So far, 2011 hasn’t been a good year to be a woman in America. Your health is under attack from Congress, your wages are in jeopardy and you’re still not at the power table. Unless, apparently, you’re a mommy blogger. This week’s New York Times Magazine featured yet another profile of Dooce, the super mommy […]
This appears to be the next installement in an ever-growing debate between married women (who know why you’re still single) and single women, who would prefer not to be told why they’re not married. The institution of marriage is in a more tenous place than ever, causing many to ask: who needs marriage, anyway? And […]
How to make sense of all this? We know that trends and opposite counter trends often go together. Most of our postings have documented the pressures brought by pervasive porn and increased sexual behavior of younger people. Now we have data that documents more virginity and also very high rates of oral and anal […]
I am really struggling with this highly popular Huff Post blog. Heidi Halvorson posits that women are less likely than men to persevere when things are tough for them and that this pattern starts very young. Women seem to believe that our “smarts” are inherent and that they are fixed whereas men see things that […]
This is an interesting take on the impact of porn on relationships, from a relationship expert. When it comes to porn, his general rule is simple: less is usually better. Porn is just a fact of life, he argues, but when women start feeling like they have to compete with porn stars to excite their […]
I’ll never forget when a good friend said of her husband, “I swear he’s happier now that he finally makes more money than I do.” Yeah, many of us might secretly think that when breadwinning roles are reversed. But I’ve never seen any data proving this. Even worse, the media blitz covering the “Mancession” has […]
During the recent Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion show, I watched six heavily-botoxed women hurl insults back and forth for an hour. “She needs to learn some manners,” Taylor said, pointing at Kim. “You bully me all the time!” Camille yelled at Kyle. “You say things that aren’t true, Camille,” Kyle shot back. “You’ve […]
This is a good summary of why pervasive porn is a public health issue. It is an issue that is hidden, often misunderstood and rarely discussed. You don’t have to be a prude to question whether we are doing harm to our children and our relationships in the porn/internet age. We need to understand all […]
