Some people question why there has to be a Women’s History Month. They wonder why we have to differentiate between women’s history and history in general. After all, doesn’t history include all of mankind (oops, I mean humankind)?
Well, no, it doesn’t. Women are sadly underrepresented in the annals of history. Even though we are the [...]

The just-released State of Our Unions report tells us that the percentage of kids born outside of marriage rose from 18% to 40% just since 1980. Not only that, but the number of kids whose parents are “just living together” rose from just under half a million to over 2.5 million during that same period. [...]

Germans have a special word for bad mothers: “Rabenmutter” (literally, “raven mother”). For a developed country, especially a Western one, Germany is surprisingly backwards when it comes to how it views and treats working mothers. The long-held ideal is the mother in the home. Germany is so dedicated to this ideal that the majority of [...]

I could have used feminism…

when my first marriage ended in divorce and I was faced with raising four daughters alone.
when I moved back in with my parents instead of getting my own place.
when my ex got the child support reduced and I didn’t fight it.
when I thought that remarrying would solve all my problems.
when I [...]

I could have used feminism…

when I got chubby in the third grade and bought into the idea that I was fat and disgusting.
when my smarts got me labeled as stuck-up and unfeminine.
when my mother told me I could do anything, but I didn’t believe her.
when I matured early and started to get the attention of [...]