What modern mother hasn’t cringed at the pink and passive fairy tale princesses served up to her impressionable girl? The Disney versions of Snow White and Cinderella, Belle and Rapunzel are heroines of such vapid foolishness one wonders how they… Read More ›
Before beginning your rant, and it will be a rant because you’re a woman writing this, always start that post with an apologetic, introductory paragraph about how truly nice your partner is and how he (and he will be a… Read More ›
These are the words that made me love Adrienne Rich’s work: This is what living with children could be – without school hours, fixed routines, naps, the conflict of being both mother and wife with no room for being simply,… Read More ›
Excellent takedown of The Punch’s anti-feminist article by tallulahspankhead at The Lady Garden.
A Judge in the [Family] Court in Australia rules that the Court does not have the power to compel a woman to continue a pregnancy.
“So many of our problems would be alleviated if we had 3 or 4 exceptional friends living within a 2 minute radius.” Alain de Botton (h/t shonias/Ariane). Over the past little while, I’ve been thinking about alternative housing styles. It’s… Read More ›
Recently I was emailed by Proctor & Gamble wondering if I may be interested in posting something for International Women’s Day about the surveying they had just undertaken exploring “the changing face of motherhood”. Not changing quite fast enough. Here’s… Read More ›
Deborah Conway has been putting feminism in her songs since back when she was the lead singer in the Australian band, Do Re Mi in the 1980s. Remember lyrics like this in Man Overboard?
Father and daughter in matching Wonder Woman-inspired outfits at WonderCon and both looking positively wonderful.
Quick Hit: Grace Fallen Photography
Hoyden About Town 