“I don’t care if you are a Christian… you don’t get to dictate the way I live my life based on your religion.” The rant about abortion rights appeared on my Facebook page and as an atheist, I was sympathetic.  Because Christianity is the dominant religion in this country, s

The punishment for women who fail to assume a submissive role in society can be rape and death.  That has been the mode since Biblical times. In India, recently, a case of rape and death made national headlines. The victim was a 19-year-old girl from the  Dalit community. (Untouchab

The matter was small, yet I was annoyed by it. Even a little despairing.  After fifty years of fighting for women’s equality, what did I have to show for it? Or others of my sex who had faced jail time and forced feedings to champion women’s rights? That afternoon, as I visited m

I’m beginning to wonder how far I can roll my eyes to the back of my head before they fall out. After watching the ABC Democratic Presidential debate I begin to despair.  As a whole, I thought it was the best of the series and that the exchange between the candidates shed more ligh

A week ago, I sat down to lunch with two women who are notable because they’ve dedicated themselves to advancing gender equality. The two had never met, so I brought them together to see what synergism might evolve. The meeting went well, a perfect example of women reaching out to s

When one woman raises her voice to push forward the boundary on women’s rights, other women stand ready to play whack-a-mole with her head. (Blogs 2/3/27, 11/7/17)  Most recently, two former French sex goddesses of the 1950-60s, Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot,  (Click)  ha