#Motherhood 2
Bring Your Kids to Work Week: Submissions Now Open for a Kid-Friendly Residency for Writers
SPACE on Ryder Farm and The Lilly Awards Foundation have announced year two of their Family Residency Program. What distinguishes this program from so many others is that it’s kid-friendly. As...
Reed Morano on ‘Meadowland,’ Working with Olivia Wilde and Motherhood Discrimination
When cinematographer Reed Morano was invited to join the prestigious American Society of Cinematography (ASC) in 2013, she became their youngest-ever member. The revered director of photography...
Kim Cattrall, Female Celebrities and the Mothering Box
What Kim Cattrall said about parenting this week should not have been headline news. It should have been a sentiment that society was already deeply familiar with and considered both ordinary and...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Narrates ‘Shout Gladi Gladi’ Doc About Maternal Care for African Women
The trailer for “Shout Gladi Gladi,” a new doc narrated by Meryl Streep, includes a startling statistic: In Africa, one in 39 women die during childbirth. “Shout Gladi Gladi” focuses on the...
Guest Post: Midwives Finally Get the Spotlight They Deserve in ‘The Mama Sherpas’
After having myfirst child, I always got a lump in my throat when noting that my son was bornvia cesarean birth. Whether rational or irrational, I felt a sense of failure that my body couldn’t do...
Cynthia Nixon to Direct Staceyann Chin’s Play ‘MotherStruck,’ Rosie O’Donnell to Produce
Staceyann Chin’s “MotherStruck,” an autobiography on stage of the playwright and performer’s journey toward motherhood as a single black lesbian, will make its world premiere at NYC’s...
Zoe Saldana: Male Stars Get Private Jets and Yachts as Perks, Female Stars Can’t Get Child Care
Zoe Saldana recently broadened the ongoing conversation about Hollywood’s pay gap in a new interview with USA Today. While male stars are routinely treated to over-the-top extravagances, the...
Guest Post: How I Ended Up With a “Faith” Movie by Believing in Myself
In three short days, I am releasing my second film, “Dial a Prayer.” I directed from my own script (my first as a solo writer), and the coming-of-age comedy stars Brittany Snow, William H. Macy,...
Book Excerpt: Lessons from Dedicating Three Decades to a Life in the Theater
The following is an excerpt from Carey Perloff’s memoir “Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater.” Much has been written about the paucity of female voices in the contemporary theater, and...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Cate Blanchett Defends Mothers
Cate Blanchett has been on a roll calling out double standards in Hollywood. After blasting the film industry for giving movies about women the short shrift and lambasting E! for having its camera...