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Is every party your kids attend a potential crime scene?

March 17, 2013

The few comments I’ve read following this article on the Steubenville rape case demonstrate that the “boys will be boys” and “she was asking for it” attitudes are alive and well when it comes to sexual assaults involving an inebriated young woman. And you can always count on someone blaming the parents, like this comment from ...

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A Yahoo employee’s open letter to Marissa Mayer

March 2, 2013

Dear Marissa, Whoa, girl!  You really know how to drop a bomb. Everyone is still talking about that HR memo. I’m sure you’re like, Hey can we move on and start making some money now, people?! I’m totally with you, Ms. Mayer. Totally! I mean, we really need to tighten things up around here, get those lazy ...

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Thought the equal pay problem was solved? Think again

February 22, 2013
Thought the equal pay problem was solved? Think again

I posted this pretty unattractive image in support of Marlo Thomas, who wrote a helpful article  on just how far we haven’t come on the issue of equal pay for equal work. The short and sweet of it: According to the National Women’s Law Center, the majority of America’s full-time working women are still being paid ...

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Working mom writes about single parenting, politics, and the family dog. Occasionally does craft projects. No longer worries about "having it all."
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