We need to change the way we talk about each other and ourselves. The liberties afforded to American women have certainly come a long way since the beginnings of the women’s rights movement. However, we still have a long way to go. With many equal rights now under our belts, society has begun to shift […]
Asking for an end to gender specific marketing doesn’t equal asking for gender neutrality. Asking for trucks to be called trucks, not boys’ toys, or for all colors to be open to everyone, is just asking for fairness. When I became pregnant in my late 30s and began to visit stores aimed at new parents, I […]
It’s not my job to guide my child when it comes to her gender—it’s my job to hold the space for my child to express her gender however she wants to, whether she ends up gender non-conforming or not. My youngest child, a 4-year-old, is really into tiny things lately. Beads and rocks are particular […]
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. […]
Oh, my girl. How can you know “how you feel” when all your life people have been telling you what you are? My girl is 8 years old. She is clever and kind and tall and strong and funny and stubborn and beautiful—well of course I think all of these things, because she’s my daughter […]
