Palin and her ilk claim to speak for moms but offer no policy solutions for working families.
Ann Friedman
Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com.
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Behind Justice Ginsburg, a Strong Man.
The obit headline reads: Martin D. Ginsburg dies at 78; tax law expert, Supreme Court spouse It’s so rare to read the obituary of a man who is identified, right up there in the headline, as a spouse — the supportive partner of a woman who is much more well-known. The foundation of their relationship, […]
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Oil Spillover
A headline-dominating oil spill certainly should catalyze big changes in the way we power our country and regulate corporations.
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It’s Not the End of Men
Despite lots of hand-wringing about the death of masculinity and the he-cession, the problem isn’t men. It’s traditional gender stereotypes.
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“Choices” and the Wage Gap.
Jon Chait points to research showing that the lack of women willing (or able) to work the night shift is one factor contributing to the wage gap. The night shift story is part of the same basic pattern: women are less willing or able than men to put in hours at work that are incompatible […]
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Outing Rapists on Facebook.
After hearing about recent rapes on her campus, American University student ChloeRubenstein (a sexual assault survivor herself) posted the following message to Facebook: “ATTENTION WOMEN,” she wrote, before identifying twoAmerican university students by name and calling them rapists. She wenton: “we should all be aware! Stay away at all costs. They are predatorsand will show […]
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Courting Diversity
Can we insist that diversity matters and still express disappointment when the conversation is overly focused on a nominee’s identity?
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On the Outs
When we mock politicians who are outed as gay, who are we really shaming? Are we decrying homophobia — or fueling it?
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Whose Food Politics
The chasm between foodies and those relying on food stamps doesn’t have to be so wide.
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Swagger Like Us
Should women amplify their aggression to mimic successful men? Or should they play up what supposedly makes them different?