Have you ever celebrated International Women’s Day? If you’re from the United States, you may have never even heard of this celebration of women which, in many countries, comes accompanied…
Faces of Domestic Violence
I’ve talked about intimate partner/domestic violence in this column before: It’s not simply a beating every now and then, but a pernicious pattern of brutal emotional and psychological assaults capable…
A Woman on the Road
Walking down a noisy Oakland, California street on my way to do some writing at a coffee shop, I heard a woman weeping as she stumbled on the other side…
Regaining the “Fucks”
I’m sure that, by now, our readers around the world have gotten an earful about U.S. Congressman Todd Aiken and his unbelievably medieval remarks about rape and biology. I’ve spent the…
Africa, Alive: A Toast To Nature, Dlamini-Zuma and Snow days
There are a multitude of things that the African continent has yet to experience. The most liberal form of freedom, economic independence and the true end to neo-colonialism would probably be at…
The 21st Century Woman in Africa: South Africa meets Mozambique
Five weeks ago, I was left speechless. It had to do with the daily national newspaper “The STAR” and three images that were splashed on the cover page. Scenes of…
Plunging Valleys or Mist Shrouded Peaks? The great cleavage debate
When watching television recently with my husband, he remarked upon how distracting he found a certain female’s cleavage-revealing attire to be, meaning, or so I assumed, that he would…
Why Celebrate International Women’s Day?
“How do you celebrate International Women’s Day?” If someone had asked me that question a few years ago, my silence would have been so absolute they’d have heard crickets. What…
Discussion Topic of the Week!
From Womens e-news.org: U.S. and Arab Women: Both Demand Democracy Some clips: “American and Arab women have much in common. While women in the Arab world are working for democracy,…
Les implications de la langue, or how I learned to obsess about language
Note: this article is also posted on Not Another Wave. A few years ago, a friend and I were talking about language and gender balances. I don’t remember how we…
Loud Legs
This past month, funding was threatened on programs that offer services I find truly essential and beneficial to the betterment of the USA. This angers me and scares me. So,…
Body Scanners and Why They Worry Me
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the new security measures involved in domestic and international air travel, about body scanners and enhanced pat-downs, and about the reasons for them,…
Socially Conscious Traveling – An Appeal to GoGirls Everywhere
I could talk for days about the countless joys and triumphs involved with traveling the world as a female, but perhaps best of all is the ability to connect with…