google After all those years as a woman hearing ‘not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough,’ almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I’m enough.’ -Anna Quindlen Gone are the times when women in their 40s were considered matronly, dry, unattractive and past their prime; […]
We are women, hence the strength to go on…. Way back in 1949, Simone de Beauvoir wrote, “I hesitated a long time before writing a book on woman,” De Beauvoir begins. “The subject is irritating, especially for women; and it is not new. Enough ink has flowed over the quarrel about feminism; it is now …
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Remember, you don’t have to be married to one genre. A lot of writers work in more than one field – sometimes they may be connected, other times not. So if you want to write a feature or ad copy while you work on that Great Novel, more power to you.
I’ve been asked more than once when my book was getting published. “I am not writing a book,” I said. Yet, I am a writer. There are many stereotypes attached to writers and the craft of writing. Not all writers are novelists and not all writers have an epiphany from heaven to create memorable pieces. …
Raising a child is filled with challenges – sleepless nights, tantrums, tending to a sick child, endless scheduling and deadlines, remembering to fill out numerous forms for doctor visits, schools, games etc. Women are built to take on these motherhood challenges and overcome them. The go-getter executives, the office secretaries, the nurses and the scientists, …
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Friday fathers are visitors who get to come to a familiar bed after sleeping in different hotels, only to leave again on Monday mornings. While the families enjoy the fruits that the labor and career of Friday fathers bring, all the luxury comes with a pretty high price tag. The financial cost of all the “stuff” can seem dislocated from the true cost, which is, time away from home.
When I crossed the oceans to be in the United States, I did not just bring back memories, I brought my own East with me. My perception of the cultural and social mores and the belief system that defined me—all came with me. When I crossed the oceans to be in …
Feminism only calls for gender equality in the social, political, and cultural aspects of society! That is it - nothing more! Some want to talk ill about feminism but we promise, it really is less controversial than it seems. All it does is call for equality of gender in the social, cultural, economic, and political …
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She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails - Elizabeth Edwards For years, there's been a consolidated effort to veil a certain type of abuse - verbal abuse. It is pervasive among the South Asian communities in the United States, yet not widely discussed or dealt with. …
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There is a new app in the market called 'Class Dojo', a behavior tracking app that lets the teacher know who was paying attention in the class or who was showing respect. Parents can also keep track of how their precious ones are doing at school using this app. Do we need to track everything, …
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