Annamarya Scaccia is tired of feeling bad for feeling too much. Confession: I’m a crier. Actually, that’s not really a confession. If you know me in real life, you know that my eyes have released so much water that I could have probably revitalized a few dry riverbeds by now. I’d like to say it’s […]
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 originally appeared on Fem2.0. Republished here with permission. Thanks to Sheryl Sandberg, the media is focused on the absence of women in positions of leadership and power in the corporate world. Ms. Sandberg offers many thoughtful suggestions on overcoming this situation, but makes just one very brief reference to the impediment caused by sexual […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Steubenville Rapists Can Be Saved by Irin Carmon of Salon.com says for all the justified outrage at the Steubenville offenders, rehab can and does work. Their lives are not “over.” 2. New Poll Shows Huge […]
Gender equality has stalled because we face systemic biases that no amount of rich white woman bashing or sexist mommy war blather will ever solve, says Soraya Chemaly. As you likely already know, Sheryl Sandberg has written a book called Lean In about women in the workplace. Anne Marie Slaughter has a difference of opinion, […]
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 […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Quest To Find Realistic Role Models For Working Mothers by Reva Smith of The Atlantic says superstar moms can be more intimidating than inspiring. Where are the relatable examples of women who manage both […]
Fran Rodgers, a pioneer of the work/family movement and workplace flexibility, urges Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer to reverse her ban on telecommuting. Dear Marissa, You don’t know me, so let me explain why I feel I am qualified to give you advice. I was a pioneer of the work/family movement and workplace flexibility and a […]
Marissa Mayer was wrong to deny flexibility to Yahoo! workers, but is telecommuting the right long-term solution for employees with families? Let me be clear. I am not a fan of Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, who until now has been most famous in the parenting world for her abbreviated maternity leave. At the time, I […]
This originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. The question of whether or not to come out at work is a loaded one—one that many fear will have a huge impact on their job satisfaction, hiring potential, career path, and employment status. If you’re considering coming out at work, these are probably already […]
Losing a job is hard on any family—but does it matter more whose job was lost? I’ve been waiting for today for four years. Today I woke up and I knew my wife, Nicole, would be getting ready for work, and I knew she’d be leaving. In late 2008, I had an opportunity to travel […]
Why is it OK for men to poke fun of each other’s physical flaws? I take off my pants, belt still attached, and throw them hard to the ground like I’m spiking a football. “Don’t you oppress me pants!” I yell at the discarded Wrangler’s jeans. I scold the leg sleeves as they lay haphazard, […]
