I confess: I love shoes. Especially when they’re high. Until they wore out, my go-to faves were a pair of black leather ankle boots with dangerously high heels. They were actually pretty comfortable, but I would have worn them anyway because they looked damn good. I’m also a feminist. I bring this up because I […]
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Feminist in High Heels
Posted in being judged, culture, feminism, identity, tagged Charlotta Kratz, fashion, Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style", feminism, New York Times, self-expression, Shira Tarrant, Silicon Valley, Women in tech on August 10, 2012| 45 Comments »
RIP, Feminista
Posted in culture, feminism, grass-is-greener, identity, why women?, tagged Erica Kennedy, Feminista on June 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I was shocked and saddened this weekend when I clicked on an email telling me that Erica Kennedy–fashion publicist turned writer turned author–had died. How I wished I could unclick it–the email, and the news. Today is no better: my head feels clouded, like I’m thinking through mud. My gut feels heavy, as though I […]
Is Sleep A Feminist Issue?
Posted in culture, feminism, gender roles, why women?, tagged expectations, having it all, New York Times, Pamela Paul, perfectionism, prescription sleep aids, sleep, workplace on November 8, 2011| 1 Comment »
Well, it certainly seems like it. According to Pamela Paul’s piece in Sunday’s New York Times, Mother’s little helper of the new millennium may in fact be the sleeping pill – a prescription not likely to inspire a jaunty pop song anytime soon. Nearly 3 in 10 American women fess up to using some kind […]
Is Wanting to Look Good Anti-Feminist?
Posted in being judged, culture, feminism, the ticking clock, why women?, tagged aging, anna holmes, botox, feminism, jezebel, spanx, us vs. them, Washington Post on August 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
If a feminist worries over her worry lines, frets over getting fat, or lusts after lipstick… but there’s no one around to witness it, can she still call herself a feminist? They’re questions we all ponder at one time or another, I suppose. Is buying Spanx buying into an oppressive ideal? Does dabbling in fillers […]
Feminists Love Divorce And Other Outdated Nonsense
Posted in culture, feminism, why women?, tagged Betty Friedan, divorce, ERA, feminism, marriage, Phyllis Schlafly, Suzanne Venker on February 24, 2011| 4 Comments »
Dear (anti-Equal Rights Amendment crusader and Eagle Forum founder) Phyllis Schlafly and (“No Bull Mom”) Suzanne Venker, co-authors of “The Flipside of Feminism: What Conservative Women Know–and Men Can’t Say”, When you write “If there’s one thing feminists love, it’s divorce,” it makes me wonder. When you say that “Their own writings reveal that feminists […]
Feminist And Funny
Posted in culture, feminism, Uncategorized, tagged feminism, Gail Collins, Mama Grizzlies, Sarah Palin, Stacy Schiff on August 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Did you hear the one about funny feminists? Check the repartee between New York Times columnist Gail Collins and writer Stacy Schiff, author of the forthcoming “Cleopatra: A Life”, in Wednesday’s Opinionator column. They wax feminist about everything from Mama Grizzlies to Manolos, and give us a chuckle or two along the way. Funny, stand-up […]
Feminista: Undecided Talks Feminism, Choices, and Having It All with Author Erica Kennedy
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", culture, feminism, grass-is-greener, identity, purpose, too many choices, why women?, worklife balance, tagged Erica Kennedy, Feminista, Gloria steinem, grass-is-greener, have it all, the road not traveled, too many choices on December 21, 2009| 3 Comments »
Readers, we’ve missed you, but we promise we’re back — and we’ve returned bearing gifts, in the form of a Q&A with the sharp, funny, honest, and slightly potty-mouthed author Erica Kennedy, whose first novel, Bling, is a New York Times Bestseller. But we bring her to you because Sydney, the main character in her […]
The Zeitgest: Apparently, You’re Feminists
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A flurry of interesting comments blew in over the last couple weeks. Many of them in answer to Shannon’s loaded question: Are You A Feminist: This reminds me of something I studied in a sociology class in college–it was the idea that the majority of gay men were beer-drinking, sports-watching, suit-wearing so called “normal” guys, […]
So. Are you a Feminist?
Posted in being judged, feminism, tagged Coco Chanel, feminism, Germaine Greer, Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga on August 11, 2009| 22 Comments »
Are you a feminist? A loaded question. But why? When I was in college, I drove a car I inherited from my mom, a cute Cabriolet convertible which came affixed with one piece of flare: a bumper sticker that read, “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Radical indeed. A neighbor asked me […]
Enough Already With The End of Men
Posted in culture, feminism, gender roles, tagged "End of Men", Christina Hoff Sommers, New York Times, school culture, Undecided: How to ditch the endless quest for perfect and find a career -- and life -- that works for you on February 5, 2013| 2 Comments »
Something has been nagging at me ever since I read Christina Hoff Sommers’ Opinionator piece in Sunday’s New York Times. Did you catch it? It’s yet another essay lamenting the disconnect between today’s school system and, well, the nature of boys. Her piece, which links declining male achievement with grade school culture, is pegged to […]