In thinking recently about how partnerships and marriages are changing, I was reminded of a great piece by Sally Kohn, written this past summer in the wake of Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Kohn argues that while expanding the privileged category of marriage may be a step in the right direction, without […]
If I had my own Keith Olbermann style “Worst Person in the World” category, Courtland Malloy would certainly get it today. Malloy’s unbelievably offensive Washington Post column takes the parenting controversy stirred by Amy Chua’s new book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” and adds his own, special misogynist take-away: Apparently, the book is actually a […]
One of the founders of the Good Men Project shares his views on how to raise good boys. My favorite: ” If you don’t believe in God, you will once you have lain next to your overactive son while his body goes limp next to you, and he ever so faintly begins to snore.” More […]
I found this article by Rebecca Traister on the “cowgirl” as one of the only accepted archetypes for female leaders and politicians pretty interesting (Sarah Palin and Gabby Giffords being two notable examples). It reminds me of a piece I wrote last year for the Huffington Post about how we still don’t know what a […]
Warning: If you oppose legal abortion, please be aware that I do not share your position on this matter. However, please also be aware that I am using this post to illuminate common ground between the two poles of the abortion debate and I am attempting to be respectful of all points of view in the […]
Great interview in the New York Times with Rebecca Traister on Stephanie Coontz’ new book. This interview articulates many of the themes and topics that caused us to start Role/Reboot. Our Turn the Page group discussion materials include the first chapter of The Feminine Mystique and includes material on virtually all the other topics that different generations […]
I often feel caught between the generations. I have many friends, now in their late 50s and 60s, who grew up as and still identify as ardent feminists. I also have two daughters and many younger friends who are strong and powerful but are much less likely to define themselves by the agenda of second […]
Is Men’s Studies an angry reaction to women’s advancement or is it a parallel to feminism? This movement appears to be catching on and has many faces. “The academic turf devoted to sex and gender these days is so crowded, in fact, that the prospect of a newcomer, a discipline called male studies, has generated […]
