We No Longer Have the Luxury of Sheltering in Place
We may not be able to recall when we first heard the term “shelter in place” but it is being bandied about frequently now that… Read More »We No Longer Have the Luxury of Sheltering in Place
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What Not To Wear: Caitlyn Jenner Style
God help me. I grew up once upon a time when colleges didn’t provide safe spaces, when sexual harassment was de rigueur, when date rape… Read More »What Not To Wear: Caitlyn Jenner Style
That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Here is what Viagra does: it allows a man to get an erection so that he can have intercourse with a woman when his body… Read More »That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!
Full Disclosure: I do not like whiners. Especially adult whiners. Especially adults who constantly whine about how hard child-rearing is. (With this caveat: if you… Read More »Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!
Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?
Dear Jessica: At 36, I was still getting catcalled in the street. At 46, I was being accosted by men on the streets of Paris… Read More »Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?
Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face
Some days I look in the mirror and I think: You look pretty good for a woman pushing 60. Other days I glance at myself… Read More »Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face
Psst! You Can’t Handle the Truth About Women!
Hey you. Yes, you. Come here. Yes. Closer. I have something to tell you. Are you ready? Are you sure? Can you handle it? Ok.… Read More »Psst! You Can’t Handle the Truth About Women!
I Was a Teenaged Feminist?
A couple of days ago a “Dear Abby” column had a letter in it from a 16-year-old girl who works in the food service industry… Read More »I Was a Teenaged Feminist?
8 Things Middle-Aged Women Think About Far More Than Whether They’re Still F*ckable by Middle-Aged Men
(This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post) Tom Junod’s recent Esquire article on the sexual viability of 42-year-old women would be just silly if… Read More »8 Things Middle-Aged Women Think About Far More Than Whether They’re Still F*ckable by Middle-Aged Men
The Rise (Again) of the Celebrity Feminist.
Someone recently said to me that the reason something is in the news, what makes it newsworthy, is the huge chance that it won’t happen… Read More »The Rise (Again) of the Celebrity Feminist.