Second Wave Squared

The Big Tent

By · Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 · 45 Comments »

A couple of days ago I mentioned one of the projects I’m involved in that’s part of the burgeoning Fourth Wave of feminism. It’s called The New Agenda. I’m one of the founders of the group and the editor of the website. Amy Siskind, the group’s leader, likes to describe The New Agenda as a [...]

Second Wave Squared

By · Sunday, September 7th, 2008 · 32 Comments »

For the past few months I’ve been talking in bits and pieces about the new wave of feminism that Hillary Clinton’s campaign jump-started. The thrill of seeing a woman reach for the presidency, combined with the trauma of seeing that dream despoiled by the latent sexism and misogyny in our society, has sparked a feminist [...]