All posts by Sharon Liveten

Sharon Liveten is a freelance writer, publicist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. She lives with a bunch of Great Danes, some horses and assorted other creatures none of whom talk back to her. She likes it that way. Her blog is at http://lionsandtigersandbearsetc.blogspot.com/.

Posted On June 26, 2014By Sharon LivetenIn The Scene, Up For Debate

We Haven’t Come A Long Way, Baby

  I’ve been thinking a lot about feminism lately, particularly in light of the #YesAllWomen campaign. I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re in trouble. All of us. We’ve become complacent.  And that sucks. I suddenly hang out with a lot of women in their early 20s. They are smart, sharp and afraid. They tell me that they can’t walk the streets alone during the day without being harassed. When they go to college they are given classes instructing them on how not to be raped.  That they can’t walkRead More