Joni Edelman

How do I raise a boy to love and respect all women regardless of size in a world where he is bombarded with images of what is attractive?

I just listened to my four and six year-old children (one boy, one girl) have a lengthy bathtime conversation about babies, growing up, m

I was told that feminism is man hate. That abortion is murder. And then I thought, "What am I doing here?"

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You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.

Brangelina are splitting up. A sad day for them, a joyful day for single ladies everywhere.

They will 

Look, I'm not saying McDonald's did this themselves, I'm just saying, a lot of the people that work there probably agree.

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

I am tired of taking medication. I am tired of relying on the manufactured versions of the chemicals and hormones my body could — should? — make for itself.