I wanted to give my daughters a tremendous victory. Instead, we were handed defeat. But it was a glorious, inspiring day and they will never take that from us. Like many other parents I know, I was stunned by the results of the presidential election. I could not sleep much that night or since. I […]
Punishing women for seeking abortions is nothing new. But thanks for the reminder, Mr. Trump. Many people, including a number of Republicans, profess to being scared and shocked by Donald Trump’s recent comments about abortion. Donald Trump said in a new interview Wednesday that he would support banning abortions, as well as “some form of […]
The flipside of misogyny is toxic masculinity. This is the masculinity that tells men to “man up” and prove themselves with violence or rigid gender roles. I recently participated in a panel on the war on women put together by New York State Senator Liz Krueger. One of the questions addressed to me was how the war […]
There may be no gravity. We may be breathing under the ocean. Space and time do not stop us at any point. Gender limits, though, are always there. The last place one might expect to come face to face with an impenetrable wall of gender roles is when engaging in pretend play with young children. […]
Think for a moment about a blank slate character in any medium with no gendered attributes. Do you assume it is male unless you are given clear markers of femininity? As a feminist, and father of two girls, I am hyper-vigilant about how gender and sexism pervade everything, and I try to correct, or at […]
Women are vastly under-represented in children’s media. But while we wait for new books and movies to come out with strong female protagonists, what should we do? There is no question that we are in desperate need of more children’s books that feature female protagonists. The same is true for film and television. The statistics […]
This originally appeared on Fem2.0. Republished here with permission. We must stop teaching boys that they are superior or entitled to anything from girls and women. The results of those teachings have been disastrous. Mental health is always a factor to consider each time we dissect the latest mass shooting in this country. So is […]
This originally appeared on Time. Republished here with permission. If you believe that dads are capable of diapering, feeding, and raising children as well as women can, you might be a feminist, too. I was raised by a second-wave feminist leader and attended countless feminist rallies, marches, and readings as a boy. Last I checked […]
