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 →