Pronoun Thoughts – She and He
As I continue my exploration of feminist literature, I’ve become much more aware of pronoun usage. I realized my default pronoun for writing and speaking has been male gendered. If [...]
Gender
Book: Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” – Margaret Atwood A few weeks ago, after reading the New York Times Sunday [...]
#GivingThanks: Lucy Sanders and NCWIT
Next up in my #GivingThanks series – in appreciation for people during Thanksgiving who have had a profound impact on me – is Lucy Sanders, the CEO of the National [...]
Help Make Pioneer In Skirts A Reality
One of my core values is diversity of everything. I’ve been involved deeply in several organizations, such as National Center for Women and Information Technology, that have been focused on [&he
The Endless Struggle That Boulder Has With Itself
I’ve now lived in Boulder for 19 years. It was an amazing place when I moved here and has evolved into an even more stupendous place over the past 19 [...]
The Interview, Censorship, Terrorism, Dr. Evil, and Lots of Other Stuff
I’m gearing up for a long series of posts about the various books I read on my month off on Bora Bora. In the mean time, I read a bunch [...]
Foundry Women's Exec Summit
A few weeks ago we had a summit for the women execs in our portfolio. About 40 women attended. Overall we identified about 70 women in our portfolio in leadership positions, [...]
The Need For A Gender Neutral Pronoun
The English language badly needs a gender neutral pronoun. The more I write, the more I feel the need for this. In my post yesterday, Does Your VP of HR [...]