When a director and screenwriter team up to adapt a book to a full-length feature film, the results are often mixed. The complexity of well-written stories often makes it difficult to do them justice in the span of a couple… Read more ›
This is a cross post from Carrie at Don’t Be Afraid to Open Your Eyes, reprinted here with permission. And, don’t forget, she’s hosting our July Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival on Wednesday, July 25! Be sure to check that out,… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from Danielle at from two to one. Danielle is a twenty-something newlywed who writes about the intersection of marriage, faith, and feminism at from two to one. Connect with her via Facebook, Twitter, and her blog. Not long ago, Relevant posted a… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from Danielle at The Collegiate Feminist, reprinted here with permission. Confession: I have a mental checklist for my perfect guy. Tall, dark, and handsome… smart, a little nerdy, worldly, and artsy (piano skills for serenading me… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from The Mamafesto, reprinted here with permission and edited from the original for language and length. Trigger Warning: Multiple mentions of rape, rape culture, and sexual assault throughout this post. If you’ve somehow been unplugged for the… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from Avital Norman Nathman at The Mamafesto. Her and Carrie Nelson are good friends of mine and they are working on a new project to allow teen moms to share their own stories. This is a… Read more ›
This is a guest post by the awesome Stephanie Farrell. You might remember her from this post previously. And now she’s back, being even more awesome. 🙂 Yay! The grass at our house had gotten way too long, and gone… Read more ›
This is a guest post by Julia Harpin for TV.com New fall shows this season seem to have way more female leads than usual. On its own, that’s awesome, and there are certainly some great female characters on TV right… Read more ›
Janni is one of my favorite bloggers and tweeters out there. As a teacher, she is passionate and cutting-edge. As a feminist, she is ardent and intuitive. Her support has meant the world to me, and just being able to… Read more ›
You may remember Cat Rocketship from her guest post last year about feminism and being a housewife. I absolutely loved that post, and I absolutely love this one, too. My favorite thing about Cat, which is also why I asked… Read more ›
I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to interact with Carrie. Since well before I joined the Gender Across Borders team, and ever since, Carrie has literally had nothing but wonderful things to say to me, about me,… Read more ›
An internet friend of mine recently introduced me to Stephanie’s blog, Practicing Parenting, and I am so glad she did. This blog is awesome. She’s a feminist parent, and a stay-at-home mom who teaches her kids about gender equality. How… Read more ›
When I met Colleen, we were at a reading for Reality Bites Back with Jenn Pozner. After the reading, she pulled me aside and said “I don’t know you at all, but I hear you’re a teacher and I want… Read more ›
I have been so fortunate to make the acquaintance of Liana on Twitter (what a cool tool for meeting new, like-minded people!). She has been great fun to interact with, and has been incredibly supportive. When she reacted to a… Read more ›
Can I just say I love Jillian? OK, I’ll say it: I love Jillian. I have been asking her to write this post pretty much since we met, or at least since she told me the story about her grandmother… Read more ›
Lauren and I originally connected through our love of teaching, even in spite of her giving it up to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector. She became a writer for Equality 101, and after that, we were fortunate to… Read more ›
I have been so fortunate to meet Avital through Twitter and our work with Gender Across Borders. She is always ready to provide advice, an ear, or – in today’s case – a guest post. Avital’s feminism and activism has… Read more ›
Today’s post is a guest post from Kristin Morton. Kristin does not blog, but this submission makes me think she should. We spend a lot of time talking about how girls don’t have to play princess when they are younger.… Read more ›
It’s that time of the summer again, when I get tired of listening to myself talk. This doesn’t happen often, so take advantage of it now! 🙂 I’m looking for some guest posts from you, lovely readers. It’s tough to… Read more ›
Since I’m out of town for the weekend and won’t have time to write brilliant articles, I’m posting three Link Love editions – Feminism, Education, and Marriage. These are composed of links to articles and websites that I’ve perused, wanted… Read more ›