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Binders Full of Women: More Than a Meme
The blogosphere loves a good meme. Who doesn’t like a little Ryan “Hey Girl” Gosling (especially that feminist Ryan Gosling!) or some bad-ass Texts from Hillary. They’re good fun with a grain a truth — women’s collective …
Continue reading...I’m Ready for Equal Pay. How About You?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
When I was first starting out as a young journalist, I believed there was no question that I would get paid the same salary as men doing the same job. After all, we’d come a long way, right? Women were …
Continue reading...Don’t Know What to Tell My Daughters on Women’s Equality Day
Friday, August 26, 2011
I sometimes use my experiences as PunditGirl’s mother as a lens through which to view issues that are important to me. But PunditGirl isn’t the only daughter in my life. I also have two adult step-daughters. They don’t need …
Continue reading...Supreme Court Tells Women to Shut Up and Go Home — Again
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Supreme Court has told one and a half million women who work at Wal-mart, in essence, be grateful you have jobs even if you make less money and get promoted less than men. Now, shut up and go home.…
Continue reading...Five Things This Feminist Mom is Grateful for on Mother’s Day — A Reprise
Sunday, May 8, 2011
This one was one of my favorites from last year. So I figured — if it was good enough for Mother’s Day 2010, it should still be good for 2011! Sure, I get to leave the dishes in the sink …
Continue reading...One Day for Women? I’d Say We Need All 365
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
007 gets schooled by “M” on International Women’s Day. What do you say — Judi Dench in 2012? And I think Daniel Craig might look better as a redhead.…
Continue reading...White House Report Says Women More Likely to Have a College Education, but Still Earn Less
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The White House chose Women’s History Month to release a new report on the status of American women called “Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being.” The good news is that it’s the first comprehensive report in …
Continue reading...President Obama and the Chamber of Commerce: Bad News for Women?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
When I saw news clips of President Obama walking across Pennsylvania Avenue to make a much-lauded speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the first thought that came into my head was, “Well, there’s one more stake in the heart …
Continue reading...Is Fair Pay Dead in Minnesota?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
I’ve never been to Minnesota, but I’m a big fan — I like it’s current Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (’cause he was smart enough, good enough and gosh darn it the voters liked him!), someone was …
Continue reading...Writing, writing, writing!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Yup, still nose to the computer keyboard here for the never-ending manuscript edits! But that doesn’t mean you can’t find me some other cool places in the blogosphere! There’s plenty of blame to go around for the failure of the …
Continue reading...Things That Made Me Mad Today — Editing My Manuscript Edition
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Man, this writing and editing a book is a lot of work! While I’m trying to get things finished here, there are things I want to write about, but don’t have enough time for. So I’m putting them in my …
Continue reading...It’s Time for “Equal” to Be The New “Good”
Monday, May 24, 2010
Do I really have to put on my “good girl” face if I want to be treated fairly by employers rather than just having a straightforward conversation about why I, as a woman, am deserving of equal pay for equal …
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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