Girl Stuff

The Female Lead

I was recently in London for the launch of The Female Lead, a wonderful new book, curriculum and video series that celebrates how women shape the world with ...

“Girl Clothes Without the Girly!”

Where was this T-shirt when Liza was little? Where were these people when I was shopping for girl clothes? Pink is one of my favorite colors and I don’t mind...

“Fallen Princesses”: Why Do We Like This Kind of Thing?

Photographer Dina Goldstein has created a series The Daily Beast calls “mesmerizing.” Each photo features the life of a Disney princess after the happy endin...

“Suck it Up and Deal With It. This is Your Life Now.”

Me and Susan (right) getting on the bus to camp, 1966. My sisters and I all have a recurring nightmare where someone has tricked us into getting on the Walde...

“Patropoly” in Practice: Medical School Admissions

This post begins the series I promised on exclusive practices in US medicine. Bear in mind, as you read, that the male applicants are not being screened in ...

“Patropoly” in Practice: Medicine in America

Doctors are powerful people in the United States–perhaps this leads the men in charge to think they are above the law. So I have invited anonymous blogs abo...

Mighty Princesses with a Taste for Danger

Instead of Susan B. Anthony, the paper doll section offered Rosie the Riveter, who at least presents more costume possibilities (and is actually one of my fa...

Household Hostage: Jita Test, Day 8

As our time wore on in Bangaldesh, the women opened up more and more in the interviews. We learned much about what life is like for them. They were all cheer...

Malala Day: Let’s Not Forget This Is About Girls

Today, November 10, is the Global Day of Action for Malala. The international agencies are creating this moment as an opportunity to push for universal educa...

Important Meeting in London Today: Setting New MDGs

Beginning today in London, a “high level panel” will start work on formulating the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals for the world. At the bottom of th...

Pissed Off about “Pink Stuff” and Princesses

My daughter, Liza Ryus, sent me a link to this video this morning. Liza saw the post on Jezebel, a site she loves and follows. In this video, a five-year-old...

EGG (Educate Girls Globally) Presents Successful New Model

At the Interbrand conference, I became aware of a new organization with a mission very close to my heart. Educate Girls Globally is led by an interesting tea...

Progress in Ghana

My team was pleased to see today that Mrs. Elizabeth Agyeman of the Oforikrom Constituency in the Ghanaian Parliament has advocated that the government suppl...