Sexism

The sound of the guys in the board room is always loud and boisterous, like every day is the NFL draft. I have been working here in this boy’s club for nearly six years, and six years of hell it has been. Sure, you could say ‘why not go somewhere…

Overcoming Invasion, Intimidation, and Standing Strong I remember the first fight I had against misogyny like it was yesterday. It all started when a classmate of mine, Roy, hacked into my email. He invaded my privacy, reading my emails and copying my assignments without my consent. It was a complete violation. …

Even though they’re the same lies he tells himself — I recently read a great piece where the author concluded that she wasn’t willing to pay a male life coach to teach her how to be successful, and for good reason. I kinda liked the way she put it. “Pay a coachy bro thousands to tell me the lie he…

I love being a woman when I ignore angry comments by anonymous accounts. I love being a woman when I stop equating being a woman with abuse and servitude. I love being a woman when I believe I’m more than my ability or inability to have kids. I love being…

Dismantling it is a hidden challenge — In the winter of 2021, I wrote a piece that I never published because I thought it was just too controversial. As a churchgoer (I’m not any longer) I didn’t want to cause offense to my fellow parishioners. Here’s a bit from the beginning. …

But at 50, I’m finally at peace. — It all began in 6th grade, the time when bodies change and life takes on new hues. Initially, my changing body felt like a rite of passage, a symbol of maturity. But then, while my girlfriends pranced around the schoolyard like carefree children, I was self-conscious. One day I was…

Water-based personal vaginal lubricants can not only relieve vaginal dryness but also can improve dyspareunia and increase other measures of sexual satisfaction for women, according to research presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. …

I’ve written seven books. I don’t remember how many columns and articles: a lot. Notes, texts…well, I offer this backdrop only to stress the meaning of one fact: I’ve never written a word about Martha Stewart. Something’s happened that has put Martha on my own list of things to talk…

Your words say a lot about you The dark corners of the internet can introduce you to some very strange ideas and behaviors; come to think of it, the not-so-dark corners are also chock full of the weird, the wonderful, and the absolutely atrocious. …