GEE Whiz, this ain’t easy! A few years ago, after 3 decades in the private sector I made a career change and became an elementary school teacher in Oakland, California public schools. And I joined the distinguished group – which in the past 14 months has ballooned to include anyone remotely aware of what Zoom …
Students explore their growth in learning about gender equity. Hi, We are Emily Sullivan and Jackson Hoffman, former students of Ms. Venditto. Our purpose for writing this post is to inform people about our journey learning about gender equity through a program led by Ms. Venditto and about the knowledge we have gained on our …
A fresh look through a gendered lens – About 6 months ago, our daughter gave birth to our first grandchild, a boy. She and her husband knew they were having a son and promptly named him after his father – a full four-name moniker, the second. How to raise a boy is a hot topic, …
On this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021, I keep wishing this day was over. Maybe not what a feminist should be wishing. I should be celebrating this day, posting positive messages about women, and making known my feminist ideas. And I am doing that, but also wondering how and why we still need to …
As Women’s History Month approaches, I find myself thinking back to this wonderful series the NY Times had a few months ago. They took 7 days to discuss issues facing women. Ok, it’s better than 0 days, but really, 7 days, 1 month or 1 year of dedicated discussion would not be enough to unravel …
How we co-create masks about gender Agnes Callard, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago and author of Aspiration recently wrote an article in the NY Times, “I Don’t Want You to ‘Believe’ Me. I Want You to Listen.” The article addresses conclusions people come to as believers rather than listeners, about personal labeling and …
