Until black women are seen as full citizens and treated with the same dignity and respect as everyone else, society will get nowhere. It’s been about a week since the story broke of Django Unchained actress Danielle Watts’ mistreatment at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department, and every time I sit down to write […]
Earlier today, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announced a new campaign designed to change the culture on college campuses and prevent sexual assault before it happens. But without increasing penalties for rapists, can this campaign do any real good? Don’t get me wrong. I love that politicians and celebrities are speaking out against sexual violence. […]
Parents often express pride in their kids for getting married. But what exactly are they proud of? At the second wedding I ever went to, my friend the bride sat, flanked by her mother, sister, and other female relatives, on what was probably the fanciest chair the synagogue owned (pretty fancy). Her guests approached her, […]
Are we too focused on who does the dishes and who will change the diapers and not enough on making big structural changes? On Monday—the day after Sweden held elections where the country’s Feminist Initiative political party, with the help of the likes of Pharrell Williams and Abba’s Benny Anderson, won some 3.1% of the […]
While there is a small part of me that squirms at the exclusivity of a women-only circle, there’s a much louder voice that remembers that “old boys clubs” have run the world forever. I have a new job. It’s day three and I’m on the phone with my best friend stressing about how much I […]
Don’t assume every space belongs to you. Period. Lazy Sundays, rainy Sundays, practically any Sunday—for some reason, this is when I always have the idea to go get lost in a bookstore. Wandering through a bookstore, inching along the rows and shelves of books, soothes my mind. Recently, while meandering through a bookstore, I remembered an […]
I’m usually a happy person, but considering all the news of late, I’m beginning to wonder if we’re all just screwed. Coming back from vacation in northern Vermont a few weeks ago, my husband and I fantasized about buying a piece of land up there and building a cottage off the grid. The land would […]
My male peers never seem to have to explain their tax status. Why should I? What is so uncomfortable about a woman making a buck providing services that help others? Last year I joined the ranks of the far-too-few female founders. I started a business that provides intensive training and coaching for women facing career […]
