"When I was pregnant with my third son a young colleague asked me whether I wanted a boy or girl. I responded that I thought that the role model pressure of having a daughter would be hard, so I would be more comfortable with a son. She wagged her finger at me and said, 'You … Continue reading For Fathers of Daughters [and Anyone Concerned with Gender Equality]
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Conversations with Conservatives: Lies We Tell About Ourselves & Others
I was eating at a place that has communal seating. An older white man, mid-70s I'd guess, declares himself a conservative, and later, within the context of another table with, presumably, fellow conservatives says, lightly paraphrased: "Women would rather not work. The only reason they do so is because of economic necessity."An older white man, … Continue reading Conversations with Conservatives: Lies We Tell About Ourselves & Others
