Without logical childcare models, it’s just an economy for the affluent

Legitimate safety nets aren’t the same thing as socialist pipe dreams. Continue Reading

How will this be the “Era of Diversity” when women are fleeing the workforce?

Glass cliffs and “government intervention.” Continue Reading

This one is a “she-cession,” not a recession

“Why is mommy so stressed?” Well, see, during COVID she operates in a system that claims she’s important but does nothing to help her out… Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 68: RBG and the ridiculous views on women at work

There are more S&P 1500 CEOs named “John” or “David” than women in total. That seems pretty messy. What can we learn from RBG amid all this? Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 5: The Encouragement Engineer and the “reality of life kicking in”

Work-life balance

Work-life balance, losing parents and losing kids, not being able to give 110 percent at work anymore, and the “value chasm” of individuals. Continue Reading

Blunder Years, Episode 2: Miscarriages, motherhood, long-term sexuality

An episode with thoughts into miscarriages, the role of social media in our world, sex as a habit, the weird work and personal lines that we draw around ourselves, and the big difference between how we grow up and how we’re expected to move through adulthood. Continue Reading

Pro-Choice! Pro-Life! Um, how about Pro-Voice?

Aspen Baker and Pro-Voice Abortion

Personally have never understood the over-politicization of the abortion topic, especially because it’s inherently ironic that decisions about women’s bodies can be dictated in a political arena, which is predominantly old white men with money.  Now there’s this: Pro-voice means listening to all… Continue Reading

West Virginia ain’t a great place to be a woman, it seems

Status of Women By State V2

From here, which is in turn from here:  Then there’s this: This confirms basically every stereotype about the white, elitist Northeast as compared to the back-water, hick-ish South and Southeast. West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi seem particularly egregious in this… Continue Reading