Women’s Big Power Struggle Now Lurks Within
It’s time for women to seize the clout that is now available to them, Gloria Feldt argues in this excerpt from her new book, “No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think about Power.”
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Women Still Need a Day to Amplify Our Voices
International Women’s Day is heading toward 100, a woman is vying for the White House and Gloria Feldt says we’re at a pivot point in women’s history. But the venerable event remains relevant as long as women are muffled, mocked and ignored.
Roe Anniversary Is Decisive Moment to Choose
Instead of offering a chance to celebrate, Gloria Feldt says the 35th anniversary of a wounded Roe v. Wade creates a moment of intense decision and requires a bold new perspective on reproductive self-determination.
Egg Initiatives Crack Open the Case Against Women
Activists in a handful of states are mustering ballot initiatives to give legal rights to fertilized eggs. Gloria Feldt says it’s a golden opportunity to rally voters in the ongoing battle over women’s right to their own childbearing decisions.
Birmingham Clinic Protests Stir Haunting Memories
Protesters this week are targeting a Birmingham, Ala., clinic that provides abortion. Gloria Feldt says it brings back Technicolor bad memories and she demands that any illegal violence be met with the full force of the law and social outrage.
Hillary Gives Women a Mirror of Our Own Fears
Women who balk at supporting Hillary often harbor fears that she can’t win. Gloria Feldt says this hurts the goal of gender neutrality in politics and she exhorts women to collect their courage and overcome anxieties that are often about ourselves.
Men, Women Watch the High Court
Gloria Feldt says heroes like Allan Rosenfield keep her from framing the issues in male-v-female terms.
Core Issue Missing in Birth-Control War Reports
The dominant media has started to notice that the attack on abortion extends to contraception. But Gloria Feldt says the underlying story–about the intrinsic and generalized hostility to women–is still getting passed over.
Bang Those Pots and Keep This Movement Moving
On International Women’s Day, Gloria Feldt looks back to a recent high-tide of activism at the Beijing global conference on women just over 10 years ago. Now more than ever, she says, we need to tap that same spirit of conviction.
For Alito Hearing Theater, Get Your Playbill Here
The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito offer political theater of the highest consequence. Gloria Feldt says to be careful about whose script you follow and offers a playbill for an interactive performance.
