Sarah Jackson’s November 21 column “The Unconscious Feminist” on Role/Reboot sparked great interest and intense debate. Ms. Jackson described discovering, during a conversation with a close woman friend, that while they shared a very similar ideology regarding the issue of racial inequality—namely that it exists, persists, and requires education and ongoing action to counteract—her friend […]
I recently found out one of my best childhood friends is having a baby. I’m getting ridiculously excited about meeting this kid and getting to be an “auntie.” I’m also starting to wonder what this child (whose sex is still unknown) will be like, what she will play with, what toys I will bring back […]
A few weeks ago, “Nancy” started commenting regularly on Role/Reboot. Every comment was basically some version the same mean-spirited critique: Your website is not feminist enough. When she wasn’t attacking the site in general terms, “Nancy” went for the jugular with individual writers. Soon I began to worry that the haters club was growing, as […]
Last month, I became a new father to a beautiful boy. I’ve since thought a lot about my own father, who died 25 years ago and would have loved to see this moment. But a deeper loss than my own struck me the first time my baby boy fell asleep on my chest. All 10 […]
I’m just old enough (or young enough, depending on how you look at it) to remember the waning days of the sexist job interview. As a law student and lawyer, I remember reading the do’s and don’ts of what to ask or how to respond. For female candidates, there were many no-nos: Never ask about marital status […]
This piece was originally published on the Good Men Project. Republished with permission. On our first date three years ago, my husband Geof told me where he went to college, what he did for a living, that he was involved in climate activism, that he was allergic to wheat, and that his younger brother had […]
A few months ago, while waiting in line for coffee, I overheard the two men behind me discussing a recent break-up one of them had gone through. It sounded like a typical case of one person being more “in” the relationship than the other. There was no bad guy and no one to blame; the […]
My friend, you are not a feminist, but you may be the best one I know. It recently occurred to me the number of incredible women I have in my life. I also realized that as I’ve gotten older my friendships with women have taken on a deeper meaning. I’m not sure when exactly it […]
