Alia's Spot

Web Discovery #5

2009-04-28T17:00:00.002-06:00

The idea of advertisement and the use of cultural stereotypes within these commercials has also been a hot topic. I had found a blog dedicated to advertisements, but I wanted to find more. As I perused the Internet for more information, I came across the National Organization for Women Foundation. ( Let me also point out that I never knew this existed.) This website contains all sorts of useful information for women. There were three specific topics that I looked at while on the site. The first relates to advertisements. This specific section is titled "Where Are the Women?Feminists Pick the Champs and Chumps of the Super Bowl Commercials" was very interesting. Those who picked the best and worst ranged from those having Md's to men. (Yes men.) If you check out this article, scroll down toward the bottom and you find the list of why each commercial was chosen in which category. The other two areas that were on this site include: "Economic Justice for Women" and "Love Your body."
The "Economic Justice for Women" section was dedicated to their summit. I enjoyed reading what the summit proposed and what exactly happened. "Love Your Body" is a section dedicated to the idea of figure in our world today. This section was extremely insightful as it related to how I felt about myself. I encourage anyone having any sort of dilemma with yourself, or if you help youth-aged girls to check out this spot. (I posted the link below.)
Overall, this website was amazing and I am so glad I found it. It provides a variety of topics and subjects that are can directly relate to women these days.

http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/ & http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/communications/tv/ads/superbowl-2008-report.html

Reflection

2009-04-28T16:20:00.002-06:00

I cannot believe that eight weeks of my life have flashed across my computer screen already. While the experience has been nothing but amazing and wonderful, it has been a hard process. As an introvert, blogging was difficult at first because I like to keep most of my opinions inside. (Mostly out of fear of what others will say.) Over the course of these last eight weeks, however, I have realized that voicing an opinion may be the only way an issue will change. Too many people around the world, I have noticed, have been silenced and since I have the opportunities and freedoms to do so, I will speak out.
My experience with blogging has benefited me in other ways as well. By reading the numerous materials and blogs, it seems that so much information is swirling about on feminism. Blogging is something that is crucial to feminism because it allows words to get out to those who may not otherwise have that ability to hear this information. Bloggers are people who express opinions, ideas, and connect in relationships that are important in our world.
Bloggers also have the ability, through this information, to create activism in a variety of areas. Whether cultural or political, bloggers create the space and time to discuss these issues and through this discussion, activism is created. In the area of gender and blogging, I believe that both genders will use blogs to influence others on their beliefs and create activism. Gender is important, yet blogging allows gender to remain anonymous unless the writer wants it to be known.
Web 2.0 allows a greater feminist future. Not only does it allow this information to be passed on to other generations, countries, and individuals, but to a new generation, focused on using web 2.0 to create an activist society. Feminists have a better future because of the web and because of blogging. We will soon see the reach of feminism in politics as well.

Web Discovery #4

2009-04-25T12:25:00.003-06:00

The idea of censorship is not such a new concept. However, as children we are taught that censorship cannot happen in the United States because of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Freedom of speech, press, and religion was guaranteed by the Founding Fathers so long ago. Why, then, do we still have issues with censorship today? The answer to this question is difficult, but one idea is that perhaps some people are afraid of what may happen if we are truly given the opportunity to express ourselves in anyway we want. Because of the reading discussed in my previous post, I decided to look into the issue of censorship a little more thoroughly. I found a website, entitled "Feminists For Free Expression," that discusses this issue. While not all of the information presented is what I believe, they did have some very interesting points. One of these points discusses the idea of material on the Internet that is degrading to women. The website addresses this as follows:

In 1994, one online provider closed a feminist discussion group because of the group's provocative ideas. The best protection for women's ideas and voices is complete constitutional protection of free speech. Historically, censorship in the name of "decency" has hurt women by restricting access to information about reproduction and sexuality. It has never reduced sexism and violence. Previous centuries have seen much more censorship than we have today and yet much more discrimination against women. The best counter to speech some women may find offensive is not restriction, but adding more women's voices to the mix.

I totally agree with the last sentence of this response. The mixture of voices, opinions, thoughts, and ideas is something I have repeatedly brought up on my blog. Perhaps if this statement was followed more precisely, censorship wouldn't have such an effect in the blogosphere.

The website is: http://www.ffeusa.org/

The Gendercator

2009-04-25T11:34:00.004-06:00

While I have never heard of this film nor its content before reading an article called "The Gendercator or How I learned to stop worrying and Love the Blogosphere," it has brought up important issues for many in the GLBT community. I am not a part of this community myself, but I know many people who are. The film, in my belief, was censored by Frameline. Censorship happens whenever an idea, a work, or speech are not allowed to be publicized. It is an issue that has been around for many years, but one that needs to be overcome. This article points out that the director wanted to raise awareness and have people openly discuss issues. Many of the comments in the piece add either disgust or praise for the movie. It seems that the director reached her goal of discussion among the population in the GLBT community, as well as other places. While the film itself may be too graphic or unreal, it accomplished the goal of its director. I think that the relationships between the supposed community need to be mended in order for the true activism of the GLBT group to work. As in any situation on this planet, clear communication and objectives cannot be reached if a partnership and true community spirit are reached. This reading really made me see that even in a group, like GLBT, there is a separation in beliefs that I wouldn't have known about.

The Craigs List murder (& web discovery #3)

2009-04-21T14:04:00.003-06:00

A post by feministblogs.org, discusses the recent craigs list murder by Philip Markoff. In this post the writer discusses the contexts within the articles about the murder itself. It was very interesting to read about specific language used to describe the situation from craigs list itself. This quote was on the post itself, "Technology allows women to reach perfect strangers and market sex, massages, lap dances, and other 'erotic services.'" The author then went on to point out that this sentence, if rewritten to express the man's point of view, would have turned out like this: "Technology allows men to reach perfect strangers to buy sex, massages, lap dances, and other "erotic services." The mere fact that this type of sexist language was used to describe the situation is awful. Now the writer may have unintentionally phrased this sentence the way they did, but the subject is a man, is it not? Why, then, is the phraseology directed toward a woman and not the man? Reading other postings, this is not the first time, obviously that phraseology could have been better.
This site has a lot of interesting perspectives on many different topics that occur in the United States. It reminds me of feministing.com, in a way. Another post that caught my attention include one on Candace Parker, a WNBA player, who is pregnant. The posting, FEMALE ATHLETES: BE PRETTY, BUT NOT SEXY. OR PREGNANT, describes a situation where a female athlete who is pregnant is written about in a sexist sort of fashion. Her appearance, not her ability, is the topic of discussion.
Feminstblogs.org is quite interesting. It holds a lot of information as well. If you get a chance, check it out sometime.

Web Discovery #2

2009-04-16T14:44:00.002-06:00

I don't know how many people are interested in commercials and the sexism aspect of them, I found a blog called Gods of Advertising. (Located on WorldPress.com) For so long I have hated commercials that portray women or races doing something stereotypical; that is something many people feel this particular gender or race does, but is not true. One particular post on this site discusses the sexist aspect of commercials. In it the commercial, by Carl's Jr., where Paris Hilton is eating a hamburger while washing a car is discussed. First of all, who in their right mind would be eating a hamburger while washing their car. (Sara Haskins actually has a video exactly about this topic too.) I know it is a part of the selling aspect; putting a beautiful women on a car, soaked, somehow is able to sell hamburgers. My point is why is it necessary to show such things and put women in a field that revolves around sex. I guess I'm just not as "hip" to the age as others. This blog, though, is quite interesting and discusses many aspects of advertising.

Another Important Blog

2009-04-15T15:06:00.002-06:00

After reading the articles on Riverbend and her blog, I decided to do some research to inform myself even more on the plight of women in Iraq. I found an interesting blog space entitled, Vital Voices. It has pieces on different countries around the world on topics like: women, peace building, Hillary Clinton, HIV/AIDS, and many more. One of the posts I read was entitled, "Iraqi Women and Equal Rights." This piece discusses the possibility of more women in Iraq gaining political power. These women fight for the advancement of Iraqi women and are hoping that their positions will only increase the rights for all women in Iraq.
The main women in this piece is Ali Noori Talabani, a former member of the Iraqi Parliament. She states that the most difficult part is proving the usefulness of giving women rights and why old rules just won't do anymore. Talabani also states that the arduous part is overcoming the cultural, social, and religious characteristics of a women's place in society.
I did some more research on this subject and found an interesting article by the Multi-National Force, a portion of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Iraqi Women Meet, Discuss Equal Rights" is about a conference that took place in Iraq on Sunday, March 22, 2009. This conference was dedicated to increasing political participation of women to 30 percent. The article discussed that the increase of participation in politics for women would ultimately help bring peace to the country and improve women's rights.
It seems that as time roles along, women in Iraq are striving and actually achieving a bigger voice in the political process. If the 30 percent increase can occur, perhaps Iraq will become a much safer environment for not only the women and children, but for all people.

Baghdad Burning

2009-04-15T14:03:00.002-06:00

Have you ever wondered what was really going on in Iraq? I know I have and more importantly I have often wondered what Iraqi's thought and felt about the occupation of their country. For so long I have wanted to know if the occupation should be completely resolved and troops removed immediately or if a gradual, steady removal of troops would be more appropriate. The answers are not easy to find in this day and age when secrecy is the best policy and words can be silenced when necessary. However, I have found that Riverbend and her blog "Baghdad Burning" contain some, if not all the answers I need to know.
How can such a voice be found in such a place? The answer is simple, it hasn't been silenced. Riverbend's ideas of the world she comes from, the feelings they share their, and the harsh conditions of which they are forced to live come through her blogs. Her blog does demonstrate the power that one person can have over enlightening and teaching a country and world that can sometimes be too ignorant to listen.
In merely reading the blog I have gained an understanding of the situations Iraqi's have to live in. Power outages, bombings, kidnappings, rape, the threat of terrorism, and the constant contact with American troops. Reading her posts makes me wonder what it would be like if that same thing happened here. All too often I look at the news and reports from war torn countries and think "well, that couldn't happen here." What if it did? Riverbend's blog makes the war come alive and lets people not experiencing the true reality of it, to catch a glimpse.
One of the most compelling posts was about the introduction of Sharia and Family Law and what it would mean for the women of Iraq. At the time she posted her thoughts, it was a basically a law that was trying to be adopted. She describes a dramatic shift, which would include confusion over who gets to try different cases and the even the outcomes of those cases because as she states, anyone can be a cleric.
Riverbend, and Baghdad Burning have brought a new light and new perception of Iraq into my heart. Even more so, it has enlightened me to the image of Middle Eastern women in general. I just finished a book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini, which is about a Afghan woman and her life story. It holds compelling truths about the Afghanistan conflict. (In case anyone is interested in this topic!)

Something's Wrong

2009-04-13T18:47:00.003-06:00

Because of my last post, I decided to read some more postings from whataboutourdaughters.com. I read almost all of the new postings on this site and two specifically stood out to me. Both of these are hard to believe and both pose this response, "Somethings wrong with people in America."
The first posting was entitled Mother Allegedly Drugs 13-year-old Daughter So Boyfriend Can Rape and Impregnate. This crime was not only something I have never heard of before, but something that cries out to me. It has probably happened before when a mother tries to not only drug, but get her child drunk in order for the mothers boyfriend to rape her 13 year old daughter in hopes that she will become pregnant with a the mans child. Not only does this scream crazy mother, but what is wrong with the man in this case. He is a pedophile and should be put in jail for his actions. The mother should also be treated as such and for child abuse as well. This story overwhelmed me because I couldn't help, but feel so sorry for this child. She is going to need so much help in the future in order to overcome what her mother put her through.
The other posting was entitled Judge Immunizes New York Transit Workers That Watched As a Passenger Was Raped. This case revolves around subway workers who saw a women getting raped, but sat by and did nothing. One man called his supervisor so he would call the cops, but he and another man watched the rape happen without stepping in. The Judge did state that they could not be held liable. This is because of the "No Duty to Rescue" rule in law. It merely states that no person is under obligation to rescue a person who is in need of help. With this in mind I would just like to point out that it comes down to an ethical decision making process that happens in all our brains when we see something is happening that shouldn't. It is up to that specific person to decide what is ethically responsible for them to do. In my mind helping this women would have been the best decision for these men, but legally they did not have to do so.
Something is wrong with a person when they fail to help someone in danger, especially in a rape situation. It may be difficult, but imagine if it were your daughter, wife, sister, or any family member. Wouldn't you want someone to help them?

An Outlet

2009-04-13T18:07:00.002-06:00

Since women began having a voice in this country, they have often been misquoted, misled, and more often than not, threatened for using their voices. Perhaps the first encouraging action for women was getting the recognition that they were more than just wives and mothers. The 19th Amendment not only gave women the right to vote, but finally allowed them to have a say. This week I read some very interesting articles that articulate how important and crucial it is for women to finally have a voice in not only the online blogging world, but carrying those thoughts into mainstream America.
"Blogging While Female in a Male Dominated Blogsphere" by Amanda Marcotte discusses the importance of women having a voice and how men react to this. She began blogging for Pandagon as one of the only female bloggers. Men reacted by threatening her, going to her home, and emailing and calling her. She states that it is not the fact that women are in the blogging world, but that they are addressing women's issues that many like to sweep under the rug. "Threatened into Silence" which is an interview with Kim from "the Den of Beaver" (a blog) also describes such a harsh situation for female bloggers. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece because it captures the voice of women. In one of her blogs online she writes 51 ways a person can be considered a rapist. This topic is a "women's issue" that does not get the desired attention it deserves in such a male-dominated society.
One of the last articles I want to talk about is "Blogging While Brown and Female" by Kristal Zook. This article describes a blog by Gina McCauley. Her blogs revolve around problems facing black women. While the article revolves around a few aspects of being black in America, it also speaks on the idea of racism and feminism. McCauley speaks about the importance of holding people accountable for not only their actions, like BET allowing a television program depicting grotesque things, but also holding all men, regardless of age, sex, and race, accountable for their actions.
Rape is a big issue in this world; one in which no one seems to want to solve. It is difficult to talk about when it happens to you and even harder to try to get over it, however, speaking up and out about these situations will not only help the general public become educated on the subject, but will also encourage the females going through these difficult situations to cope with it.

Web 2.0 and Activism

2009-04-04T09:54:00.001-06:00

Warning to anyone reading this entry: It’s long. Sorry, but please read.

Have you ever wondered what the blogging world’s effects on the “real” world could potentially be? I know that I have many times, especially lately. I know that I am inexperienced at blogging, but to be honest, posting my thoughts, reading thoughts of others, and reading articles and watching movies online has made me realize just how easy it is to spread the news about pretty much anything. This made me start thinking about feminism and the effects the blog world is having on this issue. I read a few articles and watched some very hilarious videos by Sarah Haskins and Amy Poehler. These articles and videos brought to light the reality of how Web 2.0 and blogging have changed the face of feminism.
I would first like to refer to one specific article, “Framing Issues, Fomenting Change, ‘Feministing’: A Contemporary Feminist Blog in the Landscape of Online Political Activism.” This article dealt with new terminology for myself, third-wave feminism. The author describes the third-wave by explaining the first and second. She states that the first wave occurred during women’s suffrage, the second occurred when equal rights for women was obtained. The third wave is what we are in right now and my blog and the blogs listed to the left are all a part of this wave. It is considered to be a movement, without fundamental action, that is helping women construct a sense of themselves and identity. Another new term in this article is intersectional analysis. This refers to the incorporation of all types of women, regardless of age, race, class, etc. These two new terms describe the qualities and importance of Web 2.0, blogging, and the potential of both to make changes in the world.
While I read more articles that were quite interesting, I want to specifically speak on the above because it brought up historical significances. Feminists have often been stereotyped as outspoken uncontrollable women who have nothing better to do than raise their voices. To these women I say thank you. If it wasn’t for these women I wouldn’t be able to vote, attend school to the highest level I CHOOSE, or decide my career for myself. I can choose to be a stay at home mom or have a career. Although I still may not be paid as much as a man doing the same job I am, I can still raise my voice, like those before me and speak my mind. In an article on Boston.com entitled, “Blog is Beautiful,” the author states his admiration for race based blog sites to speak their minds about the atrocities and misnomers about their race. Like those of different races, feminist write about our atrocities and our misnomers in order to one day be fully equal.
On a lighter note, I also watched some very interesting and funny videos. Three videos by Sarah Haskins, entitled “Carl’s Jr.,” “Snapped,” and “Lifetime” focus on the far reaching portrayal of women on TV and two videos by Amy Poehler, “Feminist” and “Writer” dwell on the achievability of young women. “Carl’s Jr.” explains “deutshbags” while highlighting the new series of ad campaigns focused on the portrayal male/female relationships. “Snapped” and “Lifetime” reflect upon television portraying women as killers, crazy lunatics, and obsessed with emotions. Sarah Haskins videos bring up interesting aspects of TV and asks why women are being focused in this narrow minded way. Amy Poehler, Meredith Walker, and Amy Miles videos bring the accomplishments and critical thinking of young children, usually pre-teen. These videos, while portraying how girls can have free thought and the ability to achieve much in life, are not intended to be serious and are actually quite hilarious. It is nice, however, to see a show, even though it’s six minutes and online, about the achievability of women these days and to give young girls praise for their contributions.
All of these articles and videos, though not intentionally by some, bring out activism. The articles focus on the probability that blogs will/have been the new way to voice opinions and share ideas. The videos bring out the funnier, though serious nature of misconceptions of women in the world and try to correct it with using sarcastic humor. While maybe not outright, these avenues of activism may someday help usher in a new world.

Some more Thoughts

2009-03-25T21:55:00.002-06:00

After reading the website about feminism and race, I continued reading more about racial issues. I know this what initially the topic of my blog space, but I feel that racial issues and feminism are tied together often and sometimes for very good reasons. For example, racism and feminism are too often overlooked by many people as being a problem anymore. In the same instant, they can be compared because when dealing with racism or feminism tempers can flare.
On the blog site, Racialicious ( http://www.racialicious.com/2009/03/19/the-brazil-files-is-racism-relative/#more-2318), Wendi Muse writes about this racial issues in Brazil. Her posting, The Brazil Files: Is Racism Relative?, she discusses how a conversation about a Chinese restaurants location ended up enraging her because her co-worker used his fingers to spread his eyes apart, like a Chinese person.
She asks a very interesting question, "Is racism culturally relative?" She states that at first it can be answered with a yes, but eventually the answer is more complicated because every nation has different races within it and if mixing of races occurs more frequently and for a longer period of time, than it is not necessarily as big of a deal. Bigger cities do not necessarily see as much racism because they have more cultural mixing, but other smaller cities do not get along as well with different races.
This concept of races within different communities is kind of like some ideas in feminism. For example, in the city, women are not often criticized for working more hours, owning their own businesses, or earning more money. In smaller cities, however, women are not necessarily in those same situations or even given those opportunities. These are not facts, nor have I done research in this area, but it is my understanding of the situation.

The Scholar and Feminist Online website

2009-03-25T20:03:00.003-06:00

This week I read a few articles in S&F online. S&F online is dedicated to blogging and feminism. It provides articles and information about feminism in the online atmosphere, which can differ from feminism in the "real" world. The introduction on their website describes what a blog is, what is feministic about blogging, are women the actual bloggers and how to "find" them. Gwendolyn Beetham and Jessica Valenti write in this introduction that women are the biggest group of bloggers on the web, but they are not always the ones that have the most followers. The most frequented blogs tend to be those of the political nature. The authors also state that blogs deal with feminism when they follow these values, "it opens up the media-making process to multiple progressive voices; it flattens the hierarchy that exists whenever news is presented as the "active" product separate from the "passive" audience; and it claims not to represent "the monolithic truth but an assembly of many people's views" (http://www.barnard.edu/sfonline/blogs/intro_02.htm).
While perusing this website, I also found some interesting articles that I would like to share. One was entitled, "Race, Sexuality, Cyberactivism and the Legacy of Rashawn Brazell" by Marie Varghese. Her articles describes a story about Rashawn Brazell, a gay, black teenager from New Jersey, who vanished from his house and was later found chopped into many different pieces. The piece describes the ever present neglect of mainstream media to focus on women, anyone from a minority race, or those of different sexualities. Like Rashawn's story, most cases involving horrendous crimes on the impoverished or those from "questionary" backgrounds are not given the justice they deserve. Her piece does talk about the rights of LGBT people in this context as well. It was interesting to me because I had never heard of Rashawn Brazell and what was done to him. Her insitance on the lack of support in the media for other groups besides white, heterosexual males opened my eyes to the ever present bias that is in our media today.
Another interesting article entitled "Blogging Was just the Beginning: Women's Voices are Louder Online," written by Chris Nolan, describes the basic concepts of women bloggers. Perhaps the most interesting quote is "blogging was one step—the first one—in demonstrating the power of Internet-based commentary and reporting; it offered proof that not everything said in and by newspapers or other large, established outlets was the final, or even complete, word. But it also demonstrated a need for professionally produced editorials. The first wave of bloggers offered an initial but very rough demonstration of how the online world can offer more—and more varied—opportunities for all sorts of new voices." To me, this quote sums up the entire piece because the point that Chris Nolan is making is that women bloggers give voice to politics that has not previously been given. It is essential, in my viewpoint, that women be heard, especially in politics because we offer new, different, and sometimes even better compromises and advice than do males.
I encourage everyone to read the articles from this online source because it definitely has beneficial and important information.

The website is: http://www.barnard.edu/sfonline/blogs/index.htm

Dubai and the Arab World

2009-03-22T20:05:00.003-06:00

It is no secret that Dubai and the Arab World in particular has been the breeding ground of anti-feminism. Women must dress in certain ways, always being sure to cover all skin, including their faces. They must not look men in the eyes nor speak to men outright. Some Arab countries have lightened up on such restrictions. Jordan is one such country. They have universal suffrage for ages 18 and up. Women can be seen without their burqa's, something that was not allowed in previous generations.
While countries, like Jordan, have stepped up their support for women and include them in at least some of their laws, there is a current situation involving women characterized as "manly." According to the website feminist.com and in a blog posted on the Los Angeles Times website, these 'manly' women are considered to be those engaging in lesbian relationships. This is a situation that the Arab countries have not had to deal with in the past because it was thought to have not existed. The two websites point out that this is probably because of "western influences."
To me, this isn't a "problem" because in my opinion, everyone is entitled to their own relationships. It is a conflict with the Muslim faith and will require some give and take from their leaders if these women are going to be considered a part of their community again.
The article, which can be found on http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/03/uae-manly-women.html.

Cultural Aspects Of Blogging

2009-03-22T18:30:00.000-06:00

Their are many reasons why people read blogs and each reason fits their life at that specific moment in time. For some people, blogging is a way to let their ideas, ideals, and thoughts about the future coexist in a space where others can comment and apply what the author has spoken into their lives. Feminist bloggers use this media outlet as a way to comment on the various aspects of feminism and how being a woman has impacted their lives.
An article, entitled, "From Barricades to Blogs" demonstrates the difference in feminism in the 70's to feminism today. It talks about how feminism has changed from including picket lines and straightforward feminism to the modern version that revolves around blogging. The message was mixed between whether the blogs are doing their part to encourage activism or were merely an outlet for women.
In my personal opinion blogging is an outlet for women to voice their concerns about how women are being oppressed in the world. In turn for voicing their opinion, women are creating the activism that is necessary. I think the reason that activism isn't as outright as it used to be is women are creating their own opportunities in the world in which they were able to before.

An Interesting Post

2009-03-08T18:26:00.000-06:00

I recently read a few articles by Cortney. Her blog, entitled, Feminism/ Pop Culture, holds lots of interesting ideas and notions on the idea of feminism in the world. For example, in her post on December 17th, she discusses an article from the Chicago Tribune. In this article a woman was hit by her husband after he had been drinking on an airline. He sued the airline company because they served him too much. The article, according to Cortney, was written with a lot of bias. Instead of concentrating the article on the idea of domestic violence, it focuses more on the issue of international or U.S. law. As an ordinary reader of her the paper, I would not have looked at this article the way Cortney has. Her opinion on this article made me realize that sometimes it takes looking deeper into an article to understand the underlying problems of society. Writers often forget or purposely misinform their readers based on what they wish to communicate. It can be impossible, at times, to truly understand the gravity of some situations when you read about it from an article if you do not look underneath the surface.

Greeting

2009-03-08T17:44:00.000-06:00

Hello all you bloggers out there!
My name is Alia and this is actually my very first blog. While I have heard a lot about the ideas behind blogs, I have not had the opportunity to contribute to one before, nevertheless make my own. I am actually very excited.
I believe that blogs are a good way for people to not only share information, but to help other people in their endeavors in life. It is good for many people to let their emotions, ideas, and sentiments out because this is how we learn about life and how to make progress toward the future.
My life, as of now, is pretty much beginning a new chapter. While I am currently a college student, I will be graduating in May with my masters in History and my minor in Government. My new chapter will be the first time I will be out of school in 16 years, which when I think about it in this way is quite scary.
I am currently working for a daycare and preschool as an after-school teacher. This job is very rewarding, but very tiring. I never realized until I got this job just how much work it is to care for children. I suppose it is different than having my own children though.
In closing, I would just like to add that woman in web 2.0 as well as their participation in blogging is very instrumental to many women. These women need to be commended for putting their thoughts and experiences out their for younger women, like myself to read.
So long for now.