquered, fresh out of elementary school Disney starlets. Those 30 minutes of 100%-geared-towards-girls-programming were...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
When Men Should (Not) Unleash Aggression
By Eric SentellOctober 28, 2011
I’d like to thank Bo – the wild-eyed, cursing attendant at my local towing company – for reminding me what it means to be a man. He rattled my core without intending or realizing it, and I became a little better for it. So thanks, Bo. Related Links: I've Never Heard Someone Say 'An Expectant Father/CEO Will Fail' White Man In An Apron Stay-At-Home Dads: The Radical Choice To...Posted in Eric, Gender Roles, Life, Manhood, nfti-home | (4) Comments »
I've Never Heard Someone Say 'An Expectant Father/CEO Will Fail'
By Jessica JackleyOctober 27, 2011
I don’t blame Paige for doing his job as an investor by bringing up his concerns about my company or my plans for its future. I agree with sentiments expressed by others who have commented on this post, however, and think the it’s very unfortunate how often this line of questioning is focused on women alone. I’ve never heard someone ask the same of a Founder/CEO/Dad, worrying ...Posted in Family, Feminism, Gender Roles, Life, nfti-home, Working Mothers, Workplace | (0) Comments »
White Man In An Apron
By Bob SpoerlOctober 26, 2011
I like to cook and my fiancée, De’Anna, loves to watch NHL games. It’s funny, she doesn’t really know how to cook and I can count on one hand how many times I’ve tuned in to watch dudes skate, slap a puck, and punch each other bloody. It’s quite fun to be the man who wears the apron and cooks meals marrying an NHL woman. There are a number of factors in our ...Posted in Gender Roles, Life, Marriage, nfti-home | (2) Comments »
Stay-At-Home Dads: The Radical Choice To Be A Traditional Caregiver
By Nicole RodgersOctober 25, 2011
Earlier this year, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States showed that fatherhood leads to a drop in testosterone. Fathers who are most actively involved in child rearing and caretaking experience the biggest decline. These findings, far from suggesting that men become wimps as they become parents, instead illustrate that women aren’t ...Posted in Caregiving Fathers, Family, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Nicole, Working Mothers | (9) Comments »
Maggie: A Story of Slut Shaming
By Maria M. PawlowskaOctober 24, 2011
Maggie had a short, blond bob haircut, a round face and light-blue eyes. She was just what you’d expect a cute 12 year old to be. Except she had breasts – not just protruding nipples she decently hid in an over-sized T-shirt, but actual breasts that merited a real ‘grown-up’ bra. She was the first in our class to actually have to wear one of these contraptions. And she w...Posted in Gender Roles, Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (1) Comments »
Establishing A New Balance
By Misty McLaughlinOctober 21, 2011
October is annual National Work & Family Month. Who knew? A 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution declared this to be the month of “encouraging workplaces to pause…and reflect on the progress already made on the journey to work-life effectiveness, to celebrate and then raise the bar moving on to even more pervasive progress.” Though it’s admirable to encourage employers to refle...Posted in Culture and Politics, Family, Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, Husbands, Misty, Mothers, nfti-home, Working Mothers, Workplace | (2) Comments »
From Father Knows Best To Father Knows Nothing
By Andrew SmilerOctober 20, 2011
Over the years, pop culture—television in particular—has changed the way that fathers and families are usually portrayed. From the 50s through the 80s, most shows focused on families where fathers were smart, knowledgeable, and respected by their wife and their kids. It didn’t matter if you were in Mayberry with The Andy Griffith Show, Milwaukee with Happy Days, Brooklyn with ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Family, Fathers, Gender Roles, Husbands, nfti-home, Pop Culture | (3) Comments »
Occupy Gender!
By Sally KohnOctober 19, 2011
Many opponents of the Occupy Wall Street movement who wish to protect the outsized power and wealth of the 1% complain that the protesters in New York and around the globe are against capitalism. Sure, some are. But for the vast majority, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, most of the Americans --- left, right and middle --- protesting corporate greed believe passionately in capi...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
Is Coming Out As Childfree Like Coming Out As Gay?
By Lisa HymasOctober 18, 2011
At first the comparison struck me as ridiculous. Prejudice against the childfree is wholly different in kind and degree from prejudice against the LGBT population. Childfree people aren't ejected from the military or denied housing or barred from marriage. The biggest threat of violence we might face is a peeved parent tempted to bonk us on the head with a diaper bag when we ramble on too long ...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex | (2) Comments »
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