Archive for March, 2008

Jenny McCarthy on motherhood and guilt

Jenny McCarthy on motherhood and guilt

Jenny McCarthy was a guest on the Oprah and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth Online Class. She spoke about her complex emotional reactions in raising her autistic son Evan. Making the connection Jenny: You know, I read this book [A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle] when it first came out and that was one of [...]

Women and Ambition and Power – It’s Complicated

Women and Ambition and Power – It’s Complicated

Anne Boleyn “She was a woman of charm, style and wit, and will and savagery.” That is a description of Anne Boleyn (second wife of Henry VIII) by Susan Brigden, author of New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603. Natalie Portman portrays Anne in The Other Boleyn Girl [right], and says she [...]

Empowering yourself: Feminist Majority Foundation video

Empowering yourself: Feminist Majority Foundation video

Feminist Majority Foundation video: This is What a Feminist Looks Like! Related perspective: Elizabeth Wurtzel on feminism “Feminism, which was meant to be fun, has lately started to seem so sour… But it cannot be the case that we went through all that bra-burning and consciousness-raising to be left choosing between, yet again, the madonna [...]

Women in Management: Charlize Theron – She’s Running The Show

Women in Management: Charlize Theron – She’s Running The Show

Women film execs Many talented women in film such as Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman are finding more creative fulfillment as executives and producers, rather than waiting for better acting roles. But what sorts of challenges do women face when changing or expanding their career choices? Charlize Theron Charlize Theron was actively involved as a [...]