The thing that so many people oppose actually saved my life. I had an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It was a perfectly legal procedure done in a hospital by a medical professional. And I don’t regret it. Of course, that’s not the full story. I’ll tell the full story again, as I’ve told it over […]
We cannot blame one woman for decades of men’s bad behavior, especially when she was doing nothing more than fulfilling the role they created for her. Let me start by saying that I truly dislike Sarah Palin, and have felt this way since her speech at the GOP convention in 2008. I thought then that […]
If none of these new stories, none of these videos, none of these cries for help makes you hear the voices of people you know and love yourself, makes you sad for another mother’s child, then you are the problem. For over a year now the abuse of black and brown bodies has filled up […]
Though a police officer exacted the physical violence caught on camera, a teacher, school administrator, and judge participated in it, too. Each of them prioritized power plays, intimidation, and coercion over teaching and learning in a safe environment. “I was crying. Literally screaming, crying…I know this girl don’t got nobody.” Those were the words of […]
We shouldn’t need the terrible luck of an inheritance in order to give our children the beginning we want. When I had my daughter in January 2014, my father—always the first to grab his checkbook when I needed rent money, or a non-thrift store winter coat, or a load of groceries—gave my burgeoning family the […]
If there is an “adorable” way to talk about the wage gap, the war on women’s health, and the everyday sexism I’ve experienced everywhere from academia to my neighborhood streets, I certainly haven’t found it. I’ve been happily riding the Jennifer Lawrence love train since Winter’s Bone was released in 2010. She’s gorgeous and talented, […]
Men speak 70 percent of the time in mixed gender groups, with degrading effects on group decision-making. Women are rarely viewed as among the most powerful, influential, or relevant speakers. Their introduction of topics, or attempts to shift conversation, are frequently ignored. And their speech is routinely interrupted. Do you have listener bias? Do you think men […]
Despite all the successes of women, the white male establishment has prevailed. In 1955, Mrs. Dale Carnegie, whose husband wrote the best-seller How to Win Friends and Influence People, advised her fellow housewives: “The two big steps that women must take are to help their husbands decide where they are going and use their pretty […]
