Because our governments rarely if ever account for the cost of unpaid–mostly domestic, or home-based–labor, both physical and emotional, it is especially important that our social movements do. Emotional labor and unpaid domestic work, caring for children and elders, and the household, must not be assumed to be women’s work, or for those of financial… Keep reading...
With the powerful call to action, “If not me, who? If not now, when?” Emma Watson launched the campaign HeForShe, a project of UN Women, seeking to further efforts around gender equality by engaging men and boys. There is plenty of room for critique of the UN system, and the efficacy of such a top… Keep reading...
Love and compatibility do not necessarily go hand in hand. And our ability to love someone does not negate their capacity to hurt us. Relationships rooted in mutual respect, empathy, trust, and caring take more than just love to be healthy relationships. Mark Manson explores this dynamic in a powerful and heartfelt article on love… Keep reading...
Feminism is for, and benefits, everyone. That is also to say that if you aren’t part of the solution of dismantling patriarchy, then you are part of the problem of upholding sexist and oppressive institutions. This article provides tangible, real-world, and practical tips on how to further feminist efforts; recognizing and checking one’s privileges in… Keep reading...
As actor Rob Lowe is preparing to say goodbye to his son after dropping him off at college his freshman year, he asks himself, “When was the last time my heart was breaking?” An honest, humble, and emotional insight into one father’s experience with his son. – Brett Goldberg Read the article via Slate. Keep reading...
Restorative justice models of reconciliation seek to provide alternatives to punitive punishment styles of justice. At its core, restorative justice aims to achieve individual healing, relationship reconciliation, and community building. In the Oakland public school system, where many students are from communities of color, restorative justice serves to disrupt the school-to-prison-pipeline which utilizes punitive punishments… Keep reading...
I might have been saved a lot of confusion and a lot of heartbreak had I been able to read this article in my youth. I also may have been party to far more love–being more open to receive others’ love, and feeling more at liberty to give mine. Learning to hear “I love you”… Keep reading...
For most of my life, I understood there to be two different types of love: the love you feel, and is assumed to exist, amongst ones family of origin, and the romantic love that would develop between two people who date, are intimate, and will one day get married. It was a struggle to learn… Keep reading...