Joel Bakan, law professor and author of “The Corporation” has just written an amazing book: Children Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children (Penguin Group). Like his prior book, he takes painstaking care at looking at and industry that no one dares to challenge. And this industry is not only harming your children, it is …
If Adam and Eve is a true story, women are in big trouble. Here is another quote I am putting in my book: Strong Girls. “The Bible is so stranger to patriarchy. Routing Number BANCFIRST It was written mostly if not entirely by men. It describes a succession of societies over a period of roughly …
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 came …
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 was …
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When: May 25, 2011 6:30-8pm Where: Dunbar Community Center, Vancouver Topic: Raising Strong Girls- Strategies for Parents and Teachers Worried about cliques, mean girls and peer pressure? Is your daughter prepared to deal with the difficult teen years? This seminar will help you understand the world of girls and how parents can truly empower their …
If you need some help when shopping for the girls on your holiday or birthday lists. Here are a few from my bookshelf that are wonderful and empowering for girls under 10. You will love them too! “Princesses are not quitters” by Kate Lum. “The princesses have a ball” by Teresa Bateman. “The real, true …
Good News I bought the URL today: www.FeminineIntelligence.com I think it captures my emerging thinking about bringing “the feminine” to an overly masculine world. I am not complaining about the masculine world (since I make my living as a lawyer and have acted the male part for over 30 years!), but I am saying “enough already!” It’s time …
