Pictures from our CPAC Dessert Party!

During CPAC, NeW held its annual Dessert Party. Thanks to all who attended! We enjoyed seeing you. More photos are coming soon to our Dessert Party page. In the meantime, check out the ones below!

March 25, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Don’t Forget to Vote in our Gentlemen’s Showcase

If you haven’t voted in our Gentlemen’s Showcase yet, what are you waiting for? Head over to our Facebook page right now and vote! For more information on the Gentlemen’s Showcase, visit our Gentlemen’s Showcase webpage. Help us choose the NeW Gentleman of 2013!

March 22, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Taking Sex Differences Seriously – Chapter 7 (pages 159-173)

As Elizabeth observed in last week’s blog post, aggression – when channeled productively – can be a powerful, positive force. A great example of this is the male tendency to excel in athletics. Rhoads notes that for most of history, far fewer women than men have participated in sports; but, the modern claim that men [...]

March 20, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Feminist Housewife

In this week’s New York Mag there is a lengthy feature called “The Retro Housewife.” It interviews women who define themselves as liberal and feminist, yest still choose to stay home to care for their family. It’s a lengthy article, and covering what is now very well-trod territory (see some of our earlier pieces about this [...]

March 18, 2013 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Taking Sex Differences Seriously – Chapter 6

Chapter 6 is titled, “Aggression, Dominance and Competition”. If you had to link each of these words to male or female, what would you choose? Rhoads explains that in this chapter that men in all societies are more highly linked to these words than women. Rhoads explains there are more murders committed by men and [...]

March 13, 2013 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

From Hope and Change to Persevere

During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama campaigned with the slogan hope and change. With all of the economic challenges young people are facing, it seems that a more appropriate slogan is “persevere.” I wrote about that today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Sadly, it seems as if each new policy proposal from the White House [...]

March 13, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Lean in? Women Finding Success in the Workplace

There’s a lot of talk about powerful corporate women these days, and the choices they are making regarding family and career. This month, one Fortune 500 CEO, Marissa Mayer of Yahoo, has been making headlines. First, Mayer made headlines for ending Yahoo’s policy allowing employees to work from home. Then, Mayer was called a hypocrite [...]

March 11, 2013 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

See You at CPAC Next Week!

NeW will be holding our Annual CPAC Dessert Party next Friday night! If you are attending CPAC, you are welcome to join us! Email Sarah Davis for more information. Check out pictures from last year’s event here.

March 8, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Taking Sex Differences Seriously – Chapter 5 (pages 113-131)

Wrapping up his survey of the sexual revolution and its conflicted messages in Taking Sex Differences Seriously, Rhoads declares unabashedly that: The idea that women can transform men for the better is out of fashion, but… it is undeniably true. (117) He notes that marrying can also benefit women, particularly if they marry earlier in [...]

March 6, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

March is a Busy Month for NeW!

We’re in the middle of a very busy time here at NeW! On Friday, our Gentlemen’s Showcase started. We currently have 6 great candidates, and counting! Head over to our Facebook page to see our candidates and vote. Next week, we’ll be at CPAC and hosting our Annual CPAC Dessert Party. If you want to [...]

March 4, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Yahoo’s Mayer: “I don’t think that I would consider myself a feminist”

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has sparked quite a debate about women and workplace with the recent announcement of her decision to end the policy allowing employees to work from home. The staff memo obtained by All Things D states some of the following reasons for the policy change: To become the absolute best place to [...]

March 3, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Gentlemen’s Showcase has Started!

Today is the official start of the NeW Gentlemen’s Showcase! Already we have some fantastic nominees, and can’t wait to get more! Would you like to participate? It’s easy! To see our nominees and vote, head over to our Facebook page. Like our page if you haven’t already, then head over to the nominees [...]

March 1, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →