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Dear Dads (And Future Boyfriends), You Don’t Own Your Daughter’s Body

July 5, 2017 by Heather Jones 13 Comments

“Don’t mess with her,” reads the caption. In the picture, a delicate baby girl sleeps, with older brothers of varying ages surrounding her, putting on their toughest faces. Adorable, right? Well, it is, until you really ponder it. I know what you’re thinking. “It’s just a cute photo, do we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Issues Tagged With: autonomy, daughter, empowering, over protective, sexism

What Can We Do About The Gender Gap In Parenting

April 7, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

The gender gap doesn’t just show it’s self in the work force, it’s also prevalent on the parenting scene. One of the ways this disparity of expectation between moms and dads makes an appearance is in the comments women hear regularly about their role as a mother. Often passive aggressive, whether … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: being a mom, gender gap, gender gap in parenting, parenting, sexism

Moncton Teen Speaks Out Against School’s “Unjust” Dress Code

May 14, 2015 by Tanya Cruz 1 Comment

A Moncton, N.B., teen is speaking out against her school's "unjust" dress code after getting detention for wearing a full length halter dress to school on Monday. The grade 12 student later received a one-day suspension after submitting an open letter complaining to her vice principal. Taking her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories Tagged With: dress code, rape culture, school dress code, sexism, viral news stories

FYI (if you’re a teenage boy)

September 5, 2013 by Emily 9 Comments

Dear boys, I have some information that might interest you. Last night, as we sometimes do, our family sat around the dining-room table and looked through your social media photos. We have teenage daughters, and so naturally there are quite a few pictures of you studly gentlemen to wade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: kim hall, misogyny, parody, raising teenage boys, raising teenage girls, rape culture, sexism, teenage boys, teenage girls, teenagers

Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Blur Lines

August 28, 2013 by Emily 5 Comments

You know what? I get Miley Cyrus. I do. I was 20 once, and I spent a lot of time drinking $2 highballs at shitty nightclubs and doing stuff I am super glad was never immortalized on the Internet. Miley's dance moves? I did them first. I was never racially clueless (my major complaint about the Miley … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Music Tagged With: blurred lines, consent, double standard, Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus VMAs performance, misogyny, Robin Thicke, sexism

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