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Squeaky Wheel

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Back when I was an actor and director I had a policy of not reading reviews while the […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/02/2020 Philosophical

Bossy Women’s Dance Club

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called “bossy”. Or “intimidating”. Or how about “too” anything as in […]

Amanda Shaffer 28/01/2020 Feminism, Girly Things, Random Stuff

Job vs Career

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When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I […]

Amanda Shaffer 23/01/2017 Current Events, Feminism, Politics

Guest Rant: The Positive Case for Hillary Clinton

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I am privileged to have some really smart friends who often write things I wish I had said […]

Amanda Shaffer 03/11/2016 Clinton, Current Events, Politics, Religion

5 Unexpected Milestones

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It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to […]

Amanda Shaffer 28/10/2016 Clinton, Current Events, Feminism, Philosophical

What Your Mother Has Done

A New York Times opinion piece about work/life balance (“A Toxic Work World“) is making the rounds and […]

Amanda Shaffer 21/09/2015 Current Events, Feminism, Girly Things, Mother Issues, Pages

Losing Your Rhythm

Anyone needing an easy laugh should come to my Jazzercise class on days the instructor works in routines […]

Amanda Shaffer 07/05/2015 Girly Things, Mother Issues, Philosophical

Why We Still Need Women’s History Month

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As Women’s History month drifts to a close I feel like we are running in place with once […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/03/2015 Feminism, Girly Things, Mother Issues, Philosophical, Politics

Pigs in Space

I have been writing too much for the last month to write a blog post in case that’s […]

Amanda Shaffer 20/11/2014 Current Events, Feminism, Girly Things, Politics

Fact or Opinion

Over dinner the other night we had one of those twisty turny conversations that kept us at the […]

Amanda Shaffer 26/09/2014 Feminism, Girly Things, Pages, Politics

“Tell us what you really think”

There are lots of ways to shut down women when they are speaking. For me the one that […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/09/2014 Feminism, Girly Things, Philosophical, Politics

Attention Cranky Hippie Ladies: you are promoting the wrong kind of feminism.

The power to define yourself rather than allowing society to define you by your gender or sexuality is […]

Amanda Shaffer 21/05/2014 Feminism, Pages, Politics

My Value as a Woman

Despite my feminist sensibilities I’ve never been able to suppress the anxiety of being judged and found wanting […]

Amanda Shaffer 28/03/2014 Domestic

Why I Call Myself a Feminist

Labels are important. They tell you whats inside the can, they list the ingredients and they warn about […]

Amanda Shaffer 17/03/2014 Feminism, Politics

Radio

Anyone who knows me knows that I am Pro-Choice, Pro-Abortion and Pro-Reproductive Justice. The objections people raise about […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/02/2014 Feminism, Religion

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