At the turn of the century, an article touting fabulous wines made by women would have been depressingly short. Not because great wines weren’t being made by women but because there were so few women winemakers. Today, as women are helming the tanks at more and more wineries, it takes a lot of paring down … [ Read more]
Positions, Please: Confronting gender inequality in American theater
I sit at a table with five other women and one man. I fidget with the papers in front of me, aware that no matter how prepared I am, this meeting might not go my way. I had told them, the other board members at this community theater, that I had something to discuss. Their … [ Read more]
Opinion: “Lady-beers” an insult to the women of craft beer
Yesterday we asked: Is there really a need for women-targeted beer? Today, Kaleigh Dunn responded. Kristi McGuire, I have only one question for you. If you’re a master brewer and 20-year veteran in the business, tell me this: What qualifies as “women-friendly beer?” I’ll be waiting. You can answer me at [email protected] And while we … [ Read more]
More Women are Drinking More Often… but Why?
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently looked at data from annual surveys conducted between 2002 and 2012 and discovered that more women are drinking more often, while men are drinking less often. Measures observed included the level of drinking, number of drinking days per month, alcohol use disorders, and driving under the … [ Read more]