CONFIDENCE CORNER
CONFIDENCE CORNER with Karen Laos Many women miss opportunities because they don’t speak up. I’m on a mission to change that! Here you’ll find practical strategies to ensure you do everything in your power to be seen and heard, have a read below. Woman on a mission Every issue I’ll be bringing you practical ways […]
HerSTORY – Gaslighting
A guide to gaslighting Gaslighting might be the silent killer of women’s agency, but it’s time to turn up the volume by exploring the origins, tactics, and devastating effects of this manipulative technique. BY VICKY SIDLER If there’s a word that has become all the rage these days, it’s “gaslighting.” Even though the term has […]
HerSTORY – The 9to5 Movement
What a way to make a livin’ In the early 1970s, a group of Boston secretaries banded together to rally for better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment. Their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. BY VICKY SIDLER Economic equality doesn’t happen overnight; it’s a fight […]
HerSTORY – Crazy
Don’t call her crazy The label has deep, dark roots in silencing and controlling women; exploring the history will help us understand why it still hurts so damn much. BY VICKY SIDLER If we quickly look at a dictionary, we’ll find that the word “crazy” brings multiple negative connotations: full of cracks or flaws, not […]
Advisory board
The women of DEFY’s advisory board are fighting for change and apologizing for nothing.
Kate Manne Interview (part 1)
Interview with the Philosopher Cornell University Professor Kate Manne literally wrote the book on misogyny. In part one of our interview, she tells us how we should evaluate it, why it shows up at work, and when breaking the glass ceiling could be dangerous. BY JULIE LAWRENCE On the evening of May 23, 2013 Elliot […]
Sexism vs Misogyny
Sexism vs. Misogyny: They are not the same and the difference matters. In her ground-breaking book Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, philosopher and author Kate Manne explains what we get wrong about misogyny. BY DEFY STAFF As the political landscape becomes more polarized and the conversation about women’s rights becomes more heated, a renewed […]
Forget about having it all
Forget about “having it all” In a world that demands women be everything to everyone, the empowering choice is not to have it all, but to have what you want. Women who are a few decades into their lives are very familiar with the concepts laid out in Helen Gurley Brown’s (1982) best-selling book, Having […]
Body image in the boardroom
Body image in the boardroom In a society that encourages men to be productive and women to be pretty, it’s time to step into our power and block out the noise that prevents progress. BY MARCI WARHAFT “It’s not such a big deal; everyone deals with it.” That’s what I’ve been hearing from people about […]
Defying the glass ceiling with mentorship
Defying the glass ceiling with mentorship Mentoring relationships may be the key to changing the culture of the workplace, moving away from the historical shadow of patriarchy in the business world. BY REBECCA THOMAS COLE Once upon a time, I wrote a paper for my Bachelor’s Thesis titled, Mentoring: The Hammer to Break the Glass […]