This presidency has caused an enduring traumatic shock. I am a trauma therapist in New York City. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election, both my patients and colleagues were in shock. Many of them told me they felt unsafe and vulnerable. “I feel like I did after 9/11,” one said. “People on the subways look like they are in […]
As a woman of color and a feminist, I have worked in politics and women’s rights activism for 14 years, and in my time as a candidate for office, campaign staffer, and political consultant, I have never seen such an upsurge of political effort on the part of women. It’s no wonder that the new […]
After learning I had been assaulted, it took the men who ran my company mere moments to decide that I was the problem. There are few men who will defend their own sexism. Most of them hide out in the darkest corners of the Internet, posting memes and calling girls fat. But in college I knew one […]
In the age of Instagram, Halloween is a competitive sport, and you get points based on how much of your own blood, sweat, and spilled pumpkin spice latte goes into your kids’ costumes. “Do you decorate for Halloween?” a friend asked recently. “You seem like the kind of person who would really go all out.” […]
I had been drinking so maybe I was acting like everything was fine. We were just being playful. A little rough, but he’s a strong guy. I didn’t say no. Did I? I don’t remember. This #MeToo movement is something I didn’t expect. Who of us could have? It started out with just a few […]
It should not be up to the survivors to end violence against women. It’s time to do something about men who rape, batter, and abuse. There are boat loads of them out there. I bet you can name at least five of the more famous ones. To the women reading this, how many gropers, predators, […]
When you say #NotMe and attribute it to your lack of attractiveness to men, you inadvertently lend credence to the idea that women secretly like being assaulted or harassed because it proves that we’re beautiful. Dear sisters, I see your tweets and posts on social media, your proclamation of #NotMe to indicate that you have […]
While there’s room at a women’s convention for people of every gender, that room isn’t at the top. Senator Bernie Sanders will be headlining the Women’s Convention in Detroit later this month, convention organizers announced this morning. And no, I’m not kidding. The convention, which is the first Women’s Convention to be held in more […]
