You never know what articles are going to really hit you until they do. Just today I was browsing my Facebook feed when I came across this Huffington Post article: Professor Comforts Student’s Baby in Class to Let Mom Focus on Studies I almost started crying, which seems like a weird reaction. The story is … Continue reading From a Student/Mom to My Supportive Professors: Thank You
Oh friends… Oh. Friends. This week I went to a family holiday party at a church and saw such a flyer I could hardly believe it was real. I could just show you the whole thing, indeed you can skip to the end if you want, but what I’d really like is to take you on the … Continue reading An Anti-Choice Holiday Journey
I will start by saying that I’m a few days behind on this because I watch The Nightly Show on the day after at earliest because I don’t have cable. Generally speaking I highly recommend The Nightly Show. It’s a fantastic replacement for The Colbert Report and they do a great job. …Mostly. What I … Continue reading When Comedy Punches Down: Parental Leave Edition
A couple days ago Matt O’Brien at Wonkblog dropped an article on us about the decreasing female workforce in the United States. It’s a short piece (check it out here) but it delivers a mouthful. He asks why it is that the female portion of the US workforce is dropping when basically everyone else we … Continue reading “It’s the childcare, stupid” and office housework…
Unavoidably Feminist 