“I think we need to get much angrier…”
I already referenced this article in my last post, but the title of this post is something Gloria Steinem said in an interview with The Observer when talking about women working towards flexible working hours and childcare. She was generally speaking about areas of the feminist movement that require more attention and focus. Anger is … Read more
Sisterhood
After the previous post I had a conversation with a friend in which she related similar situations where her female friends shared variations of the “boys are better than girls” ideology. Apparently somewhere along the way women became catty, dramatic witches and it’s just a fact that we’ve all accepted. As a sort of first … Read more
Boys > Girls
Confession: I’ve developed a bad habit since I started this blog. My eyes and ears are always opened to any and all issues that I think might be relevant to bring up in this forum. So basically, and I think I’ve mentioned this here in the past, no conversation or passing comment related to women … Read more
A Part of the Whole
I’m always impressed by tough women and sweet men. When I come across individuals who hold those qualities they always stand out in my mind. I think it has something to do with the fact that they go against gender norms and undermine societal pressures to conform to a certain standard of behavior. That’s the … Read more
Miss Representation
This link for the trailer of the documentary Miss Representation has been going around my Facebook for a little bit, some of you might have even already seen it, but I thought I’d share it here. Miss Representation explores the media’s portrayal of women. It talks about how the media’s representation of woman as sex objects and … Read more
A Zero Sum Game
I’m going to need you guys to explain something for me. We’ve talked about this topic before on the blog, the propagation of the idea that the advancement of women comes at the expense of men and that there is some sort of power struggle happening in our society and any success or promotion of … Read more
Contemplating Equality
Today’s personal account of trying to engender equality comes from Oak. I was introduced to the term describing the advancement of understanding and actions between men and women, “gender equality”, when I came in contact with the teachings of the Bahá’í Faith when I was nineteen years old. By that point, I had already absorbed much of … Read more
What is the Role of Gender Roles?
Firstly, I should apologize for my prolonged absence from the blog. I was traveling for work and assumed I’d still have the opportunity to blog but that never really worked out so here I am 6 weeks later, back in the office and back on engendering equality. A very interesting point came up during my … Read more
Strong is Beautiful. Or maybe Strong is just Strong and that’s Okay.
Summer 2011 – time for the women’s World Cup. This time last summer, my friends and I gathered every evening to watch whatever game from the men’s World Cup that was on that day. Without fail we would rush home from work, eat our sunflower seeds and spend the next two 90 minutes yelling at … Read more
A Few Thoughts on Weddings and Wedding-Related Reality TV
Today’s personal account of trying to engender equality comes from Chloë. I never cared much for fantasizing about my future wedding, nor do I believe the (Western?) myth that all little girls do it. It was not until I had to plan my own wedding (with help from my now-husband) that I fully realized what madness is … Read more
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