… the socialization of

… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to realize that we don’t raise boys to be men, we raise them not be women (or gay men). We teach boys that girls and women are less than and that leads to violence by some and silence by … Read more

The Violence Against Women

The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women. Barbara Boxer