This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Risky Business of Paternity Leave by Scot Coltrane of The Atlantic says when men take time off to care for family members, their long-term earnings suffer—just as women’s do. Here’s why it’s worth it. 2. […]
Almost 81% of speaking roles in G-rated movies are male. That’s not exactly what Soraya Chemaly would categorize as “family friendly.” It’s holiday movie season! Families all over the country will contort themselves into odd configurations trying to find movies that everyone can enjoy. Here is this year’s list of December-released blockbuster films that kids […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How To Fight Sexism In The Toy Aisle by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon says a major retailer vows to go ‘gender neutral’ in the new year. 2. Should Birth Control Sabotage Be Considered A […]
It was a big year in gender. Emily Heist Moss recounts the five stories that had everyone talking the most. Let’s say you’ve been living in a cave for the last year and, having emerged, your first priority is not a hot bath or a family reunion, but a burning desire to know anything and […]
Talking about our body image issues is how we get past them, not being silent about them, says Lynn Beisner. When I was in my late teens, Kellogg’s marketed their Special K cereal with an ad campaign that promised if you ate their magic flakes no one would be able to find an inch of […]
The supermodel’s breastfeeding ritual may look different than yours, but that doesn’t make her less of a mom. Last week, Gisele Bundchen shared a Vogue-worthy photograph of herself breastfeeding her 1-year-old daughter Vivian on her Instagram account, while two stylists worked on her hair and another painted her nails. The photo of her looking relaxed […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers by Jodi Kantor and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times says for a growing number of women on Wall Street, stay-at-home husbands are enabling them to compete at work […]
If women can be made to believe that our brains are biologically inferior, then we will think twice about our encroachments into a world that used to be the sole province of men. You know all the stereotypes about Guardian readers? How we’re all dope-smoking hippies or intellectual-types who spend our energy fretting and slathering […]
Mainstream media has painted Bode Miller as a dedicated father in a brutal custody battle. But where’s the focus on his attempt to control the life and restrict the rights of a pregnant woman? Nowhere, says Soraya Chemaly. Today, a New York family court will decide where the nine-month old baby of “America’s most decorated […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why Stay-at-Home Moms Should Demand Postnuptial Agreements by Keli Goff of The Daily Beast says it’s no surprise that Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng had a prenup. But a postnup? That’s what some attorneys recommend […]
Emily Heist Moss discusses why we must acknowledge both the epidemic of obesity and the toll body shaming takes on our souls. Maria Kang continues to ride the wave of the dubious Internet fame she achieved with her “What’s Your Excuse?” photo shoot. A month ago, Kang posed with her three young children in minimal […]
What does the recent arrest of two black men traveling with a young white woman say about where we are as a country? Khadijah Costley White weighs in. Very early on Sunday morning, two young dance instructors on a field trip with a teenaged student pulled over at a gas station to get directions. Immediately, […]
