Katie Bodendorfer Garner
@katiebodendorfer.bsky.social
Published author, non-profit exec (IAMAS), PhD (English Lit and Gender Studies), and mom of three. Chicago is home but always ready to travel.
@iamasmotherscholar.bsky.social Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN, whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN, whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
August 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@iamasmotherscholar.bsky.social Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN, whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN, whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN (Work and Family Researchers Network), whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN (Work and Family Researchers Network), whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
August 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Here's our 2026 conference cfp. Join us in Montreal at Concordia U, June 14-17, 2026. Find out more online at iamas.com.
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN (Work and Family Researchers Network), whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
Also, we are excited to be working in conjunction with WFRN (Work and Family Researchers Network), whose conference is June 17-20 at Concordia U. Two conferences in one week!
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.
White House Wants to Recruit Corporate Sponsors for Easter Egg Roll
The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance to showcase brands.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
Ways to show up for our libraries:
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
March 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ways to show up for our libraries:
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
I'm cited in here! www.parents.com/generation-x...
Here’s What Generation X Is Like as Grandparents
Generation X is known for their independence, resourcefulness, and relaxed approach to tradition—and these traits set the tone for how they connect with their grandkids.
www.parents.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm cited in here! www.parents.com/generation-x...
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What a lot of people miss is that part of what is transmitted from one generation to the next is *behaviour*. We're dazzled by the science of epigenetics (that most ppl don't understand in the first place - I confess my own grasp is superficial), and ignore trauma-based behavioural responses that
I came across below diagram by Jennifer Nurick on Trauma.⬇️ Might be useful to some one out there. Have a lovely Friday. 💚
January 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What a lot of people miss is that part of what is transmitted from one generation to the next is *behaviour*. We're dazzled by the science of epigenetics (that most ppl don't understand in the first place - I confess my own grasp is superficial), and ignore trauma-based behavioural responses that
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
Single parents in Spain can request the same total amount of paid parental leave that couples are entitled to, a regional court ruled, in a case that could be a game changer for the large number of one-parent families in the country.
Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules
The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Single parents in Spain can request the same total amount of paid parental leave that couples are entitled to, a regional court ruled, in a case that could be a game changer for the large number of one-parent families in the country.
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
Trauma is caused by the adverse events that occur AND the lack of support we receive.
I love working with people who want to explore different ways of writing about their trauma(s), and am offering a workshop in Feb at Oscailt in Dublin to do just that!
Come and join me! bit.ly/42lzNTB
I love working with people who want to explore different ways of writing about their trauma(s), and am offering a workshop in Feb at Oscailt in Dublin to do just that!
Come and join me! bit.ly/42lzNTB
How To Write About Trauma - A Workshop - Trauma Recovery
When we can talk about our experiences, and not be overwhelmed by them, we can say we are speaking from the scar, rather than the wound. At this point, we might want to write about our experiences eit...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Trauma is caused by the adverse events that occur AND the lack of support we receive.
I love working with people who want to explore different ways of writing about their trauma(s), and am offering a workshop in Feb at Oscailt in Dublin to do just that!
Come and join me! bit.ly/42lzNTB
I love working with people who want to explore different ways of writing about their trauma(s), and am offering a workshop in Feb at Oscailt in Dublin to do just that!
Come and join me! bit.ly/42lzNTB
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Guess what I'll be doing at 2pm on IWD? Launching my new book @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social, that's what. Guess what else? Yizzer're all invited!!
January 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Guess what I'll be doing at 2pm on IWD? Launching my new book @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social, that's what. Guess what else? Yizzer're all invited!!
Reposted by Katie Bodendorfer Garner
“If more men return to female-dominated professions, they may bring better pay and more prestige with them, and they may also make the idea of men as caregivers more palatable and encouraged,” Jessica Grose writes.
Opinion | Men in Caring Jobs Will Make Society More Equal
Less stigma against male caregivers is all to the good.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:15 PM
“If more men return to female-dominated professions, they may bring better pay and more prestige with them, and they may also make the idea of men as caregivers more palatable and encouraged,” Jessica Grose writes.