Yes, apparently posts like this are still necessary. Sigh. Female science blogger writes, “A few weeks ago, I received a Facebook message. It was from a male admirer of my blog (and his fiancée, coincidentally). In it, he said “You are GORGEOUS, and your tits look absolutely incredible.” I froze. I know it was meant […]
This report on Davos alleges some interesting statements about women and by implication, highlights their differences from men. Do women of all classes really have similar concerns? Does being female make you more in touch with real people and their concerns? Is Female Philanthropy, concerned with the plight of poor women , a growing, important […]
In Session One of Turn the Page we review the current media coverage of “The End of Men.” I always read this coverage with a grain of salt, but now I’m getting worried about it affect on men and women and sex and power. Much in the same way we’re questioning whether the state of […]
For those who read the recent Atlantic article, Hard Core, and were a bit bothered by the suggestion that pornography reveals the true nature of men’s sexual desire to debase women, you’ll find Tana Ganeva’s piece – which is essentially a rebuttal of the article — to be a breath of fresh air. Read the […]
In thinking recently about how partnerships and marriages are changing, I was reminded of a great piece by Sally Kohn, written this past summer in the wake of Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Kohn argues that while expanding the privileged category of marriage may be a step in the right direction, without […]
If I had my own Keith Olbermann style “Worst Person in the World” category, Courtland Malloy would certainly get it today. Malloy’s unbelievably offensive Washington Post column takes the parenting controversy stirred by Amy Chua’s new book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” and adds his own, special misogynist take-away: Apparently, the book is actually a […]
I found this article by Rebecca Traister on the “cowgirl” as one of the only accepted archetypes for female leaders and politicians pretty interesting (Sarah Palin and Gabby Giffords being two notable examples). It reminds me of a piece I wrote last year for the Huffington Post about how we still don’t know what a […]
Great interview in the New York Times with Rebecca Traister on Stephanie Coontz’ new book. This interview articulates many of the themes and topics that caused us to start Role/Reboot. Our Turn the Page group discussion materials include the first chapter of The Feminine Mystique and includes material on virtually all the other topics that different generations […]
I often feel caught between the generations. I have many friends, now in their late 50s and 60s, who grew up as and still identify as ardent feminists. I also have two daughters and many younger friends who are strong and powerful but are much less likely to define themselves by the agenda of second […]
Oh Good Lord. In Session Four of Turn the Page we look at the state of sex on college campuses. There’s much hand-wringing over sex’s impact on young women’s self-esteem. The latest entry from Salon: Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about the incredible accomplishments of today’s kick-butt young women. They outnumber […]
Awww…baby daddy Orlando Bloom shot this lovely photo of supermodel Miranda Kerr feeding their infant son. Is the popularity of this photo (in People magazine!) a radical act? Salon writes, “How lovely then not just that Kerr posted a blissful photo that sweetly evokes those magical early bonding days with a baby, but that the picture has […]
This piece on Peggy Orenstein’s new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, made me genuinely anxious about the prospect of having girls one day. From what I can tell from this post (and without having read the book yet), it sound like some of this isn’t new. The way culture socializes kids to fit into appropriate […]
