The women of the United States of America come from all walks of life and hold all manner of views. We may not agree on everything, but we can agree that women are entitled to equality in every aspect of society, including pay, healthcare, social services, and employment opportunities. 

Click "Sign Petition" to see the full text of the We, the Women Declaration of Alliance, then please sign and share. You can also read and sign at Change.org and at the We, the Women website.

To start 2012, I went a little crazy and launched a new website/blog called Girl, Empowered. 

Girl, Empowered is about empowering girls to become strong, confident women. It's about girls and women who have already claimed their power and are wielding it fiercely. And it's about the girls I sponsor around the world and letting other people be a part of watching them grow and giving them the resources and opportunities that will empower them now and in the future.

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Suppose you felt trapped in an unhappy marriage. Suppose you saw this ad in a newspaper...

"Have you ever wished your loved one could be kidnapped by aliens? Call 1-800-GOODBYE for more information. No salesmen will call."

If you're Guy Collier, well-meaning but luckless tech writer for a big Los Angeles software company, you might just pick up the phone and call. But that might only be the begining of your problems.

"Kidnapped by Aliens!" was originally published in June 1995 in Tomorrow SF, edited by Algis Budrys. It includes an essay by the authors, "Writing (and Rewriting) Kidnapped by Aliens!" which you can also read on Bridget McKenna's blog.