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August 21st, 2008

Battle Ground of Feminism: The Home

The Battle Ground of Feminism is the Home.
Because I don’t necessarily want to have that battle in my home today, I’ll stick with citing examples from FEMININE MISTAKE, THE: ARE WE GIVING UP TOO MUCH?, by Leslie Bennetts.
“This opt-out thing is about false choices,” says sociologist Barbara Risman. “If you’ve been raised thinking […]

By Tracee Sioux -- 10 comments

August 6th, 2008

Sacrifice, “It’s Worth It”

I hear mothers talk about how sacrifice is “worth it” for their kids. I especially hear this if mother’s have given up something valuable - economic independence, dreams, ambitions, time, goals, careers, autonomy, hobbies, interests, etc.
When did I - as a human being - lose my inherent value? Was it when I stopped […]

By Tracee Sioux -- 35 comments

March 13th, 2008

Women’s Issues With Hillary

 Hillary is a name that inspires venom in many women I know.
It’s hard to fathom exactly why.
 She’s too ambitious.
But certainly she’s not more or less ambitious than any male presidential candidate. To run for president it’s necessary to be ambitious and certainly you don’t hope for an unambitious president.
She’s not a good role model.
In what sense? […]

By Tracee Sioux -- 13 comments

December 2nd, 2007

A Woman’s Place . . .

Women are not made out of cookie cutters. I suspected this when as a child, I saw my role as a woman very carefully outlined, “Be a wife and a mother, your place is in the home.”
Not that I think that’s a bad place to find yourself at certain times in your life.
But, all women are not […]

By Tracee Sioux -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2007

Let’s Rise Moms!

 According to MomsRising, Today, the U.S. is one of only four countries that doesn’t have paid leave for new mothers. The others are Papua New Guinea, Swaziland and Liberia. We also lag behind in paid sick days and flexible work options so we can participate in our children’s schools and be at home before and […]

By Tracee Sioux -- 3 comments