Calling Out, Calling In, and Finding Grace
If we were living in normal times I would’ve been writing about current events on my blog as a way of processing and inviting conversation. Instead I’ve been deliberately silent. […]
Category Archives: Feminism
Lots of things go in this category.
Bossy Women’s Dance Club
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called “bossy”. Or “intimidating”. Or how about “too” anything as in “too loud”, “too angry”, “too pushy” and, my favorite, the generic insult “too […]
Risk Management
I’m updating my website with the help of a super talented, visually oriented friend. An unexpected response to the necessary questions like “who is your audience?”, and “what do you […]
Job vs Career
When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I sometimes use the words “Once upon a time…” to help bridge the […]
5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
Thank you Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to American women since Seneca Falls. In my work I get to facilitate conversations about implicit bias (racism, sexism, classism etc.) usually by […]
Hillary Can Join my Car Pool
I survived watching the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The only moment that made me scream “What!?!” at the top of my lungs came during post-debate […]
What Your Mother Has Done
A New York Times opinion piece about work/life balance (“A Toxic Work World“) is making the rounds and stirring up a storm of comments. The author points out, among other […]
Frus Stra Shen
I wish I had a truth mirror. I would hold it up in front of my clients so they could magically see what others see. One of my biggest frustrations […]
Talking About Race
Given their druthers race is not usually the go to conversation topic for most people. It’s not hard to understand really, when you think about the ever present fear of […]
Why We Still Need Women’s History Month
As Women’s History month drifts to a close I feel like we are running in place with once step forward, two steps back on improving gender equity. And don’t get […]
Story Weaving
This morning, I heard someone say “women hold up half the sky”, and I thought, “I would be happy if most people just held up their half of the conversation.” […]
Pigs in Space
I have been writing too much for the last month to write a blog post in case that’s an acceptable excuse. No time to rant, rave and pick apart the […]
Fact or Opinion
Over dinner the other night we had one of those twisty turny conversations that kept us at the table an hour longer than it took to eat our food. During […]
“Tell us what you really think”
There are lots of ways to shut down women when they are speaking. For me the one that stings the most – even more than being called bossy, intimidating, strident […]
