May 2011 – Linda Lowen

Prom-arama

I was never the sort of teenager who dreamed all her life about prom. The “girly arts” — styling hair, applying makeup, wearing nail polish — were not skills I wielded with confidence. Back then, prom attire was more low-key. Gunne Sax, Jessica McClintock’s line of teen formal dresses, was at the height of popularity. A fashionContinue reading “Prom-arama”

Peace Corps’ rape cover-up culture comes to light in House committee hearings

At About.com I’ve written about the ABC News story that exposed an ugly aspect of the Peace Corps — a culture of hiding/denying the rape and sexual assault of female Peace Corps volunteers. The story was in part prompted by my own fears as the mother of a wannabe Peace Corps volunteer who added anContinue reading “Peace Corps’ rape cover-up culture comes to light in House committee hearings”

Note to the Facebook friend I unfriended

It’s not because you’re obviously a misogynist and I’m pretty much a feminist. It’s not because our politics are as different as different can be. It’s not because you can’t read anything I write about Hilary Clinton without insisting that she’s “shrill” and “menopausal” and using those exact words in your public comments on myContinue reading “Note to the Facebook friend I unfriended”