Role Reboot

Thanks, World, But I Can Dress Myself

In a country where women’s bodies are regularly legislated, it should come as no surprise that we legislate what’s on them too. If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. – bell hooks It is 1994. […]

4 Ways America Is Hostile Toward Mothers

This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Criminalization of pregnancy and unpaid maternity leave are some of the obstacles mothers face in the U.S. It’s ironic that while women are constantly bombarded with attacks on abortion rights, our society and economic system provide virtually no support for women when they decide to have […]