This is what I find most unsettling: men felt wholly justified in their approach. I held the pump handle, my head tilted, comparing the prices of leaded and unleaded gasoline. I felt my stomach grumble. Was it already lunchtime? I had been on the road for four hours already, with several hours to go. I inserted the […]
I didn’t realize how much I valued my sexual attractiveness until it was “gone.” I’ve been mentoring a young woman in my industry (marketing and content writing). I’ve encouraged her to attend local networking events as a way to build connections and help her build her client base. I’ve been doing the same for years, […]
Nope, cat-calling isn’t cute when handsome or successful men do it. One of the most frustrating and common experiences of being a woman is having men tell you they know better than you do what women think and feel. By increasing the number of conversations people get to have, the Internet has also increased the number […]
It’s impossible for you to be exempt from all the other men who harassed and threatened women simply because you decided that history shouldn’t apply to you. Hello, fellow men. By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral Hollaback! video of the woman who got cat-called an absurd amount of times within the course of […]
If I’m walking alone at night, and you are a man between the ages of 20 and 60 and your gait looks even remotely confident, I’m terrified of you. A few months ago I was walking back from the gym at 8:30pm, carrying a gym bag full of clothes and my computer. The bulk of […]
