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Is Your Emergency Room Ready for Your Child?
If you have to take your child to an emergency room, did you know that many hospitals don’t have specialized pediatric staff to address issues specific to children? I didn’t. I’ve been lucky that so far (knock wood) we’ve never …
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...A Short, Open Letter to Hillary Clinton
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Dear Hillary, I so loved your speech last week from the Women in the World conference, as well as Meryl Streep’s brilliant introduction of you. You’ve had so many wonderful and inspiring moments as someone who has been a tireless …
Continue reading...Political Ambition and Women
Friday, March 16, 2012
As part of my ongoing duties over at iVillage iVote during the 2012 election, I get to be part of some amazing video conversations, like this one with iVillage Chief Correspondent Kelly Wallace and author/activist Gloria Feldt. We had …
Continue reading...Leadership Through Women’s Compassion
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
When it comes to Hillary Clinton most people have very strong feelings. Few people are lukewarm in their thinking about the former First Lady/U.S. Senator/presidential candidate/Secretary of State. You either love her for all she’s accomplished or hate her for …
Continue reading...Limbaugh Isn’t the Only One Mocking Women
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Image via iStockPhoto/PeterPhoto There’s plenty of sexism and downright misogyny among talking heads and commentators to go around. Neither the left not the right has a lock on who’s worse. As many people, including myself, have called out Rush Limbaugh …
Continue reading...Rush Limbaugh & The GOP: You Can’t Take Back “Slut”
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The last two news cycles have been filled with reports of Rush Limbaugh’s so-called “apology” to Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke. No doubt, you’ve all heard by now that Limbaugh’s faulty understanding of how the birth control pill works …
Continue reading...Teaching Tolerance with the Help of JCPenney and Ellen DeGeneres
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Image via Joanne Bamberger. All rights reserved When I hear about efforts like those of a group called “One Million Moms” trying to take down a business and a celebrity because they want to “protect” their children from “non-traditional” families, …
Continue reading...Komen Foundation Underestimated the Power of Social Media Women
Monday, February 6, 2012
Much has been written about the Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation vs. Planned Parenthood vs. breast cancer screening PR disaster. Was the decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood a political one in the fight against abortion? Was …
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention — Ilina from Dirt and Noise: Involving Your Children in Your Political Passions
Monday, December 26, 2011
Welcome to the latest installment of BlogHer’s series Why I’m Political. I know lots of people steer clear of the world of politics or anything that makes you think about one more televised candidate debate! But the political means …
Continue reading...Martin Luther King Memorial
Saturday, November 26, 2011
So much more overwhelming in person than any image can suggest … Image by Joanne Bamberger. All rights reserved.…
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