HeyJaredMockingbird Musings
Lawyer/mom writing about the laws, policies, and patriarchal systems that shape women’s lives at home and at work.
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Mockingbird Weekly: Channeling Our Anger (opens the original)
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It’s been a week, and in light of the Cornell story I’m feeling sick over (maybe you are too), this week’s newsletter is about channeling our anger and outrage. It also feels like a good day to give away a copy of Gemma Hartley’s new book, No One Loves an Angry Woman.“Men have the privilege of being outraged when they hear of a specific instance of harm, then going about their day. But many women, including me, are carrying this whole thing around like a weighted vest we can’t take off. These ar
Mockingbird Weekly: Valuing Women (opens the original)
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As a society, we undervalue women’s time and labor. A government agency estimated that unpaid housework in the U.S. is worth nearly six trillion dollars per year (probably more). At the same time, this administration wants to cut funding for women’s health, an area where we should be investing more. And tech magazine WIRED dedicated their entire issue to women, but will men read it?Each week, I send you three stories related to women’s rights and equity. Subscribe to have it sent to your inbox.
Mockingbird Weekly: Humanity Optional (opens the original)
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Subscribe to have this newsletter sent to your inbox each week. Most of it is free, but paid subscribers will receive bonus content at the end of each post.A deepfake of a college football coach hitting a reporter gets laughed off in a press conference. A pregnant warehouse worker isn’t allowed to sit down. A federal agency decides it would rather not know how women or people of color are treated on the job. This week’s stories may seem unrelated, but the question raised in all three is whose hu
Mockingbird Weekly: Gloria, Lindsay, Mica (opens the original)
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“Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.” - Gloria SteinemThis quote is the entire philosophy for my work and for this newsletter. Women can’t have equity at work or in society until we have equity at home. This is the first of a weekly newsletter combining the personal and the political to help you create a more equitable home and a more equitable society. I’ll bring you the stories related to women’s rights and equity, plus what the people and organizations
Good Good, Bad Ad: How Misogyny in Male-Dominated Spaces Translates at Home (opens the original)
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This is a paid subscriber post, but the first half is available to everyone. This kind of work takes time, energy, and care, so if you find value in it, please consider supporting.A man shoves a woman to the ground and stands over her: “Do not touch my new driver.”It’s just a joke. An advertisement. Does it make you want to buy a golf club?This is a real ad, posted over the weekend to promote a driver. It has since been deleted and both companies involved have issued <a href="https://www.yahoo.c
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