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This rectangular photo shows a detail of the post’s main photo it zeroes in on a street-art poster by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. It shows a drawing of a young woman’s face with her coat collar turned up around her neck. She looks directly at the viewer with a serious expression. The words under the drawing say, “WOMEN do not owe you their time or conversation.”
Women do not owe you

Women do not owe you

The Artdog Image of Interest August is a month when many students start back to school–many in new schools. I’ve enjoyed dedicating my Images of Interest to a reminder that as young girls grow into young women, whether they’re in public or private schools or in college, they often are subject to gender-based street harassment. That means catcalls, comments on their looks, etc. The fact is that these young women do not owe you (or anyone else) their time, or conversation. No…

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Not seeking your validation

Not seeking your validation

The Artdog Image of Interest August is a month when many students start back to school–many in new schools. I’m dedicating my Images of Interest for the next several weeks to a reminder that as young girls grow into young women, whether they’re in public or private schools or in college, they often are subject to gender-based street harassment–catcalls, comments on their looks, etc. They don’t need this grief, but all too many experience it. This month’s Images of Interest are dedicated to…

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My outfit is not an invitation

My outfit is not an invitation

The Artdog Image of Interest August is a month when many students start back to school–many in new schools. I’m dedicating my Images of Interest for the next several weeks to a reminder that as young girls grow into young women, whether they’re in public or private schools or in college, they often are subject to gender-based street harassment–catcalls, comments on their looks, etc. They don’t need this grief, but all too many experience it. This month’s Images of Interest are dedicated to…

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“I Deserve to be Respected”

“I Deserve to be Respected”

The Artdog Image of Interest August is a month when many students start back to school–many in new schools. I’m dedicating my Images of Interest for the next several weeks to a reminder that as young girls grow into young women, whether they’re in public or private schools or in college, they often are subject to gender-based street harassment–catcalls, comments on their looks, etc. They don’t need this grief, but all too many experience it. This month’s Images of Interest are dedicated to…

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A young woman’s worth

A young woman’s worth

The Artdog Image of Interest August is a month when many students start back to school–many in new schools. I’m dedicating my Images of Interest for the next several weeks to a reminder that as young girls grow into young women, whether they’re in public or private schools or in college, they often are subject to gender-based street harassment–catcalls, comments on their looks, etc. They don’t need this grief, but all too many experience it. This month’s Images of Interest are dedicated…

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Is your school safe for all students?

Is your school safe for all students?

The Artdog Quote(s) of the Week This has been a very “full” month, but the teacher in me just couldn’t let Pride Month pass without at least one post! Also, I did an analysis recently, and realized I haven’t been writing about this topic nearly often enough! So I’m brushing off my “teacher hat” to ask: is your school safe for ALL students? No, gun violence, frightening as it is, isn’t my “safe schools” topic for today. That’s because it’s not the only–or at all the most prevalent–life-threatening hazard lurking in…

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How will women bring governmental change?

How will women bring governmental change?

Once I started looking for inspirational thoughts from women about women and their place in the world, my problem quickly became deciding which ones I thought were most important to highlight in my remaining time and space.  Today’s post features three quote-images from strong women (two from the past, one contemporary) whose names we should recognize. It might be well to consider their words as our dialogue unfolds in the changing political atmosphere of post-2018-midterms USA. Unfortunately, a focus on diversity, whether in gender/identity, race, or ethnicity, seems to…

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Catcall and response

Catcall and response

The Artdog Image(s) of Interest Have you ever been walking down a city street, especially past a construction site, and heard somebody yell, “Hey, baby! Gimme a smile!” or similar stuff? If you’ve ever been a woman–particularly a young woman–you have. Guaranteed. Probably daily. (If you’re a man, then probably not, and you may not see what’s wrong with it). While the occasional inexperienced country girl may mistake these catcalls for harmless flattery on first exposure, it soon becomes clear that the objectifying intent is neither harmless nor…

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Double standards and our kids

Double standards and our kids

The Artdog Quotes of the Week  Here’s a double dose of quotable thoughts, this time on double standards, and that touchy subject of how to rear our children. When toy manufacturers still market to “the pink aisle” and “the blue aisle,” what’s a parent to do? What creative choices must we make, to empower our children to grow up in ways that help them blossom into their full potential–whatever that may encompass? IMAGES: Many thanks to the Gender Equality blog, for…

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Reflections on the glass ceiling

Reflections on the glass ceiling

The Artdog Quotes of the Week  I chose a pair of quotes for this week, both addressing, in a different way, the endurance of the glass ceiling in American public life. I am particularly feeling the Maureen Reagan quote in this season of political madness. IMAGES: Many thanks to The World Economic Forum for the quote from Drew Gilpin Faust, and to IZ Quotes, via Quotes Gram, for the bons mots from Maureen Reagan.