Feminism

Posted on the May 08, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Experimental pop musician Grimes took to Tumblr to share her thoughts on misogyny in the music industry. This is exactly how I felt as a young attorney when older male attorneys would offer to "help...
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Posted on the May 05, 2013 by Betty Dodson
This is a picture of Nancy D'Alesandro (Pelosi) \ Miss Lube Rack 1955 From Miss Lube Rack to Speaker of the House! That's what I call a motivated woman.
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Posted on the Apr 25, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Alexis Ohanian, one of the co-founders of reddit, penned a blog post Dear Fellow Geeks: WTF? calling out men for their misogynistic online behavior. First, he talks about why the internet matters: "...
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Posted on the Apr 23, 2013 by Carlin Ross
This is Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Marlene Dietrich attending a private screening at the home of Paramount executive Jesse L. Lasky, 1933. Super sexy
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Posted on the Apr 22, 2013 by Carlin Ross
When I practiced law, I had a wonder woman figurine on my desk.  For me, it was the ultimate symbol of strength. This new documentary Wonder Woman: The Untold Story of American Superheroines...
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Posted on the Apr 22, 2013 by Carlin Ross
You know misogyny costs too much.  What other progress could have been made with more women in leadership positions?
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Posted on the Apr 14, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Brienne is one of my favorite characters on Game of Thrones. It's not every day that we get a strong female warrior who trades on her physcial strength and not her beauty. And I just fell in love...
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Posted on the Apr 02, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Angelina Jolie has opened her first school for girls in Afghanistan with the proceeds from her jewelry collection "Style of Jolie".   All the profits from "Style of Jolie" will go towards...
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Posted on the Apr 01, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Easter is a high holy day in my family. For Christians, it's more important than Christmas because it means that their sins have been repaid and Jesus is back in heaven with God. It means...
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Posted on the Mar 28, 2013 by Carlin Ross
This is the only photo I could find of Amina Tyler where her nipples weren't pixelated.  The words drawn on her chest read, "My body belongs to me". Amina took this photo and posted it on her...
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Posted on the Mar 27, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was a truly extraordinary woman - she discovered what the universe is actually made of - and you probably never studied her work or even heard her name.   She died...
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Posted on the Mar 23, 2013 by Carlin Ross
Seems things are getting better...closing the gap but I was kind of surprised that as women do less housework they do more childcare. 
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Posted on the Mar 22, 2013 by Betty Dodson
The reason I love this parody is it shows how affective the ads are in making women feel inadequate because so few (or none) have hair like what is shown in the ads: Even Carlin who has a gorgeous...
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Posted on the Mar 19, 2013 by Carlin Ross
I just fell in love with this picture.
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Posted on the Mar 19, 2013 by Carlin Ross
A few months ago I caught Geena Davis on The View talking about her work educating the entertainment industry on the need for gender balance in children's programming.  When she became a mother...
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