America, Femininity “#MeToo arises from the failure of empowerment feminism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 February 2018 Once told to be hotties (even judges wanted to be hotties!), girls were next...
Family, Politics in America, Work “The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 May 2017 The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact...
Halakhah “…the question of whether halakhah excludes women from holding specific roles or offices” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 May 2016 …the question of whether halakhah excludes women from holding specific roles or offices. From...
Modern Orthodoxy “One of the challenges for Modern Orthodoxy in particular is to enable halakhic conversation across the feminist/nonfeminist divide” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 May 2016 One of the challenges for Modern Orthodoxy in particular is to enable halakhic conversation...
Gender “The emphasis on sexual freedom permitted the taming of radical feminism to fit the capitalist society from which it emerged” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 December 2015 The emphasis on sexual freedom permitted the taming of radical feminism to fit the...
Gender “The anointing of sex positive feminism has… permitted the transformation of a deep and complex feminist movement into one that helps brand magazines and sell lingerie to women…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 December 2015 The anointing of sex positive feminism has, over time, permitted the transformation of a...
Gender, University “Why do we rewrite the rules, effectively disempowering women to protect themselves from the risks of their own behavior?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 November 2015 “Reframing the Victim” struck on what seems to be a strangely flawed feminist logic...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy “The main goal of attacking the Modern Orthodox efforts so vigorously, then, is not to dictate Modern Orthodox behavior but to clarify the limits of ‘Haredi feminism'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 August 2015 There is a “silent” revolution taking place in which Haredi women are increasingly taking...
Television “The humor and pathos of “Louie” come not only from the occasional funny feelings that he has about his privileges…but also, more profoundly, from his knowledge that the conceptual and imaginative foundations of those privileges have crumbled beneath him” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 December 2014 The humor and pathos of “Louie” come not only from the occasional funny feelings...