Free birth control in the United States starts TODAY. Beginning on August 1, 2012, the Affordable Care Act guarantees women access to preventive health care services (e.g. cancer screenings, HIV and STI testing, well-woman visits, breastfeeding support, prenatal/post-partum care) without copayments or deductibles. That includes prescription contraception, the prohibitive cost of which can often mean… Continue reading
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For the first time in Olympic history, all 205 countries participating will send at least one female competitor.
WOW. That took a long time, but I’m glad we’re there.For the first time in Olympic history, all 205 countries participating will send at least one female competitor.
If you think we’re living in a post-gendered world, you’re sorely mistaken. Kunal Modi, friend and former LIFT-er, in his well-authored, spot-on response in the Huffington Post to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s recent op-ed in the Atlantic, Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.
A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself. Loretta Young Happy International Women’s Day! Be charming, ladies!
Interview with Natalia Petrzela about intenSati, the Intrepid, and HealthClass 2.0
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is an intenSati instructor, college professor, mom, and ambassador of awesome (just google her!). The next amazing event that she’s speaking at is less than two weeks away (March 11), and spots are filling up fast. I spoke with her about what it’s going to be like to celebrate our bodies and… Continue reading Interview with Natalia Petrzela about intenSati, the Intrepid, and HealthClass 2.0
Interview: Rachael Goodman-Williams, Founder, anditwaswrong.com
I had the privilege to interview Rachael Goodman-Williams who founded And It Was Wrong, a website devoted to collecting and sharing women’s experiences with sexual assault. I was drawn to the poignant simplicity and comforting rawness of the website, and the fact of its mere existence. A storytelling class that I’m currently taking has made… Continue reading Interview: Rachael Goodman-Williams, Founder, anditwaswrong.com
Susan Komen would not give in to bullying or fear. Too bad the organization bearing her name did. Judy Blume, on twitter today after the disgusting announcement by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure that they would be cutting off grant funding to Planned Parenthood because of politics. As Cecile Richards, the CEO of… Continue reading
Germs we don’t give a second thought to.
Many women who fear the germs of public toilet seats don’t think twice about placing their purses down on the floor of the bathroom stall. Not only that, they also set them on the floor while riding the bus, or while dining at a restaurant, or while dancing at a nightclub, or on the bedspread… Continue reading Germs we don’t give a second thought to.
Girl Scouts now can earn financial literacy badges. If I could have done that, I might have been a Brownie for more than just a few months of what felt like domestic living training. Yay, girl power!(Source: http://i.cdn.turner.com/)
My cocktail waitress and I had thought we weren’t really a part of this. It was a temporary situation while we pursued loftier things. While that may have been true, we were still there, and definitely no better than anyone else in the customers’ eyes. They didn’t care about our educations, families, or creative pursuits.… Continue reading
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