By now, most of you in the feminist blogging community have probably heard that Gender Across Borders is closing its doors. From the site: While we haven’t finished our global gender justice fight, due to several reasons, we can no… Read more ›
As many of you know, I started a group for girls at my high school. The girls come in and we talk about all sorts of things that pertain just to them. This is completely volunteer on my part –… Read more ›
Today, I’m over at Gender Across Borders talking about Wangari Maathai, the first African Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize. In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level… Read more ›
Today, I’m over at Gender Across Borders talking about women working in Nepal’s tourism industry. Employing women as tour guides has so many wonderful implications for women, the economy, the tourism industry, and the tourists themselves. Women working in the… Read more ›
Today, I’m over at Gender Across Borders, talking about the Global Press Institute! Here’s a little teaser: Every Thursday, Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ, has a series called Global Activism. I’m a new subscriber, but, as a writer here at Gender… Read more ›
A few weeks ago, my first official post as a senior editor at Gender Across Borders appeared. I wrote about Shame and Breast Cancer in Saudi Arabia, inspired by an article on the Ms. Magazine Blog. I wrote the post… Read more ›
You may have noticed that I’ve been writing quite a bit about books lately. If you haven’t noticed… well… then you haven’t been reading! You may be over there wondering why this is (or simply enjoying the brilliance of my… Read more ›