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Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer: “Lean In” and Get Your Butt to the Office!
Lean in! Take charge! No fear! Out with flex-time! In with face time! These are the messages two of the highest profile working mothers in America are sending to the rest of us. If Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, …
Continue reading...What Happens to Global Women’s Issues Without Hillary Clinton?
February 21, 2013
What’s going to happen to America’s global women’s and girls initiatives without Hillary Clinton? Clinton was a champion for women and children around the world in a way no other Secretary of State before her. She’s brought money, attention and …
Continue reading...My Six Favorite Hillary Clinton Moments
January 30, 2013
Hillary Clinton is now a retired woman. She has officially stepped down from her post as Secretary of State. She’s no longer a U.S. Senator or First Lady. She’s not waging a presidential campaign — yet. And those pesky …
Continue reading...Over the Top Hillary-Bashing
January 24, 2013
Like I alluded to yesterday, some things will never change for Hillary Clinton … Image via The Newseum…
Continue reading...Roe v. Wade in Black and White
January 22, 2013
Forty years doesn’t seem like all that long ago — especially for someone like me who is over 40! But on the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that guaranteed that women’s access to …
Continue reading...Crow After Roe: What You Should Really Know on Roe v. Wade’s 40th Anniversary
January 21, 2013
Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo, two of my compatriots at our group project The Broad Side, have been working long and hard on their book about what has happened to women’s reproductive rights since the Supreme Court decision …
Continue reading...What You Should Know About Abortion on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 15, 2013
In just a few days, we will mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that ruled that our Constitutional right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extends to a …
Continue reading...Lessons for My Daughter from Anne Hathaway
December 18, 2012
Every now and then there are times when parenting, feminism and sexism collide. When they do, you know I have to write about them! By now, you may have seen Matt Lauer’s interview with Anne Hathaway on the Today Show …
Continue reading...Will Nikki Haley & Jenny Sanford Launch the GOP “New Girls” Network?
December 12, 2012
Jenny Sanford could become the next female member of the U.S. Senate. Jenny who? Remember Jenny Sanford? The wronged former first lady of South Carolina? The one whose husband coined the euphemism “hiking the old Appalachian Trail?” She’s never …
Continue reading...You’re Not a Feminist, But …??
December 7, 2012
I’m not quite sure which feminist wave I fall into, but I am one. I’m proud to say that even though there are many young women these days who often start their sentences with, “I’m not a feminist, but …”…
Continue reading...The “Morning After” Pill: Coming Soon to a Teen Near You?
November 28, 2012
The Plan B contraceptive pill should be made available to teen girls under 17. That’s the new advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and I agree wholeheartedly. As far as I’m concerned, Plan B, otherwise known as “the morning …
Continue reading...Nancy Pelosi Smack Down!
November 14, 2012
A good photo opp is worth a thousand words. And that’s what we got as Nancy Pelosi announced she will stay in her leadership role in the Democratic Party, after speculation that she might step aside once President Obama …
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February 25, 2013
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