Ariel Chesler
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A father explains his difficulty in finding female superhero toys for his daughters, and how that reflects (poorly) on broader sexism in our society.
Read...Our perceptions of black masculinity are based on myths white men created to dehumanize black men. But we are captive to these myths inasmuch as we desire to make this imagined black masculinity our own.
Read...Let's be clear: There is no such thing as a boy book or a girl book.
Read...For starters, fathers want culture and media to take us seriously as parents. After all, it is 2015. We should be way past the bumbling Mr. Mom stereotype. Fathers are just as capable of diapering, feeding and raising children as women, and are doing this work more than ever before.
Read...Judith Shulevitz recently noted in the New York Times that although “unmarried childless women have overcome every barrier to opportunity you can think of... Mothers, on the other hand, aren’t doing nearly as well.” According to Shulevitz, this is because the feminists of Hillary Clinton’s generation focused on demanding equality for women in the workplace.
Read...Good people of all sexes should be motivated to end gender inequality because patriarchal rules limit everyone's ability to be their whole selves.
Read...The former View host is embroiled in a court case raising challenging questions about parental responsibilities.
Read...It is obvious once you begin to look that the male default can be found everywhere.
Read...Despite the swordplay failings in Peter Pan Live , I must applaud NBC for removing a brick in my daughter's gender wall.
Read...The failure to grapple with the complexities of anti-semitism perpetuates a hierarchy of oppression.
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