1. DON’R WRITE A POEM ABOUT RAPE.
Must read. I’m not even much of a poetry fan, but found this stunning: Don’t Write a Poem About Rape.
2. Gloria Steinem: Women Are Never Front Runners
An exquisite exposition about the differences between Obama’s candidacy and Hillary’s candidacy, due entirely — entirely – to gender. Please [...]
Archive for June 11th, 2008
Short Takes
Posted in Sexism, feminism, tagged 2nd wave feminism, Ageism, feminism, Gloria Steinem on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s true: You can’t have it all
Posted in Sexism, feminism, tagged 2nd wave feminism, feminism, mothering, parenting, sexism on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sad, but true. The Super-Woman myth is just that: a myth, a fairy tale. When women dare to have careers and families, something’s gotta give unless they are wealthy enough to have help — a nanny, perhaps an extended family of grandparents to deliver childcare, whatever.
What really needs to change, in my opinion, is [...]
