feminism

Women, careers, big cities, and other thoughts

April 30, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about women lately.  I’ve seen a couple articles floating around online about the role of women in the workplace, with children, and so on.  Penelope Trunk talks a lot about it in her blog (which you can Google because I’m still undecided whether I want to link to her).   While I’m convinced that she’s having a mental breakdown, in the meantime, she is running a company and taking care of two children, one of ...

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Voting in India

April 24, 2009

We now take  a moment away from being cynical about politics to look at this picture from the Indian elections: (Getty Images, Via Jezebel) I love how much power and quiet grace this picture conveys. Not because I ever wore a sari.  That would just be ridiculous. I’m trying to convert to being Indian.  Don’t tell my parents.

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The Women of Kabul: A Shakesperean Tragedy

March 26, 2009

I’ve become obsessed with Afghanistan, lately. Actually, it’s been going on probably since sometime in high school, when I wrote a sad little short story about how a Soviet soldier got killed in the mountains, all alone, without his friends there to back him up (I was a pretty intense kid.) It escalated, first when I read The Kite Runner, then The Bookseller of Kabul, and was watching these videos of the Soviet invasion. I think this is exacerbated by ...

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Because “Breastaraunt” coming from NPR is a funny word

February 10, 2009

(from hootersgear.com.  Obvs.) NPR and Jezebel have caught my eye as reporting about a new trend in restaurants: According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hooters racked up (ahem) nationwide sales of $997 million last year, a two-percent improvement over 2007. For the sake of comparison, Ruby Tuesday “reported a $37.4 loss in the most recent quarter.” While everyone knows that Ruby Tuesday’s is HORRIBLE, it seems that, like Wal Mart, other lower middle class places such as Hooter’s are thriving in ...

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Changing My Last Name: Or, how I totally screwed over feminism

January 27, 2009

When I got married this past October, I remember the happy times: I also remember the not-so-happy times: changing my last name (did I mention, by the way, that I HATE being called Mrs.?) I had this debate in my head for a long time, ever since we got engaged.  Do I change my last name and achieve family unity with my husband, making everything from insurance to office parties easier?  Or do I keep my last name and remain ...

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