“Threatened” masculinity may be affecting voting patterns. Masculinity got a shakeup in the wake of the Great Recession. Fresh research finds that the financial tsunami did more than wipe away men’s incomes; it affected their minds. Especially when their female partners earn more than they do. A little background: Since the 1980s, the number of […]
When I look around at my own 30-something group, it’s clear that it’s not lack of reason (pregnancy or otherwise) that’s keeping us from “getting our lives together.” It’s that we are literally not being allowed to do so. I was the same age as Rory when “Gilmore Girls” premiered back in October 2000—about to […]
When I’ve met Millennials whom I’ve come to admire I’ve simply categorized them with a group of my own allegiance rather than consider the possibility that I’d been using blanket stereotypes to make myself more comfortable. The other day I was in the back of an Über car scrolling through comments on an acquaintance’s Facebook […]
America treats its mothers like shit. This Sunday, families across America will be celebrating Mother’s Day. I will be doing the same, gathering with my own mother, my mother-in-law, my children. But this year, I can’t quite settle into it the way I usually do. Something doesn’t sit right with me. To put it simply: […]
