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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

Girls for change video

Here is a great video about a small act of kindness. I think nine million have watched it so far! And I love the Irish accents.

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

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

Stop Sexualizing Girls with Padded Bikini Tops

I want to celebrate the mothers (Mumsnet) and other protestors in the United Kingdom who last week managed to stop huge retailer Primark (138 stores) from selling padded bikini tops for young girls. In 2006 Tesco, supermarket giant removed a pole dancing set (with frilly garder and DVD!) but still carries padded bras for girls. Why

New Girl Research. Old Ineffective Solutions.

Leonard Sax has a new book out called “Girls on the Edge.” I have not read it yet, but wanted to share with you what I gleamed from the McLean’s Magazine review (3 May 2010). Dr. Sax found that girls are in very serious trouble and suffering from a very fragile sense of self. He describes cutting, binge drinking, depression