August 2009
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Israeli Ad Targets Male Caregivers
So remember how I was saying that you never see men represented in cleaning product ads? Well, this advertisement comes close. When I was in Israel recently, I saw billboards for Knorr’s (division of Unilever) New Cheesy Cheddar Pasta that simply read (in Hebrew), “Dad, more!” This might be the first time I’ve ever seen an advertisement that alludes to the man as the consumer...
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“What does that chair have that I don’t have?”
– My cousin watching a woman dance provocatively with a chair at a Toronto nightclub.
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The (Happy) Female Breadwinner
I recently did a podcast with a woman named Judith Rosenthal who is a successful financial advisor and the sole breadwinner of her family. Media coverage of breadwinner moms tends to focus on the ways in which it can’t work (the husband is emasculated, the wife is resentful), yet this women and her husband have made it work for their family. The part I found the most interesting is how she...
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Why One Ambitious Young Woman Quit Teaching
Sarah Fine, a Washington, DC, public school teacher talks about why she decided to quit teaching. One reason, not surprisingly, was burnout - long hours, low salaries, micromanagement - but the other was the lack of respect she got from her peers for being a teacher:
Do my lawyer and consultant friends find themselves having to explain why they chose their professions? I doubt it. Everyone seems...
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New York Times Op-Ed About Our Culture of Misogyny →
Bob Herbert explains that “the rape, murder and humiliation of females is not only a staple of the news, but an important cornerstone of the nation’s entertainment,” and that we must “acknowledge that misogyny is a serious and pervasive problem” in order to stop it.
I love that this was written by a man.
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What's the point of this website?
A fair question. Two quick answers: 1. Those of us lucky enough to live in the most progressive parts of the world tend to focus on how good we have it, and yet we still haven’t achieved true gender equality. 2. I’m over trying to pitch women’s magazines. I find that if the story isn’t about slimmer thighs for summer, they’re just not interested. This stuff is important, I’ll try not to make it...