Category Archives: Commentary

Women sharing their thoughts on articles and other things in the news and on the Internet.

White Girls on Girls

    I have not seen the show. “Girls”.  It does not sound like a program that would capture my interest.  I have previously seen some other shows mentioned in the article; Friends, The Office, Sex in the City, Seinfeld, and the movie, ‘Precious’.  (I also was uninterested …

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When You Love Yourself You Can’t Call Yourself a Bitch and Be Proud of It

We love it when we see attitudes shifting! Donna and Siobhan have been posting lots of photos of themselves not out of vanity, but out of love for self. LOVE FOR SELF is the first step in shifting your attitudes from broke to STOKED. If …

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You Give it to ‘em Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd has a mouthful to say about puffy faced comments in the media.  Read her come backs and know that when women stand up and are heard, we change the world. What are you changing today? Ashley Judd commentary right here.   Photo: Ashley …

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Has Someone Paid For Your Coffee Lately?

This is such an amazing thing going on in Bluffton, South Carolina. Another real life version of the pay it forward concept we saw at Christmas as people paid for other people's layaway's in department stores. This is about one of my favorite habits, coffee.  …

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Investing in Women Smart Economics

Did you know that, "Women own 40% of businesses in the U.S. and their businesses are growing at twice the rate of U.S. firms as a whole, yet women-owned businesses start their firms with roughly 64% of the capital levels of businesses owned by men." …

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Girl Power Equals Hope

This is a great website whose mission is to empower girls. When we make an investment in girls we invest in our forever. This is not meant to be a call for you to give to this fund but as an example of what people …

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The Opposite of Poverty is Not Wealth | Bryan Stevenson

Find out what the opposite of poverty is and what we will ultimately be judged by. This 23 minute video got a standing ovation at TED Conference 2012. Bryan Stevenson is the Executive Director of The Equal Justice Initiative. His message is powerful and thought …

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Reclaiming Our Selves

Reclaiming Our Selves Healing the wounds The sadness The emotional scars And damage From lost innocence And incest   Legitimating the illegitimate Abolishing evidence-based practice That revictimizes and reinforces Oppressive Patriarchal systems   Awakening the conscious and unconscious Collective shadow selves With soul food Nourishment …

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Mother of 5 Beaten With Tire Iron Dies

Someone broke into her home in San Diego and beat her so badly that she eventually died of her injuries this past weekend leaving 5 children behind. A note beside her near lifeless body when her daugther discovered her in a pool of blood said …

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Employers Have No Right To Kick Down Your Door

According to this article in Canada's premiere national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, employers are asking employees and job applicants for their Facebook login and password. This is reaching into private lives and an outrageous over step on the part of employers who are using …

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