What’s Worse — When the Media Mock Political Women or Ignore Them?

The media love to mock women in the political world by using sexist terms that demean us and make us out to be something not worthy of serious consideration.   We saw that time and time again…

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November is Adoption Awareness Month — There Should be No ‘Give Backs’ in Adoption

“Give backs” are for bad holiday gifts, not for children. There are few things that truly make me lose it, but sensational media coverage of adoption is one of those things.  So bear with me…

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Why We Continue to be Our Own Worst Enemy

While there are no statistics to prove this, it feels like there are a record number of events for political women at the Democratic National Convention. That’s a really exciting thing in terms of where political women go from…

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Sexism. It’s Not Just About Hillary Anymore

When someone calls Hillary Clinton a bitch, it’s not just about her. It’s about me and my fellow MOMocrats and my sister. It’s about my mother and my aunts and my daughter. It’s about mothers and friends and…

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Even an Obama Supporter Believes Media Coverage of Hillary is Sexist

I’ve taken a lot of heat for continuing to talk about my belief that many in the media have treated Hillary Clinton unfairly because of her gender. Comments like, “If you look hard enough for…

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Can We PLEASE Forget About the Blue Dress?

I KNEW that no one really cared about Hillary Clinton’s schedule. Not the schedule per se. The interest was to use it as a tool to go after her. That’s what it looks like today. Don’t believe…

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