Yona Zeldis McDonough
Trying to take on the incredibly narrow definition of “the right kind of woman.”
Eileen Pollack on Sexism—from Physics Departments to Dating
Tag: sexism
Odd Woman Out: a Q&A with Melanie Chartoff
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Melanie Chartoff has worked as an actor both on and off Broadway, and she’s endeared herself to audiences with the characters she’s created on Fridays, Seinfeld, Newhart, Parker Lewis and… Read more »
Sexism is Routine for Female Clergy
Barbara Ostfeld
Although we’re aware that it’s impossible, many of us try to dress in a way that’s designed to prevent sexist comments. By keeping our necklines high and our hemlines low, by avoiding anything clingy, we work at a calculus that has variables clearly beyond our control.
This Jewish School Tradition Needs to Change.
Sharrona Pearl
It would be great for our kids to welcome Shabbat while standing witness to the many kinds of ways of being Jewish and embodying Jewish tradition.
It’s Not Prom Queen. It’s President.
Rebecca Sive
Any woman who has ever asserted herself in her workplace knows that the “likeability” criterion is a way of tearing down women who dare.