Monthly Archives: July 2012

Women’s Reproductive Desires (and Rights)

I remain perplexed—by global (but particularly American) resistance to addressing population and family planning issues.  It is my impression that every woman I’ve ever met—certainly every woman I’ve ever discussed population and family planning issues with (which is quite a … Continue reading

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Shifting Cultivation, Gender and REDD+

‘Shifting Cultivation, Gender and REDD+’* is the name of a meeting I attended yesterday at the office of a USAID contractor in Washington, DC.  It was a refreshing combination of GIS and remote sensing experts on the one hand, and … Continue reading

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The Quarterback of Chaos

I have just left the home of my aging mother, after a one month stay, and—after hearing of my day last Thursday—my husband lovingly referred to her as the “Quarterback of Chaos”.  The ‘quarterback’ moniker dates back to a comment … Continue reading

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What ‘Eldercare’ Really Means

Moments of utter boredom as I wait for my pseudo-stepfather’s foot to make it—ever so slowly—from the side of his chair, past the table leg, to a position under the table; or walk at a snail’s pace, up the driveway … Continue reading

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On Professional Life, with Special Reference to Mothers

Anne-Marie Slaughter recently wrote a long article in the The Atlantic, entitled ‘Why Women Still Can’t have it All’.  It describes the difficult dilemmas and decisions that professional women (and men) have, trying to combine their responsibilities to their jobs … Continue reading

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