Best of the Week. Feminist Twitter
I love feminist Twitter. Here’s some of the things and people that piqued my interest there this week. WORDS MATTER December 6 marked the 30 year anniversary of a Canadian mass shooting by a self affirmed, blatant, anti-feminist. This year, the memorial plaque changed the…
Domesticity. Who Does the Work?
A well run home creates bliss but requires a hell of a lot of domestic work to get there. We all know that right? Bliss comes at a cost and the cost is highest for women. The numbers are clear. In spite of advancements since…
They Don’t Just Make our Movies and TV. Men Dominate the Music Industry.
It doesn’t take an elaborate research study to know that men dominate the music industry. Just watch award shows, look at the charts, and listen to the radio. But, the world is now filled with data, and those that analyze it. Maybe we can learn from…
I Pick the America of Yovanovitch.
Meet Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch, a principled woman that corrupt men don’t like very much and a true American Patriot. Yovanovitch was born to Russian parents in Canada and moved to Connecticut when she was 3. She became a US citizen at 18. After college she…
Impeachment & The ERA at the exact same time? Ladies, this is our Moment.
Wednesday November 13th at 10am ET the formal impeachment hearings for Trump begin, and down the hall, the House Judiciary Committee will be marking up HJ Res 79. HJ Res 79 is the official name of the bill, put forth by tireless advocate Rep. Jackie…
A City Designed for Women by Women
Unless we throw in a mere itty bitty handful of matriarchal societies and the Wonder Woman Movie, there just is no such thing as a city designed for women. We simply haven’t been in positions of power long enough to have designed one. We most…
Public Schools are a Hot Mess. And YES that’s a Feminist Issue.
The success of men, women and children are closely tied to our education system, and make no mistake about it, our public schools are a hot mess. Poorly designed from curriculum, facilities, teacher pay and to the asinine schedule that lets the kids out of…
Serena’s Husband Slammed by Twitter
A feminist view on paid parental leave is YAS! Give of us some of that. Serena Williams husband feels the same way. He got slammed on Twitter for it. This is troubling to me. Here’s one of the Tweets that started it: Nice huh? Serena’s…
We Have a Judge Problem
When people or groups don’t agree, judges decide. Judges are wise, smart people who are neutral and simply apply the law as it is written. Right? No, and it’s getting much worse. America, we have a judge problem. As you look at recent history we’ve…
It’s Time to Unlearn the Patriarchy
We decide what goes in our brains, and it’s time to Unlearn the Patriarchy. In my early 20’s I loved a good crime novel. Reading page after page about blood spatter and knife wounds and fingerprints was great fun. One day, my grandmother said, “You…
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