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- Jul 5, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
People keep asking me when I am going to write about #MeToo. They ask if I wrote about #MeToo in my recent book, Sexism Ed , but I didn't. They ask... -
- Jun 7, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” appear in the U.S. Declaration of Independence as “unalienable Rights,” the kind of rights that are su... -
- May 6, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
“I wish I were easygoing,” I say to my partner, as he drives our ancient, lumbering SUV, with a camper in tow, to the beach for spring break. It’s ... -
- Apr 4, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
There was much media attention given to the Women's March on Washington in 2017 and the local marches across the nation and the globe. Over a year ... -
- Feb 27, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
It was the tentative knock on my office door that made me realize something was wrong. It wasn't quite time for office hours, and students rarely s... -
- Feb 3, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
Sitting in a home economics class in the sixth grade was the first time I realized that the clothes I wore were a problem. Our class was between pr... -
- Jan 4, 2018
- Kelly J. Baker
In November 2017, I—along with more than 2,500 other attendees—showed up for the annual conference of the National Women's Studies Association (NWS... -
- Nov 29, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
Take a moment to really consider this: If women make up 10% of the leadership positions, men feel like their workplace has achieved gender diversity. -
- Oct 30, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
I can’t read her letter without a fear that schools will move backward on how to manage and adjudicate sexual assault on campus. -
- Sep 29, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
When I get threats like this, I wonder if writing about white supremacy or sexism is worth it. -
- Aug 31, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
To be unruly is risky because you are shaking the foundations. You are questioning patriarchy. -
- Aug 1, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
Mostly, I'm tired of people on the internet telling me what to care about or what supposedly distracts me. -
- Jul 5, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
Watching Wonder Woman become Wonder Woman made me catch my breath. She made me want to be brave and compassionate. -
- Jun 5, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
Feminist Fight Club never quite gets to the root of the problem: the workplace is still structured for men's success, not women's. -
- May 1, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
When I was in graduate school, I was a part of the Tallahassee Equality Action Ministry (TEAM), an interfaith direct action movement that brought t... -
- Mar 29, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
I started Rebecca Solnit's The Mother of All Questions (Haymarket Books, 2017) on International Women's Day, March 8, which was also the Day Withou... -
- Feb 28, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
Hope gives us a kick in the pants and makes us act; fear overwhelms and keeps us stationary. We still need hope. -
- Feb 1, 2017
I find that I want to join her, to become ugly and unlikeable to remind everyone of the “ugliness” women face day in and out. -
- Jan 2, 2017
- Kelly J. Baker
How can I resolve to do anything that improves only my life when so many people are fearing for theirs? -
- Nov 4, 2016
- Kelly J. Baker
Knowing a woman can be president is not the same as actually seeing it happen.