Tina Boyer responds to the recent Time magazine article that discusses the choice to live a child-free life. I love the current cover of Time magazine in which a blissed-out white couple looking fine in matching teal-hued bathing suits lounge ear to opposing ear on a manicured beach under the caption: “The Childfree Life: When […]
For years, Tamara Linse wanted to have a baby, and she could get pregnant, just couldn’t stay pregnant. So “choosing” to have kids isn’t always that simple. As I read the recent article “Having It All Without Children” in Time magazine, I was struck time and again with the word choice. Women choose to have […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Trolls Come Out For Amanda Berry by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com says the Cleveland survivor comes out to party—and makes some people might angry. 2. So Your Boss Called You A ‘Slutbag’ by […]
Emily Shepard discusses the importance of letting kids be who they are—even when it goes against what society says they should be. In first grade, I said I wanted to be a boy. I demanded short, spiked hair and my favorite shirt had a surfing T-Rex on it. I am not a transgendered person. At […]
Emily Heist Moss discusses how certain words we use to insult someone say more about our prejudices than they do about the person we’re insulting. I’m on an arbitrary crosswalk on an arbitrary Sunday in Chicago when it happens. He’s in his early 40’s, nicely dressed. As we head in opposite directions, elbows almost bumping, […]
Lynn Beisner would consider giving Anthony Weiner a third chance, but only after he’s completed a thorough recovery program and has at least five years of remission under his belt. Anthony Weiner’s recent press conference was exactly what I expected. He was slippery, covertly defiant, and had recently relapsed. Based on what I know, that […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why Men Need Women by Adam Grant of The New York Times says the mere presence of female family members—even infants—can be enough to nudge men toward being generous, studies show. 2. A Kid Is […]
Emily Heist Moss asks: Why is the Way to Succeed in Business to adopt traditionally masculine behaviors? Is there an alternative? A few months ago, during salary negotiations for a new position, I finally had an opportunity to take my own advice. In the past, I’d told female friends that, when confronted with professional hurdles, […]
