Husband v. Wife

Over the recent couple of decades, due to economic and socio-political changes, the unspoken code about the roles of husband and wife can no longer be assumed and more to the point -- is in a process of reconstruction.

Human Rights of Women ..., The Goddess DiariesTabby BiddleJanuary 28, 2010Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert, Families and family life, gender role reversal, marriages, My So-Called Wife, same sex marriage, Sandra Tsing Loh, She Works They’re Happy, Tara Parker-Pope, the changing roles in marriage, The Rise of Wives, women and girls Comments

Woman vs. Girl

While feminists made “woman” a hard and fast rule, could it be time to reopen the case?

Human Rights of Women ..., The Goddess DiariesTabby BiddleJanuary 7, 2010feminism, feminist movement, girl power, Gloria Steinem, LinkedIn, Maria Shriver, Ms- Foundation, Ms- Magazine, National Organization for Women, Oprah, The Women's Conference, woman vs- girl, women and politics, women power, Women's Empowerment Comments

Women & Venture Capital - Is it a Rite of Passage Into Our Power?

Every day we hear about incredible improvements in the financial status of women. The numbers look good. But there is still an important area lacking – women’s access to big business funding. Venture Capital. Can a woman grow a really big, world-changing business if she doesn’t have big investors in on the plan? And if she needs them, where can she find them?

Healthy Aggression in Girls

Anger and physical aggression in girls and women are typically deemed inappropriate. We are taught to deny, suppress and hide these feelings. When they do show up, we tend to feel shame or guilt and try even harder to rein them in. This doesn’t always work out so well. What if girls could own their aggression and even felt entitled to it?

Human Rights of Women ..., The Goddess DiariesTabby BiddleOctober 22, 2009Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, girl aggression, girl bullies, girl power, girls and self-esteem, healthy aggression in girls, LinkedIn, Mean Girls, relational aggression, Susan Wellman, Tabby Biddle blog, The Ophelia Project, The Secret Lives of Girls, Whip It Comments

David Letterman

Why do single women have affairs with married men?

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The Ambiguity in Women's Lives

A good friend revealed to me recently that when she first got married, she found herself doing all sorts of “Little Miss Homemaker things.” She was ironing her husband’s shirts, making him lunch, and waiting for him to come home at the end of the day. “I have never ironed in my life!” she said. “I don’t know what came over me.” This was a woman who had been on her own for 15 years, was successful in her career, and was what most would call an “independent woman.”

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Women as Peacemakers

With more women at the table of diplomatic, economic, and political leadership who take with them their natural feminine strengths of compassion, empathy, and unconditional love – we will see some great changes taking place.

Human Rights of Women ..., The Goddess DiariesTabby BiddleSeptember 10, 2009Christiane Northrup, empowering women around the world, Hillary Clinton, Jean Shinoba Bolen, Marie Wilson, Ms- Foundation, Peace X Peace, Rwandan orphanages, Rwandan women, The White House Project, women as peacemakers, women government leaders, women in government, women leaders around the world, women's global leadership Comments

Women: Changing the Fate of Our Global Future

“In many parts of the world, women are routinely beaten, raped or sold into prostitution. They are denied access to medical care, education and economic and political power. Changing that could change everything.”

The Zen of "Yes" or "No"

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Making More Money Than Your Man

What would it be like if you made more money than your husband or your boyfriend or your father? For some of you, you are already in this position. For others, what once seemed like a faraway possibility, is now closer in view.

The Anti-Affirmation

I have heard it said over and over in the personal growth world that in order to reach your potential, you must “embrace your dark side,” or “shadow.” What the heck does this mean? I thought for years. What dark side?

Pleasure or Pain: take your pick

As a Buddhist practitioner you learn that lust, greed and desire are negative qualities – hindrances on the path to enlightenment and in some texts, even evil. You learn that sensual pleasures are better left renounced and the body just a vehicle to be trained and overcome. It was 12 years ago when I embarked on my Buddhist journey — sitting for 10-day silent meditation retreats at...

Women Bullies

Many of us are familiar with teen bullying. If you didn’t see Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan, you probably heard about it. Girls being mean to girls — backstabbing, back-talking and sabotaging. Pretty depressing, but pretty true. Where does this come from and does it go away as we get older or actually get worse? ...

Reinterpreting Eve

A look at spirituality from a feminine perspective.

Human Rights of Women ..., The Goddess DiariesTabby BiddleApril 16, 2009Adam and Eve, Divine Feminine, God, Goddess, Human Rights of Women & Girls, LinkedIn, Maria Gimbutas, patriarchy, Sacred Feminine, When God Was A Woman, women and self-confidence, women and self-doubt, women's spirituality Comments

A Life of Service: For Love, Money or Both?

Women's Stories to Change the World

Through my travels, I found, ironically, that the farther I moved away from my comfort zone and the familiar, the closer I actually felt to the truth of my very own self. So what was keeping me from writing my book? Were my stories not worth telling?

Why Do Women Feel They Need Permission?

My husband is often surprised to learn that when I seem, to him, to make a decision, I haven’t really made it at all. “Haven’t you already decided to do that?” he asks. Coming from a male viewpoint, my husband can’t quite understand why I need to discuss the same thing multiple times and have it reflected back to me and affirmed by multiple girlfriends before I actually DO what I say I am going to do….

Women Who Wear Power Well

I don’t know about you, but I am practically just as excited to have Michelle Obama in the White House as I am her husband, Barack Obama. I am finding myself totally drawn to this new female role model — smart, sexy, motherly, proud, independent, supportive to her husband and family. She seems to be carrying it all in one package, or at least that’s how it appears. Maybe this package isn’t new, but it feels new to me….

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Women and Money: Let's Talk About It

Is there a Feminine Face of God?

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