With all this important legislation just waiting to pass, let’s expend less energy promoting the image of an “ideal” family and more on protecting the diverse families we have.
July 29, 2009 posted by admin
For many years, the Council has been asking the question, “Where are women and girls in science, engineering, and technology?” In fact, we even produced a report on women and STEM: Balancing the Equation. Needless to say, the Council was psyched when this amazing troupe of girl scientists from California [...]
July 29, 2009 posted by admin
Earlier this week Rebekah Spicuglia, non-custodial parent advocate extraordinaire, blogged for us as part of our National Parent’s Day forum. This morning, she appeared on The Today Show. Check out the video and send Rebekah some love here in comments.
July 28, 2009 posted by Julie and Scott Zeilinger*
My family’s feminism is rooted deeply in our Jewish heritage. As Jews, my family has been used to being misunderstood and the victims of prejudice. The adversity my family has had to deal with in the past as minorities in the face of ignorance has made us [...]
July 27, 2009 posted by Deborah Siegel*
Last weekend, my partner Marco and I took a childbirth class at the Manhattan hospital where I’ll be giving birth this fall. I found it very moving that of this random gathering of six couples, two of them were gay. Many of us were over 35 to boot, and [...]
