January 2012
1 post
December 2011
5 posts
The case for letting boys wear pink (and other...
“It wasn’t until I had a child dealing with gender variance (defined as “behavior or gender expression that does not conform to dominant gender norms of male and female”) in my classroom that I realized how important it is to teach about gender and break down gender stereotypes. Why did I wait so long? I should have taken a hint from that kindergarten teacher years ago. As I thought...
WatchIn memory of summer, feat. Little Red Wolf and my then-crush-now-husband.
(This one’s for you, MD.)
Yes, please ignore the cuteness.
Try this the next time you meet a little girl. She may be surprised and unsure at first, because few ask her about her mind, but be patient and stick with it. Ask her what she’s reading. What does she like and dislike, and why? There are no wrong answers. You’re just generating an intelligent conversation that respects her brain. For older girls, ask her about current events...
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
2 posts
September 2011
2 posts
July 2011
12 posts
June 2011
24 posts
America: favoring boys since 1941. →
“I want to support public schools without compromising my son’s education...”
– Stiltsville author Susanna Daniel, on the perks of living in Madison, Wisconsin (from her recent Slate article, “Living in the Midwest”)
Midwives are great and the world needs a lot more... →
“There are certain men that the more visible they get, the more bulletproof they...”
– Dee Dee Myers, a former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, musing on why male politicians become embroiled in sex scandals far more than their female colleagues (NYT)
“The shorthand of it is that women run for office to do something, and men run...”
– Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, on why female politicians don’t get caught up in sex scandals (NYT)
May 2011
6 posts
