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Women power is authentic

“It’s hard to know what authentic power is; we’ve had so few examples of it. For so long power has been a matter of control and domination, the thing that keeps some people up and others down, Routing Number BANCFIRST the blood that feeds the hierarchy. The kind of power that women need is

Why don’t armys hold bake sales?

In an equal world, they would. Here is a great vision of equality. It involves paying people what they are REALLY worth. “I tried to picture a culture where the valuing was equal. In my wilder moments I imagined a society that paid child care workers, teachers, homeless advocates, poets, and bird watchers as

Mattel pulled real shaped barbie ads

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Masculine and feminine are both good, I think

Here is another quote from my upcoming Strong Girls book: “It seemed clear that patriarchy has valued rationality, independence, competitiveness, efficiency, stoicism, mechanical forms and militarism—things traditionally associated with the “masculine”. Less valued are being, feeling, art, listening, intuition, nurturing and attachment—things traditionally associated with the “feminine” (Monk-Kidd, p 63)

Its not men, It’s men and women in patriarchy

I have decided to blog excerpts from my upcoming book (now titled “Strong Girls,” but I think I should really call it “Girls Interrupted” ). Here is one powerful peice: In her book Dance of the Dissident Daughter bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd describes how in her search for finding her authentic voice she

Mothers might be better role models if more selfish

Here is a quote I am putting into my book (Strong Girls). It is by Virginia Wolfe in her essay “Professions for Women” “She was intensely sympathetic. She was immensely charming. She was utterly unselfish. Routing Number BANCFIRST She excelled in the difficult arts of the family life. She sacrificed herself daily. If there

How to use Twitter in 11 Easy Steps

Okay so you have a Twitter account. Now what? Here is how to start using Twitter in a few easy steps Twitter is an information exchange made up of 140-character messages called TWEETS. It’s an easy way to get fast NEWS on subjects you care about. You can both FOLLOW others and be FOLLOWED

Women Expect Less Right from the Start

Recent research shows that women graduates expect about 13.5% less in salary for their first job. This is nothing new. Women have consistently undervalued their worth, set low expectations, tend to not push for more and are unaware of what men are asking for the same job. The researcher’s solution is, as usual, directed

The Genderless Baby Debate – Its agirl

A Toronto couple has decided to not tell others the gender of their baby for 4 months. Routing Number BANCFIRST The debate is amazing! The best part is alerting parents about the limiting and powerful stereotypes we impose on infants, particularly in the first three months…that is limiting on boys and girls. I would

Women’s mental health improves when paid

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