With Paul Ryan joining Mitt Romney’s bid for the presidency, Republicans have solidified their stance on women. And I mean “stance” literally. They wish to keep women firmly under the heels of men. Paul Ryan’s record on women’s issues is appalling, and if elected, he and Mitt have no intention of softening this position, much […]
Our Roots
Mother’s Day is certainly a Hallmark inspired event, which I used to pooh-pooh for being all about profit-making. But becoming a grandmother has changed my perspective. Now, I am thankful for this contrived holiday because it forces me to take time out to celebrate past, present, and future generations, and most important, to remember my […]
When What Divides Us Unites Us
I almost feel like a broken record coming back to the issue of anti-woman legislation and political rhetoric over and over again, but new attacks on women crop up every day. It’s truly our political system that is broken. I am amazed that we can even consider pointing the finger at the human rights abuses […]
Not Much of a Leap for Women
Today is Leap Day, an extra day in our calendar every four years to compensate for the fact that the Earth actually takes 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun. Leap Days (and Leap Years as a whole), like any unusual days, have several traditions and superstitions associated with them. In Greece, marrying in […]
Discernment
In this election, all I really have to do is just get out there and tell the truth. —Elizabeth Warren Being a truth teller goes hand in hand with another visionary ability: discernment. Being able to go below the surface and see beyond what’s obvious, distinguishing differences among options, reading character and motives—all are crucial […]
Does Size Matter?
Florida International University’s Center for Leadership recent survey, The Women Entrepreneurial Leaders Report, showed that “while both men and women are equally likely to desire business growth, women are less likely to measure success by the size of their firm. Instead, women business owners tend to pursue a balance between economic goals, like profit, and […]
Less than Human
Tomorrow, Mississippi voters will decide whether or not to treat women as less than human. Make no mistake. The Personhood Amendment is not about granting personhood to fertilized eggs. It’s about taking it away from women. If this amendment passes, it will make contraception and fertility treatment criminal. Pregnant women will spend every moment of […]
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