International Women’s Day is 24 hours of celebration of what it means to be a woman and to promote gender equality. This year, on
Category: Women
Saying no to pink and princesses
Some call them the princess wars. I prefer calling them the pink wars. Princess or pink. Does it matter? When you’re blessed with giving
How a new North Carolina gun law hurts women and teens
Sarah Hunt is a 15 year old sophomore from North Carolina who is participating in Progress Women’s “Legis-Ladies” project, which is aimed at getting
Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices
What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many
Are we really still arguing about letting boys play with dolls?
The other day, I overheard a conversation between a teacher and a few students; they were “discussing” another teacher who apparently allowed her four
Feminism is dead, he said
“Feminism is dead,” he said casually. I almost choked on my latte. As I sat across from him at a coffee house, I could
Why women do not love Huckabee
Well, clearly, someone did not learn from Todd Akin. As if the Republican Party really had any leeway for chauvinistic comments after Akin’s “legitimate
Progressive Blog Digest: Girl talk
This daily blog, Progressive Blog Digest, is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It
The devolution of feminism
It saddens me that feminism has come to be associated with elderly Cat Ladies condemning the oppressive institution of matrimony in their solitary existence,
Women will lead the way
As long as our country has Gail Collins, Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren, I can clutch a tiny bit of hope in my wrinkly,