July 2011
36 posts
Stephanie Brill: Gender Diversity and Kids:... →
From the exec dir of Gender Spectrum. Me like.
Good Enough vs. Never Enough: A New Mommy War? |... →
Q&A w author of Good Enough Is the New Perfect: Finding Happiness and Success in Modern Motherhood, another book I now want to add to my pile.
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy - Magazine - The... →
Interesting piece by Lori Gottleib on how we define happiness for our children and for ourselves.
In Spite of Everything, by Susan Gregory Thomas,... →
Yet another book I now want to read.
DoubleX Book of the Week: Sugar in My Bowl →
I am just loving on XXfactor’s book reviews. Here’s one of the new anthology ed by Erica Jong.
More girls are interested in science if it's... →
I must be having a science attack. Am feeling the urge to shop. NOT.
The Anti-Romantic Child is the DoubleX Book of the... →
A beautifully considered review of a beautiful sounding book.
“The New Male Mystique” | Suzanne Braun Levine →
I’m with Suzanne, wishing we ALL could participate in the working world on more nurturing terms. (Thx @heymarci for the heads up!)
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Warning: Cuteness Alert
Yesterday, Baby Boy schmooched Baby Girl. They were sitting inside a big cardboard box taking turns kissing me, when Baby Boy turned to Baby Girl and planted a wet one right on her lips. She giggled. And then, she leaned in and kissed him back.
Things went on like this, back and forth, for a full minute or so. We all giggled. It was a cuteness explosion, in a box.
Vaginal Puppeteering vs. D**k Scrub - The Colbert... →
Summer’s Eve deserved this. Watch to the end. Hilarious.
Summer's Eve® | Hail to the V →
Um, what do we think of this, ladies? Faux empowerment much? It’s an ad for a douche.
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The Science of Boys and Girls - NYTimes.com →
Of course, I’m all over this. (And go Annie Murphy Paul!)
Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of... →
A new anthology’s coming out next month featuring jeremyadamsmith and others. Rad! #parenting
NICE WORK: This is what heteronormativity looks... →
Earlier this month, I went with my Framingham State University colleagues Bridgette Sheridan and Lisa Eck to the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Society, and Culture…
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This Week in Work and Life
A quick roundup of what’s catching my eye, filtered by @ccf_families:
Rising Family Income: More Work, Not Raises
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/rising-family-income-more-work-not-raises/
Traditional families today earn more than they did three decades ago — but primarily because they’re working more, a recent paper from the Hamilton...
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The 21st Century Motherhood Movement: Mothers... →
I cannot wait to read this anthology, ed by Andrea O’Reilly. Look for a review from one of my girlwpen colleagues soon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Women’s sports deserve a chance... →
LOVE THIS! A huge Chicago cheer to Veronica, an opedproject alum.
Astrophysicist Meg Urry Says Space Still the New... →
Written in association with The Op-Ed Project - whee!
The Author of ‘Fear of Flying’ Detects a Backlash... →
Zipless parenting, anyone?
The Feminist Spectator: The FS Suggests . . . Sex... →
If The FS (aka Jill Dolan) suggests it, it’s gotta be good!
Elizabeth Warren: ‘Wicked smart’ and on her way... →
Brilliant piece by friend of opedproject Theresa Amato. Brilliant, and sad:
Yet one look at last week’s controversial cover of Bloomberg Business Week may hold clues as to why she was passed over. A picture of Warren is surrounded by cartoon blurbs reflecting the whispering war in the corridors of Washington, DC. The blurbs (though not the internal story) label Warren as a “smug,” “arrogant,”...
SCIENCE GRRL: “Go, Girl!” does not mean “Boo,... →
It always feels awesome when something I shared on Twitter is retweeted so many times, my phone starts to chirp. That is what happened on Tuesday when I heard the news that the winners of this…
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Gender and Childhood: An Interview with My... →
Worth reading to the end.
Do Gen X Women Choose Work Over Kids? -... →
Why oh why do women still feel forced to choose one or the other. Tired sigh over here.
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Motherlode Book Club: 'Origins' - NYTimes.com →
Go Annie Murphy Paul!
How to do discreet breastfeeding « blue milk →
It took me a minute (even as a twin mama) to get the visual. Check it out!
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How Can We Get Men to Do More at Home? - Room for... →
Bravo to @andreadoucet, @jeremyadamsmith for participating in the forum!
POP GOES FEMINISM: Popularizing Strong Girls: Will... →
Don’t hate me Potterites, but I would have preferred the Harry Potter series had been instead the Hermione Granger series. Sure, Harry is great and all, but, given that male protagonists still…
MAMA W/PEN: A Day and a Half in the Life of an... →
I wasn’t planning on spending a day and a half turning around an op-ed. But when editors from certain venues call, I jump. Some opportunities are just too good to turn down.
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Bachmann, Palin and a new season for sexism -... →
My oped is live!
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Sex Change Operations for Baby Girls in India:... →
Oh LORD.
Activists’ Media Work — Likely to Not Work →
With the buzz about Michele Bachmann running for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, many journalists are wondering about the Tea Party’s power. So, I’m taking a break from blogging…
