Time is flying by. Take a minute to look at where you are right now.

Time is flying by. If you have kids in school you are most likely feeling the vortex of the end of the year approaching (or even here this week in some parts of the country).

The truest thing I heard as a new mom was, “The days are long but the years are short.” Now I feel the acceleration...

Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In,” the Kidpower screen door, and my Grandmother

I am disheartened by the female infighting that has cropped up around Sheryl Sandberg’s new book and website, Lean In. Unfortunately, conversations among women who have different perspectives have quickly broken down into women who mostly agree on many important issues calling each other bad feminists....

Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” and women’s circles

I have many thoughts about Sheryl Sandberg’s new “Lean In” project, but before I get into the heart of that discussion, I just wanted to give a shout-out to women’s circles. Whether you call it a support group, a consciousness-raising group, a sewing circle or a...

Don’t make assumptions about a woman who “doesn’t want children”

In today’s “Ask Amy” column, a man wrote in to get advice about the fact that his son’s wife had decided “(after three years of trying to have a baby) that she just doesn’t want to be a parent.” And the letter writer and his wife were concerned that they couldn’t get their daughter-in-law to talk to...

The woman who started Fired Up, Ready to Go

There were many memorable speeches at last week’s Democratic Convention: President Obama, President Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama got a great deal of deserved attention. But hearing more than 12 hours of speeches, there were many other speakers who stood out–some of whom were “regular” people: Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns on the Bus,...

Time to make a Voting plan!

Last week’s Democratic Convention was an amazing experience. The people and energy in Charlotte were wonderful. Aside from the strange police-state security and some offensive protestors, my main impression after spending a week in community with a diverse group of Democrats was, “This is...

Don’t let Republicans run away from their ugly words about rape, and their disregard for women’s rights

“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.” –Michael Kinsley

This week is all about gaffes coming from the mouths of Republican men who are embarrassing themselves when they admit just how much they want to control women’s lives, and judge–and punish!–our sexuality. Many of these men are later...

Today’s blog post will return!

My apologies for a coincidence of timing today that made me temporarily lose today’s blog post, “Don’t Let Republicans Run Away From Their Ugly Words About Rape and Their Disregard for Women’s Rights.”

We have a big site renovation going on that I will write about separately (tomorrow), but just know that the changes in the website happened to coincide...

Don’t let Republicans run away from their ugly words about rape, and their disregard for women’s rights

“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.” –Michael Kinsley

This week is all about gaffes coming from the mouths of Republican men who want and are embarrassing themselves when they admit just how much they want to control women’s lives and judge–and punish!–our sexuality. Many of...

If you are even a little bit pro-choice, you need to vote Democratic this year

Starting out with a shout-out to Taylor Ferrera’s “Legitimate Rape” song:

Republican Senate candidate Todd Aiken’s ignorant comments about “legitimate rape” and his claim that women who were raped would not get pregnant has received a great deal of well-deserved attention this week. The spotlight is now on women’s reproductive rights, and it’s...