Tag: Social Norms
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March Book of the Month
The Book of the Month for March is a different vibe from last month’s, but just as not-put-downable. This month’s book recommendation is Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Admittedly, I picked this book up on a whim when I was delayed in the airport, but I was so pleasantly surprised by how engaging and feminist…
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No Boys Allowed?
Were we onto something with girls-only pillow forts? When I was at university, I took a class on parenting around the world. It was the kind of class where we watched documentaries on chimpanzee mothers, examined practices of infanticide, the roles of midwives and doulas, and menstruation huts. It felt very far removed from my…
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Housewife vs. Office Life
Starting this month, Girling will feature a guest author on the last Friday of the month. For February, our guest author is Lauren Fishman- a trader with Goldman Sachs and Stanford University alumnus. Lauren is a strong woman who has used her skills and experiences to advocate for women in the male-dominated finance space. She…
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Fifteen Feminist Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
And no, none of them will be a Galentines brunch that you have to plan Short and sweet this Friday – whatever you’re feeling toward what I personally find to often be a smug passive aggressive Hallmark holiday, whatever you choose to do or skip, your choices are inherently feminist. Personally, I am dating a…
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An Argument For Questioning Everything
Who cares about gendered restaurants? It was an interesting comment I got in regard to my last article: “who cares?” Not because it was not necessarily what a writer wants to hear after they publish something, but because it showed me how the way I perceive things isn’t always apparent to others. The article wasn’t…
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Is This Restaurant a Girl or a Boy?
Are all things secretly gendered? Should they be? Last summer, I worked as a waitress in an upscale restaurant in London. It was a really fun job and I enjoyed my coworkers and the customers (usually) and the food was delish. One day, I overheard a conversation between the owner and a regular where the…
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Can Women “Have it All?”
Ah, the double standard of living your life. Maybe it’s not all that surprising to people reading my blog, but I love writing. It’s something I do professionally, for fun, and just to relax. It helps me get my thoughts out of my head to either move me toward my goals or just to stop…
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The Business of Relationships
This may be the extent of my business vocabulary, FYI There are so many rules around social norms and expectations and so many of them are unspoken. How does everyone keep track of them? Does anyone think to question them? Why is it expected that the man pays for a hetero date? Or that he…
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