Welcome!
Welcome to ThirdWaveWomen.org. This site has been designed to be a resource for women everywhere to air your thoughts, your dreams, your disappointments, your triumphs, your general observations or whatever else is on your mind.
Above all, it is designed for women to help other women - as members of the great "sisterhood."
In the year 2008, we women are living in an incredible time - in less than a century, the American woman has gone from being largely voiceless in society - not even being able to vote - to having a legitimate and realistic chance of holding the most powerful office in the world: President of the United States.
This is all a result of the courageous women who have gone before us. Brave pioneers like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug and more... women who by challenging barriers to equality - at great cost to themselves - paved the way for all women.
We have come very far since the days where women were considered to be no more than appendages to men - but there is yet a long way to go. In the spirit of those who have gone before us, we invite you to keep the conversation going by joining us here at ThirdWaveWomen.org.
For where there is unity, there is strength - and together... we can change the world.
A President for Us...
from HillaryClinton.com
Hillary Rodham Clinton was raised in a middle-class family in the middle of America. From that classic suburban childhood in Park Ridge, Illinois, Hillary went on to become one of America's foremost advocates for children and families; an attorney twice voted one of the most influential in America; a First Lady of Arkansas who helped transform the schools; a bestselling author; a First Lady for America who helped transform that role, becoming a champion for health care and families at home and a champion of women's rights and human rights around the world.
The Feminist Reawakening
Paula Scher illustrationHillary Clinton and the fourth wave.
By Amanda Fortini
From New York Magazine - April 13, 2008
Link to original article
Not so long ago, it was possıble for women, particularly young women, to share in the popular illusion that we were living in a postfeminist moment. There were encouraging statistics to point to: More women than men are enrolled at universities, where they typically earn higher grades; once they graduate, those who live in big cities might even receive higher salaries—at least in the early years of employment.
Women are Never Front-Runners
by GLORIA STEINEM
from The New York Times - January 9, 2008
The woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate lawyer and is the mother of two little girls, ages 9 and 6. Herself the daughter of a white American mother and a black African father — in this race-conscious country, she is considered black — she served as a state legislator for eight years, and became an inspirational voice for national unity.
The Mess at MSNBC
by Jamison Foser at MediaMatters.org
February 8, 2008
Three weeks ago, in the wake of Chris Matthews' quasi-apology for one of his countless objectionable comments about women in general and Hillary Clinton specifically, I argued that Matthews' apology was not enough. Neither Matthews nor MSNBC had acknowledged that the problem ran far deeper than one comment by Matthews -- and their failure to make such an acknowledgement was an ominous sign that the apology would not be accompanied by a change in behavior, no matter how forcefully Matthews insisted: "I get it."
