This is funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wytAaOyE7vo
“The urge to protest and dissent, and yet do it in a way that creates no further harm is powerful and unavoidable.” Deb and Ed Shapiro
“In its purest broadest context, politics is the process of working toward a better world.” Ed and Deb Shapiro
This is a very insightful article. We tell women to not get pregnant, forgetting that it is men who get women pregnant. That is funny. Or not really. Here is an excerpt: “The cultural reflex to hold women accountable for male lust and subsequent reproduction is so ingrained that we don’t even notice the asymmetry.
Here is a great definition of mindfulness by Sylvia Boorstein: “Mindfulness is the balanced recognition of arising experiences external and internal, moment to moment, so that the mind remains clear and energetic enough to respond wisely and kindly.” It’s perfect.
I am so excited about the changes that Mattell is now making to Barbie. This step will change our entire culture. We will no longer feed girls with a very narrow stereotype of the “perfect woman” and we will all learn to see that all women are beautiful. Regardless of what the nasty cosmetic and fashion
My two teen daughters are struggling with math. Why? They get A’s in all their other classes. As a gender researcher I decided to investigate and here is what I discovered: 1, Research after research shows that girls and boys are equally capable at math (around the world). 2. If teachers think that boys and men are
This is a HUGE problem. If women are not in the media most of our information about the world is from a male perspective. Here is a great article summarizing recent research on the topic. A MUST READ
Here is some disturbing research on how women get penalized when they collaborate. Here is an excerpt: “Unfortunately for women, research done with a co-author counts far less. When women write with co-authors, the benefit to their career prospects is much less than half that accorded to men. This really matters, because most economic research is