Epistemological Nuisance
A light-hearted exploration of epistemological imbalance between heterosexual couples. Epistemology –the study of knowledge, how it is gained, its validity, methods used and, in general, the difference between justified belief and opinion– can shed light on exasperating and frustrating exchanges between women and men.
Help is a Four Letter Word
Help is a Four Letter Word. Women are constantly in the position of asking for help rather than being partners with others for domestic responsibilities. Consequently, when other members of a household do chores, there is an expectation of appreciation and praise, further putting women in a position of being grateful for the little they…
Testimonial and Epistemological Injustice
Why is it that when women speak, they are often not believed or taken seriously? In this video, I examine this while also exploring some possibilities of how to address this in our own lives.
Androcentric Language
Words often fail to describe the female experience. Why is that? In this video, I explore how our language is androcentric in nature, pushing women and their experiences to the margins.
Getting Kids to do Chores
Women have so much to balance between work and home—why don’t they have their kids help out? As easy as it sounds, often, women are so stretched for time, that it is often faster to do everything yourself than try to get your kids to chip in. I share a book that brings fresh insights…
Minimalism for Feminism
there is another force burdening women with unnecessary domestic work: hyperconsumerism. I share an anthropological study of dual income middle class families and their homes where we see how this modern phenomenon affects women.
Invisible Work
Do you find yourself always behind on housework and errands and yet never have time for anything else? Do you feel judged not by what you get done but by what is left to do? Do you have a partner who does a lot and yet it is never enough and so you fight about…
Introducing the Domestic Feminist
Since I was a small child, I’ve tried to understand why the world denied women space, respect and dignity and all the while pushed us to be one way one moment and turning around and condemning us for that same thing the next. There seemed to be no clear path where you could get it…
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