Marissa Mayer was wrong to deny flexibility to Yahoo! workers, but is telecommuting the right long-term solution for employees with families? Let me be clear. I am not a fan of Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, who until now has been most famous in the parenting world for her abbreviated maternity leave. At the time, I […]
Originally appeared on World’s Most Famous Man. Republished here with permission. So let me just get two things out of the way before I get really, really deep in detail about one specific aspect of the Oscars intro Sunday night: 1) It was super, super-long and self-indulgent. Even by Oscar standards. It was like half […]
Michele Gazzolo offers her take on the Oscar host’s night of offensive jokes. Seth MacFarlane. Until last night I had never seen him. He sang a passable song or two, and fit the tuxedo nicely. He reminded me of some boys I’d known in college who called each other Biff and Scooter. He reminded me […]
Raising a healthy child does not require parents to sacrifice their own mental, emotional, and physical well-being, says Jessica Smock. As we mark the 50th anniversary of Betty Freidan’s The Feminine Mystique, I feel both grateful for the last decades’ progress in women’s labor force participation, educational accomplishments, and gender role attitudes, but also discouraged […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Let’s Not Panic Over Women With More Education Having Fewer Kids by Philip Cohen of The Atlantic says though the phenomenon has been called “reverse Darwinism,” a look at the facts and figures reveals it’s not […]
An invented Hallmark holiday that glorifies coupledom is ridiculous, but the reminder to celebrate love in all its forms is a nice thing, says Jenn Leyva. I remember Valentine’s Day in high school. Girls would open their lockers to find surprise gifts—flowers, giant cards, balloons, chocolates. Adorned with grandiose gifts, they would walk around all […]
Along with countless advocates worldwide, Julia Goldberg will use February 14 to help bring an end to violence against women and girls. Not long after my boyfriend and I first started dating—approximately seven and a half years ago—we had “The Valentine’s Day” talk. I like to celebrate Valentine’s Day and I wanted to make it […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Parenting Became A DIY Project by Emily Matchar of The Atlantic says from home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality. 2. Study: It […]
Should he strive to be a brainy nerd or a ripped underwear model? The ads targeting men at this year’s Super Bowl just left Eric Sentell confused. Female depictions in advertisements, especially the testosterone-driven Super Bowl ads, have been criticized for quite some time, and rightly so. But what about the depictions of males? How […]
Despite many critics claiming Beyonce’s halftime show was overly sexual, Emily Heist Moss was thrilled by the performance, and says owning your sexuality and being sexualized are two different things. After Beyonce’s epic halftime extravaganza, the Internet temporarily became a platform exclusively designed to facilitate massive amounts of Bey-love. From the First Lady to Justin […]
Kissing someone without their consent is never cool, says Lynn Beisner. Hi, kiddo, I saw the video depicting your fantasy of how to make your prom night unforgettable. I admire how imaginative and detailed that fantasy was. I was right there with you as the idea dawned on you to turn around what promised to […]
Annamarya Scaccia spoke to a gang rape survivor about her experience and how the current conversation to stop the violence needs more male voices. (Warning: Post contains a graphic, detailed account of a sexual assault.) The assaults happened throughout the year. In the hallways, the gym, the classrooms. Sometimes the boys were in pairs. Sometimes […]
