The idea that a woman can love her own child and passionately support abortion rights should not be a provocative one. But it still is. I tried for almost a year to become pregnant. I was 33, then 34; not old by any measure, except the very particular one involving fertility. One month before I […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. About The Children by Bill Keller of The New York Times discusses what it means for kids when gay parents can marry. 2. The Immense Value Of Giving Men More Control Of Household Tasks by […]
Children “belong” to no one, says Lynn Beisner, but it’s a parent’s role to shape them and society’s job to provide parents with the resources to do that. In the year 2013, this should go without saying, but apparently some people have not gotten the memo: No human being is entitled to own another human […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Dunham Can’t Write Men by Dustin Rowles of Salon.com says most all of Lena Dunham’s male characters are misogynists or closet date rapists, and none of them are wholly believable. (We don’t agree with this […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. ‘Roe’ Didn’t Incite The Culture Wars, And Neither Would A Supreme Court Ruling For Marriage Equality by Jill Filipovic of The Nation says the Supreme Court Justices should ask themselves: Does history look kindly upon […]
Many polyamorous partnerships are deeply intimate, loving, meaningful relationships, so why aren’t they included in the marriage rights discussion? At this point in the same-sex marriage debate, everyone is familiar with the “slippery slope” argument relied on so often by conservatives: If we allow gay marriage, then soon we’ll be allowing groups of three or […]
Marriage is not a cure-all for our social ills. So why do we obsess over it so much? Is there a marriage “crisis” in this country? As we wait for the Supreme Court to debate the future of single-sex marriage, it’s hard to miss the headlines speculating how much the institution of marriage is changing […]
Emily Heist Moss says it shouldn’t take having a gay kid for our political leaders to think about fairness and justice. Last week, Senator Rob Portman, a Republican of Ohio, finally reversed his position on marriage equality after his 21-year-old son came out nearly two years ago. In some circles, Portman was lauded for his […]
It’s time to start including dads in the work/life balance discussion. Working Dads Risk Damaging Their Child’s Prospects Working Dads Are Healthier, Study Finds Working Dads: Don’t Feel Guilty The 10 Commandments For Working Fatherhood 5 Comments To Avoid Saying To A Working Dad The Myth Of The Rich, Selfish Working Dad Have you seen […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Sheryl Sandberg Gives American Women A Performance Review by Garance Franke-Ruta of The Atlantic says before there were second-wave feminists, there were women’s professional associations. Sandberg is looking to combine the two models to help […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Men Should Consider Changing Their Last Names When They Get Married by William MacAskill of The Atlantic explains why an ethicist and his fiancé rejected the centuries-old tradition. 2. Who Cares About Seeing Ashley Judd […]
What Ashley Judd shows on screen as an actress has nothing to do with her potential performance as a politician. Last month, Seth MacFarlane told Hollywood women he “saw their boobs.” This week, Ashley Judd is being criticized for showing hers. Taylor Bigler (citing such reputable sources as MrSkin.com), lists the films where Judd has “flashed […]
