Let’s jump right on in, shall we? I’ve long said that people need to keep a close watch on their state legislature.  I’m a Missourian and my state Assembly meets for five months each year. That means five months of watching the Republicans who control both the House and Senate file bills to restrict access [...]

Let’s jump right on in, shall we? While some state assemblies have sought to pass legislation protecting youth from bullying, others are considering bills that seem to show the damage that elected bullies can do with the weapons of government. Such is the case in Missouri where House Bill 2051, the Don’t Say Gay bill sponsored [...]

Every time I tell someone I’m on a solo journey across Asia, they give me a blank stare. It quickly morphs into either a look of pity, concern, and happy to say, sometimes admiration. And every time I wonder how their reaction would be if I were a man. An oil company executive’s Colombian wife, whose husband’s [...]

When I heard about the murder of Trayvon Martin I felt like everything just stopped for a moment. I’m talking about a real halt for a serious moment…a stretching out of time through which everything ached bone deep. There is still much to learn about the murder of Trayvon Martin, but what we know now is [...]

I recently discovered the  Hollaback Project , “a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology.” Street harassment is a reality women face in varying degrees, depending on where in the world you live. The first time I remember experiencing this I was 11 — I was living in Bogotá, Colombia, at the time, I should clarify. [...]