A Report from “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions” Summit – Part 2
Gloria Steinem has repeatedly stressed the importance of women sharing their personal stories as a way to add their voices to the human record. This was the strength of The Daily Beast’s three-day event.
A Report From “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions” Summit – Part 1
Madeleine Albright’s most arresting comment was the analogy, “Women in a country are like the canary in the coal mine.”
Thoughts for a New Decade: What I Wish for Women
As we move into a new decade, I can’t help looking over my shoulder at all the things I would like to leave behind.
Women in the Media: A Night of Recognition
Editor-in-Chief of “Salon.com,” Joan Walsh, believes “things are much better than they’ve ever been.” On the role of new media as a catalyst she said, “It’s a new landscape and women can make more inroads.
Who Owns Feminist Art?
Art movements, like their political siblings, are messy. People don’t agree, groups splinter, and history is up for grabs.
Feminism Online
As long as the separate communities of women are siloed on the Internet, they will only be as strong as their individual voices and agendas.
Smear Tactics in the Feminist Blogosphere
Calling George Mitchell!! Forget the Middle East. Your services are needed in the sprawling community of women who have different visions of “feminism.”
Feminism and the Pink Elephant in the Tent
The future strength of women’s advocacy lies in the ability to be more tolerant of different points of view.
Who Says Feminists Aren’t Funny?
Feminists have often been accused of not having a sense of humor (How could they survive without one?), but this relaxed event had laughs to spare. Before the eight female stand-up comics strutted their stuff, I asked several people what they had found funny in 2008. They had to think hard.
Sarah Palin…Not My Role Model
On a visceral level, as a single Mother, I resent the Republican appropriation of the “family values” brand. I feel more connected with a man, Joe Biden, who questioned whether he should take his seat in the U.S. Senate after his wife and daughter were killed in a car crash.
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