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Healthy Aggression in Girls
Written by Tabby Biddle My third grade teacher, Mrs. Gray, called my mom at home one day to tell her that she was worried about me playing soccer all of the time with the boys at recess. “She’s the only girl and I’m afraid it’s too rough for her. She might get hurt,” she said. Thankfully my mom just reported this call to me, but made no judgment or set any rules that forbade me from continuing my recess behavior. The next day, I was back out on the soccer field.

David Letterman
Written by Tabby Biddle I’m a Dave Letterman fan. My husband and I TiVo his show and watch it a few nights a week. I happened to be watching last Thursday night when

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.” Something shifted though when she got married. She began to lose her sense of independence and started to crave being protected and cared for by her husband. She started losing focus on her

Women as Peacemakers
Written by Tabby Biddle Historically speaking, women have been left out of the most important conversations regarding war and peace until fairly recently.  (Only 17 percent of the seats in the US Congress are held by women – and that’s the most it’s ever been.) As more women are coming into positions of power around the world, I believe there is the strong potential that future conversations on the topic will be different.  Instead of the focus being on, “How do we gain power over a nation?” I think the conversations will more likely focus on, “How do we gain power with a nation?” Jean Shi

Women: Changing the Fate of Our Global Future
Written by Tabby Biddle I have always felt deep in my bones that peace in our world is possible. I have been doubted, challenged, laughed at and ridiculed for this belief. There will always be wars, it’s human nature. I have heard this comment over and over through the years – most often from men. I have asked myself more often than not: “Is it really our nature to disregard and disrespect human life?” I don’t believe it is. History shows us that wars have been fought over religion, land, natural resources, and differing belief systems. Basically, a win/lose mindset that seems to stem from a fear-based,