Would you have been gullible enough to buy this?
I've blogged extensively on how marketers target women and how to spot a scam. You might say I am on a mission to educate women on how marketing works and how to know when a good deal is really a ... Read more
Title IX: It’s 2012 and I’m still fighting for my daughter’s rights
It's 2012 and I can't believe I'm posting this. I spent my childhood playing on boys teams because girls teams didn't exist. By the time I started having kids of my own, there was a girls team for nearly every boys team thanks to ... Read more
Because it really IS all about who you know…
A couple of weeks ago, the stone fell out of my wedding ring. I think I nearly had a heart attack when I noticed it was missing. I had just come back from a mile-long walk with my dog and ... Read more
In defense of pink LEGOS, sort of…
When I was a kid, I had a very intense relationship with Legos. I had thousands of those lovely colored bricks in every shape and size imaginable. I had almost every city piece, several from the space station series and ... Read more
Do you know the truth or simply hold a belief?
There's a trend on this site and I just can't ignore it. Too many young women are having a difficult time determining truth from beliefs and I truly think that affects the outcome of their choices and how they are ... Read more
How to spot a scam on the Internet: Dissecting a deceptive web site
You've probably run across dozens, if not hundreds, of fake web sites on the Internet without even knowing it. With a few of them, you can tell right away that something is fishy about it and some web browsers are ... Read more
Boys can’t wear pink nail polish
My apologies in advance for this non-newsworthy information, but I don't understand what all the fuss is about. J. Crew put out an ad depicting a mom spending some quality time with her son and in one of the ads she is painting ... Read more
Does this Bounce commercial bother you?
Of all the ways they could have designed this... why did they feel the need to put the words "how do you get your bounce?" across a woman's chest? C'mon Bounce - we expect better. By the way, there's a whole rage ... Read more
Pastor rejected from baccalaureate service because she’s a woman
On the heels of my last two posts, you'd think we've made great strides in gender equality. Then we get hit with a smackdown like this one... Pastor Kathy Escobar was recently asked to lead a high school baccalaureate service in ... Read more
New Boots Trip up Wonder Woman
I'm telling ya - it's the footwear. Or maybe the pants are too tight. Something's just not right about the new Wonder Woman. Why oh why did they change her costume?
