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Elayne Clift is a writer,lecturer, workshop leader and activist. She is senior correspondent for Women's Feature Service, columnist for the Keene (NH) Sentinel and Brattleboro (VT) Commons and a contributor to various publications internationally. Her latest book is ACHAN: A Year of Teaching Thailand (Bangkok Books, 2007). She is also the editor of Women, Philanthropy and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society (UPNE/Tufts U., 2007). She lives in Saxtons River, Vt. and invites readers to visit her website: www.elayneclift.com
Monday, February 13, 2012 How Did Misogyny Become a Full Time Job? (5 comments)
Misogyny is out of the closet thanks to Republican fundamentalists and the Catholic Church. Is this really 2012?
Saturday, January 28, 2012 It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid! (1 comments)
Now that we're finally in the election year, let's play careful attention to the myriad issues that matter.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 What Would Moses Do? (1 comments)
What is becoming of Israel, a country that once prided itself on its democratic principles and ethical behavior?
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Understanding Abortion (4 comments)
In an election year it's more important than ever to remember what abortion is really about: women's lives.
Sunday, November 27, 2011 Occupying First Class
The dichotomy between the world's wealth and poverty could not be more stark or disturbing from 40,000 feet above Africa.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 The Death Of Trust (5 comments)
Modern life leaves us little room for trust as we once knew it.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 Bullying with a Badge (2 comments)
There is no excuse for police brutality under any circumstances. The Kelly Thomas case helps us remember that.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 Are We Ready to Save Our Planet? (8 comments)
We are fast approaching a tipping point. If we don't act now, climate change will become irreversible. 350.org and Al Gore try to inspire us.
Saturday, August 27, 2011 A Troubled City Reveals Troubling Times
What do the London riots teach us? An inveterate Anglophile is worried that the lessons may be missed.
Saturday, August 13, 2011 Women, Water and Health: Essential Trio
Women and water are both vital resources in a world of climate change. The health of the world depends on both.
Friday, July 22, 2011 The War on Women Persists (8 comments)
An all-out assault on women by Republicans is trying to take us back to the Dark Ages, but we won't go!
Sunday, June 26, 2011 CELL PHONES ARE ONLY PART OF MODERN RISKS (3 comments)
Why all the hoopla about cell phones and cancer given all the other pollutants of daily life?
Sunday, June 26, 2011 Proud to Be a Vermonter (1 comments)
Vermont is poised, again, to lead the nation; this time with universal health care.
Saturday, May 21, 2011 Let's Hear It for the Bad Boys
Enough already with corporate bullies and con artists, banker bums, oil company execs and creeps in political office.
Saturday, March 19, 2011 Can We Give Troubled Teens Another Chance?
Should youth offenders be charged and sentenced as adults? Elizabeth Lozano who received a life-without-parole sentence for a crime she committed at age 16 may change your mind.
Saturday, March 19, 2011 In Post-Conflict Countries, Where are the Women? (1 comments)
Despite a UN resolution passed in 2000, women in Iraq and Egypt are still not allowed to participate in post-conflict planning. What are men afraid of?
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Why Are We Sexualizing Young Girls? (12 comments)
Why is our overly-sexualized culture being foisted on young girls? Parents need to ramp up opposition.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Questions for the New Year
From Wikileaks to Net Neutrality, there are a lot of unresolved questions lurking in my mind as we move from one year to the next.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 A Message for Liberal Whiners...and the Democratic Leadership (12 comments)
Liberals need to stop complaining and get with the program. This election is too important to whine about Democratic shortfalls during the first two years.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 Seeing the World Through the Lens of Gender (2 comments)
When you look through the gender lens at what's happening economically, politically, and socially, all kinds of issues emerge that don't always garner the attention they deserve.
Friday, August 20, 2010 NEW LEGISLATION, NEW PILL, OLD PROBLEM FOR AMERICAN WOMEN (1 comments)
Pro-life Republican women gain momentum in this year's elections, states try to stop abortion, and women continue fear for their reproductive rights.
Friday, August 20, 2010 The Insanity of Our Times (7 comments)
Has America gone mad? From building an Islamic community center to DADT, from anti-immigration hysteria to widespread corruption, what will it take to set us right again?
Saturday, July 24, 2010 Remembering the Women Who Brought Us the Vote (6 comments)
It's the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage, yet some women still don't vote. If only they knew what women endured to give us that right maybe they would.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Whose Parenting Now? (1 comments)
Thre's something satisfying when adult kids start worrying about you.
Monday, April 19, 2010 Worrying More and Enjoying It Less (1 comments)
Modern life is worrying, from politics to potential natural disasters.
Monday, April 19, 2010 The Shady Side of Sixty (13 comments)
Growing older has its rewards even if it is a bit alarming.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Worrying More and Enjoying It Less (1 comments)
From earthquakes and mudslides to lost civility and educational failures, there's a lot to be concerned about in 21st century America.
Friday, January 29, 2010 THE ASSUMPTIONS WE MAKE ABOUT OTHERS CAN BE WRONG (2 comments)
Why do we assume the homeless are dangerous?
When I lived in Wash., DC, I volunteered at a shelter for homeless women. One evening an attractive, well-dressed, middle-aged woman came in. She was made-up, wore silver bracelets, and sported a handsome chenille scarf. I asked if she was a board member. "No," she said. "I live here right now."
The assumptions I made about other women who showed up looking poor were equally
Saturday, January 2, 2010 Health Screening: What's a Woman to Do? (1 comments)
Women are confused about new recommendations for breast and cervical cancer screening. What do women's health advocates think?
Saturday, January 2, 2010 Safe Motherhood Revisited
Another look at maternal mortality worldwide asks why we can't end the scourge that kills over half a million women annually.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 On the Backs of Women: The Politics of Betrayal (1 comments)
From Afghanistan to America, when the chips are down, it's always women who get thrown under the bus.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Women Scientists and the Nobel Prize
The bad days of ignoring women scientists may be over, but there are still invisible barriers to overcome.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Getting Away with Murder...and Rape
Why aren't people taking more seriously The Roman Polanski case? Misogyny, pure and simple, says one feminist writer.
Sunday, November 1, 2009 Before You Buy Pink...Think (2 comments)
Now that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over, can we think twice before we pink?
Monday, September 28, 2009 Offerings Without an Altar
Reflections on how the world's religions can add to one's world view.
Friday, August 28, 2009 America Reveals Its Shadow Self (1 comments)
Reflections and worries about political violence in America
Monday, July 27, 2009 Trust Me, We're Just Friends (1 comments)
Why is friendship between males and females so often assumed to be sexual?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Women's Friendships Lift Moods, Save Lives (1 comments)
" The Girls From Ames" aren't the only ones finding value in female friendship. Studies repeatedly show that friendship is good for women -- and men.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 Why Not a National Friendship Day? (1 comments)
We have days to honor our mothers, fathers, grandparents and lovers. Why not a day to commemorate our friends?
Monday, April 27, 2009 First Ladies and Forgotten Women
Why are smart women so threatening, especially when they're First Ladies?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 A Woman's Place: The House, Senate and Cabinet (1 comments)
As women gain seats in the halls of policymaking, the promise of women in politically high places is poised to reveal itself.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Paying Attention to Fair Pay (2 comments)
On Pay Equity Day women have yet to reach parity in their paychecks. Legislation aims to correct that.
Friday, January 30, 2009 Reflections on Gays, Israel, and Inaugurations (3 comments)
Thoughts on California's Prop 8, the Mideast conflict, and President Obama's inauguration as January draws to a close.
Friday, January 30, 2009 Women Weigh In on Priorities for New Administration
As women increase their numbers at the tables of decision making there is hope for change as we tackle the big issues of our time.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 There's Hope for Health Care Yet (4 comments)
A commentary on health care reform as new ideas float in the ether of Washington, D.C. among organizations that do their homework and have access to policymakers.
Thursday, January 1, 2009 Taking Another Look at Breast Cancer
A post-Breast Cancer Awareness Month look at how the cancer establishment frames the disease and how the leading advocacy organization on the topic seeks to reframe the discussion.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Women of Color Reflect upon Obama Win (1 comments)
The reaction to Obama's victory among women of color was moving and insightful.
Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Inspiration of Elder Women (2 comments)
Commentary on older women as inspirational, with a slant towards women as political activists
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 For This I Give Thanks (1 comments)
Post election commentary
Friday, September 12, 2008 Where is the Media When it Matters? (1 comments)
This op ed. asks readers to reflect on what has gone awry with a media establishment that can't even react when it is being insulted.
Friday, September 12, 2008 The Madness of Powerful Men (2 comments)
This op ed. reflects upon corruption as a characteristic among powerful men (and a few women).
Monday, February 18, 2008 Making Waves for Hillary
A Second Wave feminist reflects on why so many of her generation back Hillary Clinton. Could it be "knee-jerk feminism"?
