Today is the 20th anniversary of Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Read More
We lost a true champion of liberty today. Lady Margaret Thatcher passed away at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Read More
I first met Gloria Steinem a few months before her 58th birthday. Today she turns 79. Read More
As a child growing up in the Bronx, what I knew of the world was limited to the city block where I lived. Read More
I make part of my living as a professional “speaker” -- that is I get to travel across the country giving lectures, primarily to college students. Mostly I am invited to address issues in contemporary feminism, sexual assault and numerous other gender injustices, and how to move our activism from a grand suggestion to personal, tangible gestures. In other words, I have become quite comfortable speaking in front of friends, foes and strangers. Talking recently, though, in front of ten fifth grade girls gave me great pause. Read More
Well, how about that? Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the end of existing combat exclusion policies which for decades have prevented military women from being assigned to units performing direct combat roles. Read More
Gerda Lerner was fierce, brilliant and unique. She lived history by her bravery, restored history by her scholarship, and democratized its study by her activism. She understood, as Paula Gunn Allen wrote, that, "the root of oppression is the loss of memory." Read More
I cook, eat, and love food for a living. I also write on the topic of improving our kids’ lives through food. So when the holidays come, people assume I’ll cook a crazy, expensive, time-consuming dinner. But guess what? Read More
When I found out that I had been named one of the Next MAKERS, my first thought was of my mentor, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Read More
What a remarkable privilege to be selected as a Next MAKER! I truly didn’t see this coming. The funny part is that the opportunity to follow the passion I felt to support our Returning Warriors with invisible wounds happened five years earlier while serving for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Who knew that work would lead to a path where I could pay it forward! Read More
