#MeToo #TBT (*Discretion advised)

Work of art by Dixie Foxton (used with permission), *“My Body, My Rules”* #MeToo #TimesUp

Donald Trump: “I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything… Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.” (Transcript, New York Times)

Well, that ends that, I thought (very naively). Upon reviewing this interview, I assumed that then Republican candidate, Donald Trump, would never be President of the United States of America. (I was wrong, obviously. We all know what happened…)

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8 February 20182 March 2018

#TBT #GerberBaby #LikeABoss

I’m sure that you’ve heard that this year’s Gerber baby has Down syndrome. His name is Lucus Warren, and he is adorable! I think Gerber’s decision is smart; it would have been wonderful for Gerber to pioneer this initiative years ago, but as the above quote suggests, now is the second best time.

According to the CDC, approximately 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the USA every year. It remains the most common chromosomal disorder (2017).

Disability is the largest minority group in the United States. (#TBT to this Forbes article from 2016.) Whether or not disabled people are a “recognized minority”, if this statement holds true on a global scale, imagine the extraordinary number of people such corporate initiatives could impact.

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1 February 20182 March 2018

#TBT Organic tampons- a gateway to education?

I did not think that I would be blogging about tampons, but once you read the below, I think you’ll understand why I was inspired to write this post.

This post is a #TBT (Throw Back Thursday) to the Chelsea episode titled, “Singing, Storms and Stoned Spelling” (Season 2, Netflix), in which Chelsea Handler interviewed Molly Hayward of Cora (www.cora.life). Cora is a Certified B Corporation that not only sells organic tampons (within the USA from their website, and in Target locations), but also donates their product to women in need.

How many women are in need of feminine hygiene products?

Before watching this episode, I had no idea that 300,000,000 women do not have access to feminine hygiene products around the world, and that 1 in 4 girls in India drop out of school when they start their period. (Thus, the title of this blog post and the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin’s quote above.)

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