Millennium Development Goals: LOVE IN ACTION
I hear a lot of people say we have to wake people up... convince them of the urgency of this moment... make them realize that the planet is headed for disaster!
But I don't see it that way. Anybody who needs to be woken up at this point is so deeply asleep that they're not the target audience for global activism. We... comments (0) - read more >
Low-Income Fathers Need to Get Connected
(This article was published by the Center for American Progress.)
Many poverty programs serve families by trying to improve children’s lives, and helping children often translates into “family” policy. After all, children don’t stand on... comments (0) - read more >
In Our Own Words: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Bosnia
This summer, Women for Women International is running a Facebook project that details the stories of women in their programs, as well as brief histories and current events from the eight countries where their programs operate. If you would like to learn more about this progressive project, then I encourage you to please visit the following... comments (0) - read more >
The Shriver Report: Epilogue
(Editor's Note: This article from the Shriver Report was written by Oprah Winfrey.)
We women have been having conversations since the birth of this nation. We know when it’s time for a conversation to begin. Expressing ourselves as women, expressing ourselves as people of success and power and influence,... comments (0) - read more >
Scented Gardens
It is the blue hour, and you are walking down the street, when suddenly your nostrils flare as some exotic scent drifts in on a breeze. In that moment, you are captivated and begin the search for the elusive scent. You walk down one street and then another, the scent growing stronger, until you turn the corner, and there it is: an... comments (0) - read more >
The Perfect Gift for Father's Day
(This article was published by the Center for American Progress.)
Commercials released each year around Father’s Day often show eager children rushing into their parents’ room early in the morning with homemade gifts for dad’s special day. Like many things on... comments (0) - read more >
The Shriver Report: Battle of the Sexes Gives Way to Negotiations
(Editor's Note: The Playa Wire is posting consecutive chapters from the Shriver Report.)
"A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything” documents in detail the many transformational changes in our economy and our society today because of the massive influx of women into the American workforce over the past few decades.... comments (0) - read more >
The Next Green Frontier: Women Farmers
(This article was first published by WorldPulse.com)
Today, we are facing a global food, nutrition and climate crisis. Over the past few years, nearly 100 million people have been added to the global count of chronically hungry worldwide. Food prices have jumped almost 80%, pushing... comments (0) - read more >
The Shriver Report: Transcending 9 to 5
(Editor's Note: The Playa Wire is posting consecutive chapters from the Shriver Report. This article was written by By Courtney E. Martin)
My paternal grandmother, Maryanne, dreamed of becoming a writer. For a short spell in the 1950s, she edited manuscripts for a literary agent—male, of course. Hunched over stacks of... comments (0) - read more >
The Original Mother's Day of Peace Proclamation
How many people know the real historical origin of mother's day? What has now become a day of honor for mothers, as well as a red banner day for FTD, used to be a call for all women to tune into their motherly hearts, and no longer tolerate the human indignity of war.
Julia Ward Howe, author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic,"... comments (0) - read more >
