***I didn't post a blog last week because I couldn't bring myself to post this in the aftermath of the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines. As someone with a platform, I feel it is my duty to hold space for their stories, not my...
I work on the Internet. Last week, it felt as though everywhere I turned the women of the world were talking about body issues. From the viral photo of the fit and unapologetic Maria Kang that prickled many woman's spine either in outrage or defense,...
I have a family member who is a partner in a large firm. One night, during a holiday dinner he casually mentions that his firm created a special "non-equity partnership" position for peope who deserve to be partners, but for some reason aren't able to...
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Feminism,
Kids
by Shannon Lell
I bought my 2-year-old son a raincoat that looks like a firefighter's jacket. For my 4-year-old daughter, I bought a cute hot-pink, cinch-waisted number with a black piping an a bow. I bought them a couple of months ago at Costco and brought them out...
fWhen my parents had me - their third, unexpected child in 1978 - we lived in a small, three bedroom duplex in the small town of Kearney, Missouri. My Dad was a highschool science teacher. For extra money, he coached track and drove the school...
Less than a week after I brought my first baby home, after the post-birthing euphoria wore off, after all the relatives had cooed, cuddled, and given back the baby -- I fell silently, like a deflating balloon, into a bout of despair.
I had nothing or...
I timed the birth of my first child to coincide with the end of my company's fiscal quarter. I did this so that I would only lose one quarter's worth of commissions, instead of two.
I was already using rubber bands to "button" to my work pants when I reluctantly...