Chanel Dubofsky responds to a recent Daily Beast article which points to the desire for perfectionism as the cause of what’s holding American women back. I thought I would write a different piece in response to Deborah Spar’s Daily Beast article, “Why Women Should Stop Wanting to be Perfect,” in which she cites American women’s […]
This originally appeared on Fem2.0. Republished here with permission. Last weekend I was at the gym, waiting for a fellow male bodybuilder to get off the pull-up bars. Yours truly can do about 7-10 wide grip pullups unassisted of which she’s very proud, and that Saturday was a heavy back day. While I’m waiting, another […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Women Still Missing From Medicine’s Top Ranks by Danielle Ofri, M.D., of The New York Times says while women make up about half of all medical students and a third of academic faculty, they are […]
This originally appeared on From Two To One, as part of the Last Name Project. Republished here with permission. A few days before my wedding at age 32, my father learned that I was keeping my birth name. My mother recalls the conversation as this: Father: Hmm, what’s that all about? Mother: I don’t know, […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Men may have finally broken the style barrier. The New York Times’ style magazine T recently offered pages of snazzy geometric sweaters, elegant leather bags, luscious silk scarves and jewel-toned fabrics—all in anticipation of Fashion Week, the glamorous biannual party where designers show off their new […]
Because activist groups so ardently fight for a particular cause, a female members’ basic rights are often overlooked, says Hugo Schwyzer. One of the better students I’ve had in recent years came by to see me the other day; she’s transferred on but wanted to stop by and say hello before leaving junior college for […]
Suzanne Turner offers her analysis of Hanna Rosin’s new controversial book, The End of Men (and the Rise of Women). Despite being a self-avowed feminist, I didn’t know my sons and I were living on the bleeding experimental edge of feminism until I read Hanna Rosin’s excellent new book The End of Men (and the Rise […]
Hugo Schwyzer spoke with legendary sociologist and author of the Guy’s Guide To Feminism, Michael Kimmel, and his son, Zachary, about being a male feminist, and how parents today can raise their sons to not fall victim to outdated gender stereotypes. It’s a scary time to raise a son. Even if one suspects (as I […]
Originally appeared on From Two To One. Republished here with permission. Though American I have been living in England the past year and am marrying a Scot. After having moved here from New York City where it is quite common for women to keep their last names, it has been overwhelming to experience the strong […]
When her worker-owned co-op hired on more male employees after the recession, Tina Rodia noticed a huge shift in culture. Why does she now feel the need to apologize for being a strong, serious owner? In many businesses, women still feel the need to apologize for being strong and authoritative. After 12 years of co-owning […]
Originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Is the goal of breaking the glass ceiling preventing feminism from achieving its larger goals? Last weekend, as I was sorting my clothes to give some away, a navy blue J. Crew suit buried in the back of my closet threw me into an existential crisis. Rationally […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Risky Is Oral Sex? by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com says a CDC report reminds us that it can be dangerous—but the risks are more complicated than we think. 2. Why Feminists Should Be Wary […]
