Is He Really a Friend? I’m Doubtful.
I admit I’m a bit more obsessed with the word friend than the average person. I seem to see and hear it everywhere. The same way you begin to notice everyone else has your car once you buy it, how...
View Article3 Baby-Steps Toward Girl Effect’s Dream of Changing the World
I still remember my jaw dropping open a couple of years ago after hearing the New York Times human rights columnist, Nicholas Kristof make a historical comparison, when he was promoting his book “Half...
View ArticleMy Coming Out as a Feminist
I won a $1,000 ticket to a Ms. magazine fundraiser luncheon featuring Gloria Steinem last week. With only thirty women in attendance it was a coveted win. Gloria Steinem with me on the left and my...
View ArticleThe Role of Female Friendships on March 8: International Women’s Day
Tomorrow is March 8, International Women’s Day. International Women's Day is March 8. Started in the early 1900′s, now dozens of countries from Afghanistan to Zambia celebrate this international...
View ArticleI Have This Theory that Friendship Can Save the World
This is my manifesto for doing what I do. I believe that beyond the joy and health that friendships bring us personally, they also give us the place to practice being the people who this world needs....
View ArticleSister Giant: Three Responses to Feeling Insecure
Last week I was touched by your comments on my blog post about how insecure I was feeling about stepping out into new phases. First, I always love comments as they remind me that someone out there is...
View ArticleFrom Strangers to Friends: Our Travel Circle to Cuba
After we had all checked in at the Miami airport on June 16 for our charter flight to Cuba, I remember thinking, “Oh wow, I hope this works.” And by this I meant, 15 women who had never met each other...
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