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How My Old School Dad Raised Me To Be A New School Feminist
By Katerina ZachariaMay 20, 2013
When Katerina Zacharia and her brother were kids, her father gave her brother more money to spend at the roller rink. When she asked, “Why the difference?” He replied, “He’s a boy.” My dad grew up a poor boy from a small fishing village, just minutes away from the site of Shakespeare’s Othello. He spent his childhood playing along the walls of the great Vene...Posted in Family, Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Why The Personal Is Political
By Emily Heist MossMay 16, 2013
Emily Heist Moss discusses how the decisions at the top trickle down to affect our everyday lives. "Nothing personal, but…” Uh oh. Nothing good ever comes from a statement that starts with "Nothing personal." “Nothing personal, but I just think marriage should be between men and women.” "Nothing personal, but I don't get what's wrong with a guy paying for dinner." ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
How I Came To Love Metrosexual And Hipster Men
By Leah BerkenwaldMay 07, 2013
Leah Berkenwald shares how the "Straightest Girl in the World" learned to stop worrying about gender and love real men with feelings and fashion-sense. Growing up in Northampton, Mass., a liberal oasis of lesbian and queer culture, I grew up assuming it was likely, if not probable that I’d turn out to be gay. But as it happened, I was straight. I love men, masculinity, machismo, and body...Posted in Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
You Can Still Love Your Friends And Not Agree With Their Choices
By Jenn LeyvaMay 05, 2013
Jenn Leyva is not a fan of marriage, but that doesn't mean she can't support her friend who's getting married this summer. A close friend of mine is getting married this summer. I’ve imagined myself attending this lavish affair for years, but I’m missing all of it. I’ll be in Korea teaching English for a year. And honestly, I’m a little bit grateful. I love my friend, b...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Marriage, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why Your Daughter Should Be Watching 'American Idol' This Season
By Tina BoyerApril 29, 2013
The talent show is not free of criticism, but this season's all-female group of finalists is sending a strong message, says Tina Boyer. In all its corny, commercial excess, American Idol isn’t exactly the highest form of culture, but there’s something brewing in the current finalist round of the competition that’s challenging the established formulas of reality television. Th...Posted in Current Events, Feminism, Life, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Reality TV, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why Women Need To Stop Trashing Each Other
By Emily Heist MossApril 14, 2013
Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of criticizing the choices of others, we could ask each other honest questions about why we chose the way we chose? Do you ever feel like we’re repeating ourselves? I know my mother does. She listens to me talk about Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, a manifesto about women and the workplace, and she can’t believe we’re still having the s...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why Feminists Should Stop Saying Misandry Doesn't Exist
By Ally FoggApril 07, 2013
As I have written many times before, I believe people who are concerned about women’s human rights and well-being and about men’s human rights and well-being should be natural allies. That’s pretty much the core of my philosophy on gender issues. I’ve made clear my disdain for men’s activists who lay blame for most of men’s problems at the door of feminism. I...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Manhood, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
New Pope, Same Old Misogynistic Policies
By Edwin LyngarApril 04, 2013
So the Pope washed the feet of a couple women last week, but that doesn't change the Catholic Church's centuries-old policies against women. I saw a picture this week of the new Pope hugging a disabled child on Easter. Just a few days before, he washed the feet of two Italian prisoners, one of whom was Muslim, and the feet of two women. Church conservatives were furious, so these must be good ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Feminism, nfti-home, Religion | (0) Comments »
It's Time For Moms To Stop Judging Each Other
By Kate MaruyamaMarch 27, 2013
Being a mom is hard enough. It's time for women to stop arguing with each other over which is the best way to mother and focus on the real issues, says Kate Maruyama. We are having the wrong conversations. There have been a slew of articles on the Stay-At-Home-Mom vs. Working Mom debate. Each time a new article comes out, there is a furor, names are called, mud is slung, mothers condemn mothe...Posted in Family, Feminism, Mothers, nfti-home, Womanhood, Working Mothers | (0) Comments »
Why I Think Secular Feminists Need Feminists Of Faith
By Danielle VermeerMarch 26, 2013
Danielle Vermeer says feminists of faith want a seat at the table, but are secular feminists willing to listen? Far too often, the conversation about what feminism means and why it matters stops before it even truly starts. This is especially the case for many who grew up in conservative religious communities that vilified the other f-word, labeling all feminists as bra-burning, man-hating, an...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, nfti-home, Religion | (0) Comments »
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