“I wouldn’t vote for a woman president. They’re too sensitive!” “Science fields are male-dominated because women just don’t want to work in STEM.” “The gender pay gap doesn’t exist.” Sound familiar? Here’s how to respond.
Tag: Thanksgiving
How to Talk to the Teenage Girls at Your Thanksgiving Table
If you want to make a real connection with the teenage girl in your life this holiday, here are a few tips from a mother who has soothed her daughters’ hurt feelings more times than she cares to count.
Pass the Turkey, Spread the Feminism
Family holidays are ripe with opportunities to insert feminist commentary and social critique. With each holiday tradition, there’s ample material to pick apart, analyze and either support or condemn. But […]
We Heart: GoldieBlox in the Thanksgiving Day Parade
What started as an innovative 2012 Kickstarter campaign has firmly planted itself into both toy aisles and our hearts, nabbing a spot in the 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this November. […]
While Holiday Shopping, Think of the Retail Workers
The holiday season is upon us. It’s a time of giving, a time of celebration, a time to spend with your family, and a time of pounding the pavement and […]
Top 12 Feminist Reasons to Be Thankful This Year
This year, feminists have a lot to be thankful for, so we jotted down a top 12 list of reasons to be grateful. (Add your own in the comments section […]
‘Tis the Season to be Hungry
As we dip into the holiday season and prepare to bake or fry our turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner, more than 47 million Americans will feel harsher pangs of food insecurity. […]
March Marching for Fair Food
This International Women’s Day, women harvesters of our nation’s tomato crops will be five days into a 200-mile trek across Florida that will end March 17. With its emphasis on […]
Who Do We Thank for Thanksgiving? A Woman, Of Course
We all know the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” But few know that the author of that ditty, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1788-1879) was also the person who […]
Feminist Turkey Talk
This year, GLAAD is running an #AwkwardThanksgiving campaign with the catchphrase “I’m letting Aunt Betty feel awkward this Thanksgiving.” GLAAD’s website urges you, if you feel comfortable, to discuss your […]