Archive - The Feminist Parent

I Was Scolded at Yoga & Schooled at Home

Why teens hear feedback as criticism—and how to ease the impact

Jun 23 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Girls Aren’t Pathetic — Our Metaphors Are

The Sexist Trap Even Progressives Fall Into

Jun 17 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

What to Give the Man Who Has Everything? A Book (or Two) by a Woman

10 Books He’ll Be Glad He Read!

Jun 14 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Is The P-Word Just Feminist Rhetoric?

Why understanding patriarchy is key to disrupting it

Jun 5 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

May 2025

Creativity as Resistance: 7 quiet truths from working with clay

As I pressed my fingers into cool soil this Memorial Day weekend, tucking the roots of new plants into place, I was taken back to my clay days—hours…

May 26 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Dear Daughter (Part 3): The New Face of Patriarchy Wears Lip Gloss

Beware the femo/womanosphere

May 15 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Dear Daughter (part 2): When the World Is a Funhouse Mirror, Trust Your Reflection

Notes on Identity in a Patriarchal Culture

May 8 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Dear Daughter (part 1): Don't Be a Clone

Uniform beauty isn’t power—it’s submission

May 6 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

April 2025

March 2025

I'm Sick of Hearing About Male Loneliness

It's high time for men to adapt

Mar 21 •

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

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