Hi there, everyone!
I am very excited to announce that every Wednesday for the next year, I’m going to be writing a post here on ye Olde Blog as part of a series I am calling Women Wednesday (or #womenwednesday for you G+ and Twitter fans).
This series stems from too many posts I’m reading that make me want to tear my hair out. Whether it’s, “all women are like this” or “all women should do this,” these posts continually insist on painting all women (and all men) as exactly the same. I guess if I had to write a tagline for this new series, it would be something like,
“Our alikeness ends at the womb.”
I am hoping for a lot of lively conversation. I am also hoping that men weigh in freely on these posts. The purpose is to start a dialogue that we really need to have.
What will be talking about on Wednesdays for the next year? Here is the list!
1. Today we start!
2. But you’ve gained so much ground!
3. Who loves kids more than women?
4. Don’t tell women what to do cuz they’re listening to me.
5. Women aren’t mean enough to win
6. The cussing game
7. Incoming! The Direct Message
8. It’s so cute when she talks smart
9. Sexism hurts dads, too
10. Shoot. Where’d my husband go?
11. Cuz women like to talk and shop
12. Maybe I’ll just go naked…
13. You’re just a Feminazi
14. Women will never be satisfied
15. The Mommy-Blogger phenomenon
16. All women are the same
17. All men are the same
18. Women aren’t competitive
19. If you like pink you’re dumb
20. Full time moms don’t deserve abuse
21. The super-mom myth
22. The non-entity dad myth
23. The online grapevine
24. I like you cuz you’re hot
25. Women hate technology
26. I need a man to help me out
27. If you’re not a wife or a mom you’re not busy
28. What is brave?
29. Is the glass ceiling really broken?
30. Is it easier to abuse women online?
31. Online resources to help women
32. The pressure to be the star
33. “Best of the women” lists
34. Where are the non-white women?
35. Anger equals witch with a B
36. Women lead differently. Right?
37. Career women are probably cold and unfeeling.
38. Why women do start-ups
39. The lies women tell
40. Women are conniving. Men are clever.
41. What is taboo for the online woman?
42. Hear women. And listen.
43. Girl on girl bullying – it starts young
44. Strength in numbers…or Heathers?
45. Women as bosses
46. The strengths women exhibit online
47. Fighting for women doesn’t mean disliking men
48. Ten great resources about online women
49. Ten great businesswomen online
50. Ten great women who spread social good online
51. Ten great women you may not know (but should)
52. Concluding Thoughts
I am really excited about discussing these topics with you throughout 2012. I hope you’re excited, too!
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I think this a fab idea :o) I’m not usually one to get involved in female focused discussion but these look really interesting.
@Katherine_Salt Glad to hear it, Katherine. I’d love to get your perspective 🙂
Awesome idea… I admire the way you can layout plans for a complete year in a very organized way.
I am also curious to see read this posts!
@RaulColon Thanks as always, sir! 🙂
Wow. Great list. Totally in awe of your “planned” topics for 2012…and looking forward to reading the posts!
@LJacobwith Thanks! So excited 🙂
If anyone is going to help breakdown sterotypes with their creative writing, it would be you! I love that you have it all planned out and am looking forward to seeing this become reality.
@briansrice Thanks so much, Brian. I appreciate that 🙂
Amazing focus and love that you made your list of 52 right off the bat! Looking forward to this weekly post and thank you so much for speaking your mind about social media, women’s issues, social good and so many things. You are an inspired blogger – so impressed!
@PegFitzpatrick Aw, thanks Peg-tastic. You’re the best, as always 🙂
This sounds like such a great topic and I’m sure it will spur lots of conversations! I look forward to reading your always informative and entertaining posts each week.
@sharongreenthal Thanks Sharon! I hope I don’t disappoint, then 🙂
margieclayman I love this idea Margie! I am really looking forward to your weeklies! People are people, it is pure ignorance to be certain that someone is anyway just because of their sex, race, culture, age or anything.
Keep and open mind and the world is a totally different place, and in my opinion, a better one. Bravo for this series!
@Milaspage Thanks MIla. That is indeed my general sentiment and my general concept 🙂 Glad you’re excited!
Love it, Margie! You can count me in as a man that will gladly weigh in! And I second Brian below, you are a destroyer of stereotypes! Write on!
@dougricesmbiz Very glad to hear it, Doug. I don’t want this to be a fight. I want it to be a conversation.
@margieclayman Nice! Fighting is overrated.
I am looking forward to the weekly posts. You always have thought provoking thoughts / writings.
Am in awe that you have each weekly topic prepared already.
@spofcher Well thanks! Like I said below, I tried doing a series the “not thought-out” way and oddly enough it didn’t work out as well as I would have, well, planned 🙂
EXCELLENT!! I always love your writing and so, I will eagerly anticipate these Wednesday gems in 2012. Like @spofcher , I am SO impressed that you have the entire year’s weekly topics prepared. I think I need a @margieclayman in my life!! #organized
Claudia
@SocialMediaDDS@spofcher haha, thanks, Claudia. At least my online life is *semi* organized. I won’t show you my closets 🙂
First Margie, I’m floored that you’ve already got 52 topics planned out for next year. Wow!
I love the tagline, “Our alikeness ends at the womb.” and can’t wait to read this series. And thank you for making the effort to indicate this is a topic for everyone and won’t be a man bashing / blaming series. Looks like you’ve already got 2012 off to a great start!
@NicoleFende Thanks Nicole! What can I say…I’m a Pacifist early-starter 🙂
Saw the #womenwednesday tag on Google Plus and followed it here to see what the source was. I didn’t think it originated with men shooting photos of hot chicks.