This originally appeared on Ms. Magazine. Republished here with permission. (Warning: Piece contains abusive, woman-hating language and threats of violence) When I write about feminism and men’s violence against women, I often receive supportive comments. While some of the praise is earned, much of it gives me a lot of credit for doing very little. […]
We all know someone who’s had an abortion. It’s time to stop ignoring the facts, says Emily Heist Moss. Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that protected the right of women to terminate a pregnancy. Lest we forget what we’re talking about—and who we’re talking about—a few […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The High Price Of Being Single In America by Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell of The Atlantic says over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts […]
Sociologist and mob-mentality expert Elaine Replogle discusses why gang rape happens far too often. Football players at a party in Steubenville, Ohio. Gang rapes in India. Mob sexual violence in Egypt. Rapes of women—often by groups of men—in Syria. Or the Congo. Or Texas. Or in the military. Or… There is something very understandable about […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Being A Single Parent Is Many Things. But It Is Not A Failure by Allison Benedikt comprises Slate.com readers’ thoughts on the upsides of single parenthood. 2. One Possible, Troubling Outcome Of Online Dating: More Social […]
Lynn Beisner calls out author Elizabeth Wurtzel who recently proclaimed that all women who are financially supported by men are prostitutes. This week I read a wonderful article about our generation’s search for meaning by fellow Role/Reboot contributor Kerry Cohen. It spoke to me so deeply that I went out of my way to read […]
This originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Republished here with author’s permission. Kerry Cohen responds to former feminist icon Elizabeth Wurtzel’s recent New York magazine piece about never really growing up. I was 23 throughout most of 1994, and like most 23-year-olds, I was living inside the sense that I would never be OK. I […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia.com. Republished here with permission. When my niece was born earlier this year, it was a joyous occasion. And getting to know her and watch her grow and change into a little person has been equally joyous. She’s just five months old but she’s already a giggling, happy, cuddly baby with […]
