Tag Archive | "women writers"
Number 60 with a Bullet?
Lists are always a touchy subject, especially in the blogosphere. Who was included? Who wasn’t? Are they really important? Are they a fair representation of “the best?” But it is nice when your peers get together and decide that what …
Continue reading...What if We Were Really Honest?
Thursday, September 29, 2011
What would the never-ending debate about what it’s like to be a stay-at-home mom vs. a work-at-home mom vs. a work in an office mom look like if we all talked honestly about our experiences? No worn-out cliches about pretending …
Continue reading...How Are You Managing at Midlife?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
As I get ready for the release of Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about my next Pundit chapter. Having a book published has …
Continue reading...The Flip Side of Lisa Belkin’s “Jinxed” Theory
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
As a general matter, I enjoy reading the posts at Lisa Belkin’s New York Times blog, Motherlode. I’ve met Lisa and she’s a lovely person, a great writer and her column has interesting food for thought. But there are …
Continue reading...Things That Made Me Mad This Week
Friday, January 7, 2011
Not enough women writers to keep the column Broadsheet going at Salon. Really? I wish they’d called — I could have given them a really long list of great women writers who think about the broad spectrum of politics from …
Continue reading...An Open Letter to the New York Times About Mom Bloggers, Women Writers & the Universe
Monday, March 15, 2010
Dear New York Times (other mainstream media outlets, you should probably pay attention, too), I’m so weary of your attempts to marginalize women writers online who happen to be mothers that I almost couldn’t write this letter. But I realized …
Continue reading...Dear Publishers, Sorry About My ‘X’ Chromosomes
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I’ve been wondering for a few months whether and when women’s voices will finally be taken seriously. Apparently, my two X chromosomes have been clouding my view of the writing world. So much of our writing gets labeled as “chick …
Continue reading...is "mother’s milk" trumping the mommy-blogger?
Friday, August 3, 2007
I’m David Wescott, the political hack/PR flack who blogs about blogging at It’s Not a Lecture, and I’m so grateful to PunditMom for letting me borrow her soapbox today. One of the things I do is track the issues-based …
Continue reading...An Excellent Question
Friday, June 22, 2007
“Everytime I spend a hour or two with a room full of women, I find myself asking the same question: Why aren’t we running the world yet?” This comment comes from the wonderful Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer-prize winning columnist and …
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- Babble Voices What Kind of Mother Are You?
- Politico Is Susan G. Komen Putting Women at Risk?
- Politics Daily A Look Back: When We Were Hopeful About Gabby Giffords Running for the U.S. Senate
- iVillage Women Voters in South Carolina Loved Newt Gingrich. Florida Not So Much
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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