Balancing Career and Family

Government and the Lean In Debate

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Carrie Lukas, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and Feminism, has a good piece out today in the Huffington Post on the “Lean In” debate. Rather than focusing on women leaning into work, she argues that government should lean out, which would help women succeed. She writes:  So what really stands in [...]

May 14, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Marriage Talk for College Women

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As students gear up for finals this month, many are likely questioning their college priorities after Susan Patton wrote a Letter to the Editor to the Daily Princetonian, Advice for the young women of Princeton: the daughters I never had. She advised the women at Princeton to search for a husband. She wrote: I am [...]

April 5, 2013 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Rise of Mommy Blogs

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By guest blogger Marjorie In the blogosphere, one thing is certain: Mormon Mommy Blogs occupy their own distinctive space on the Internet. People from all walks of life seem to be attracted to following these picture-perfect families. One self-described “standard-issue late 20s childless over-educated feminist” from Salon claims that both she and her liberal friends are [...]

January 9, 2013 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Listen: Taking a NeW Approach to the War on Women

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NeW intern, Elizabeth Fleming, recently gave a speech on why she believes it is important to take a NeW approach to the so-called “war on women.” Listen here: Elizabeth Fleming on being a NeW Woman.

November 16, 2012 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Big Bird and Binders: Social Media’s Badge of Honor

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If asked which topics in the first two presidential debates resounded most with average Americans, you might be tempted to answer Big Bird or “binders full of women” before you picked Benghazi or bailouts. Though many are frustrated with the undying focus on silly memes that poke fun at some of the conservative arguments put [...]

October 19, 2012 3 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Pay Fairness Initiative: A Well-Intentioned Disservice to Women

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Have you ever been asked one of those well-intentioned questions that ends up coming across as insulting? “Have you lost weight?” – Um, no, but are you saying I need to? Or, have you ever been on the receiving end of a comment that was meant well but flopped? “You look tired.”  – Oh really? [...]

September 28, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Surge in Pay Gap Conversations

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Over the past few weeks there has been many more conversations about what is commonly referred to as “Pay Gap.” The pay gap is the perceived difference in pay between men and women in the work place. Typically this is presented as women earning 77 cents to every dollar men earn. The Pay Gap has [...]

May 7, 2012 6 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

More Articles on Marriage and the Family in America

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A couple of weeks ago I posted about an article that made the case against cohabitation. Many NeW readers weighed in, giving their opinion on a volatile subject. It seems that not only NeW readers are interested in such subjects, as there’s recently been an explosion of marriage-related articles since then. Here are just a couple: [...]

April 30, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Being Political Without Being in Office

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Today on Huffington Post, Sabrina Schaeffer, the Exectuive Director of the Independent’s Women Forum (IWF), wrote about women in politics. This may seem like well worn territory, but Schaeffer takes an interesting stand. Instead of bemoaning the lack of women in the office and claiming sexism, Schaeffer acknowledges the very real pressures that come with public [...]

March 21, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Where is a Woman’s Place?

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Last week, Karin Agness wrote about a debate being held by the international news magazine The Economist. The topic was “A Woman’s Place is at Work.” NeW friend and advisor Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers argued against this notion, saying that a woman’s place is wherever she chooses, be it at work, at home, or both. A [...]

December 16, 2011 8 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Woman in the Gray Flannel Skirt

After catching up on news about Occupy Wall Street, the GOP Presidential candidates, and Kim Kardashian’s divorce, I stumbled upon this article entitled “Why more and more intelligent women are being forced to ‘marry down’ and find a less-educated man as females win out at work and school” from the DailyMail.UK. Being a NeW lady, [...]

November 17, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

National Single and Unmarried Americans Week?

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The recent census has shown that nearly half, or 100 million, Americans are single or unmarried. This week marks National Single and Unmarried Americans Week. Ever heard of it? I hadn’t until I read this NY Times Article.

September 20, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS POST →