This originally appeared on Journey Of Love. Republished here with permission. By now most have read or at least caught wind of Judith Warner’s New York Times Magazine article The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In. The article centers on stories of affluent women who left high-powered jobs during the so-called Opt-Out Revolution, to become stay-at-home […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. What If I Regret Not Having Kids? by Peggy Drexler of The Daily Beast says: As the debate rages on about the merits of the childfree life, is the fear of future regret a valid […]
Declaring that “strong is the new skinny” is simply replacing one unattainable body obsession with another. There’s a promotional email in my inbox offering a “Get-skinny playlist.” Sigh. This again? There’s an endless scrolling wall of “thinspo”—short for “thinspiration”—on Pinterest, drowning out the foodies and crafters. There’s the story of my friend who, days before […]
Cleveland survivor Michelle Knight said yesterday that the one good thing to come out of her 11 years of torture was her friendship with fellow victim Gina DeJesus. “From this moment on, I will not let you define me or affect who I am. I will live…” What brings a woman, for years chained and […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Trolls Come Out For Amanda Berry by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com says the Cleveland survivor comes out to party—and makes some people might angry. 2. So Your Boss Called You A ‘Slutbag’ by […]
Lynn Beisner would consider giving Anthony Weiner a third chance, but only after he’s completed a thorough recovery program and has at least five years of remission under his belt. Anthony Weiner’s recent press conference was exactly what I expected. He was slippery, covertly defiant, and had recently relapsed. Based on what I know, that […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why Men Need Women by Adam Grant of The New York Times says the mere presence of female family members—even infants—can be enough to nudge men toward being generous, studies show. 2. A Kid Is […]
After a woman was fired for being “too attractive,” Soraya Chemaly discusses how women are lifelong subjects of the male gaze. Last week, in a terrific-though-clumsily-titled article in the New York Times, “Fired For Being Beautiful,” Michael Kimmel wrote about the Iowa Supreme Court’s confirmation of its findings that employers can fire a person for […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. It’s Time For An End To ‘Women’s Stories’ by Anna North of Salon.com says the never-ending parade of features about college hookup culture and other ‘women’s topics’ is hurting everyone. 2. The New York Times […]
Role/Reboot Editor-in-Chief, Nicole Rodgers, discusses the privileges she enjoys as a white woman that a black teenage boy will never have. Ever since Zimmerman was tried was acquitted, I’ve felt indignant, unsure how to express and process my anger and shame. Travyon’s story is not my story, so initially I chose to hang back, read […]
Black men are not responsible for your fear, just as women are not responsible for your desire, says Emily Heist Moss. Here’s the thing about privilege, it’s like oxygen: constant and life-giving and the fundamental enabler of everything else. It’s the net that catches you when you’re irresponsible. It’s the comforting blanket of knowing that […]
She’d worry less, she’d be less angry, and the world would feel more like a place where she belonged. Recently, someone going by the name of “Mr. Conservative” asked me how I would feel about the George Zimmerman trial if the victim was white and the assailant was black. I thought carefully about the question—considering […]
