Culture
Lady Business: Who Taught You About Work?
I was lucky to have a combination of humble and down to earth mentors in real life and to understand how it important it was to be careful about who you take your cues from in the business world. What works for everybody else may not work for you, especially if you are a feminist.
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WTF Files: A Woman Hasn't Moderated a Presidential Debate in 20 Years
We already know that the stage will be a total sausage fest during the 2012 debates (again), but did you know that all of the debate moderators in the past 20 years have been men... Read more »
Lady Business: Poppin' Pink Collars and Devaluing Women's Work
The New York Times writes that our country is in such economic peril that men who used to be able to work respectable white collar positions or even blue collar ones are now intrepidly and patriotically finding honor in the lowly positions of women. Apparently it has been this... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Pauline Kael
“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”
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Lady Business: The False Conflict of Work, Feminism, and Motherhood
Feminists at work, whether they are mothers or not, have yet to reconcile several conflicts related to class, race, and culture. Most conversations about women in the workplace fall along two lines: they are single and ruthless, or they are coupled and supported outside of corporate work by a... Read more »
Fertile Ground: Ecofeminism Needs Fighters
So what is an eco-minded feminist to do amidst this world of depressing destruction? All I can advise is this: Get out there. Educate yourself. Do something and know you did that something.
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A Lady Business Guide to Social Media
In a room full of powerful women in communications, a former politician essentially bragged about not using Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. In 2012. To each her own, but seriously? It’s too late in the game for all that. Don’t be that lady. There are billions of dollars floating around... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Mario Batali Thinks "Skinny Actresses" Should Shut Up About His Food
Enter Mario Batali, the Crocs-wearing beponytailed celebrity chef best known for his shows on the Food Network and that time he drove around Spain with Gwyneth Paltrow. Recently... Read more »
Lady Business: The Myth of Free Work
My friend and colleague Omar Gallaga’s 2010 essay on the costs of presenting to people for free has stayed with me for a little while. The same is true for Courtney Martin’s column about misconceptions... Read more »
End of Gender: The End of the End
From he-waxing to “gender-reveal” parties, we’ve covered a lot of ground in the past two months. Despite the ever-growing “hip factor” of gender neutrality, there’s evidence of a powerful backlash. But alongside the media missteps and the horrors of transphobia, we’ve seen some... Read more »
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