Inspirational Moms
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International Women’s Day – Ladies Take The Lead in Hollywood
We are excited to showcase Arielle Boisvert, VP of Production at Brightlight Pictures this week where we discuss the landscape for women in the film industry. From girl-powered blockbuster hits, strong female-lead television series and award-winning women producers, it’s clear that an industry notoriously known for being a boys club has a female future. You know I love featuring women leading the way in their industry! I am excited to share with you Arielle’s thoughts on women in Hollywood and new projects she is involved in. As a highly respected female leader who has worked with the likes of Disney, NBCUniversal, and ABC, Boisvert can provide excellent insight into her…
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Inspirational Mom :: Alix Clymer of The Unicorn Tribe
You ever come across a beauty product that you just have to tell your friends about? A must-have to include in your beauty repertoire? Well, I am here to tell you friends about a new product created by my friend and owner of Alkali Beauty, Michelle Carter, and founder of The Unicorn Tribe, Alix Clymer. These ladies have collaborated and created a one-of-a-kind hair-care product that is my new favorite hair therapy I use every day! The botanical CBD Oil reconstructs and regenerates essential hair protein to prevent breakage while building collagen and elastin for stronger healthy hair. If you color your hair, or it is just in need of…
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What Wisdom Can You Learn from a Geeky Mom?
Interview with Author Jenny Bristol Jenny Bristol is one of four founding editors of GeekMom, one of the Geek Family Network blogs. The network focuses on content of interest to geeks, parents, and geeky parents, including products, places, interviews, experiences, and think pieces. When asked, Jenny says she “sort of fell into writing as a career.” She wrote for fun when she was a teenager but didn’t do anything with it. It wasn’t until her mid 30s when she started writing her own blog posts, which turned into writing for blogs, which led to writing books and other writing-based jobs. Jenny, give us an overview of yourself as a book…
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Interview with the Cast and Filmmakers of On The Basis of Sex
A few weeks back I had a chance to preview ON THE BASIS OF SEX and interview some of the cast and screenwriter Daniel Stiepleman, who happens to be Ruth Ginsburg nephew. The movie focuses on Ginsberg’s early years at Harvard, she was in one of the first classes that allowed women, and went on to try the Moritz case in order to set a precedent for discrimination on the basis of sex. It was ironic that the case was based on a man who was denied a tax write-off as a caretaker because the law at that time assumed only women could be caretakers. With this case,…
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On The Basis of Sex – Out in Select Theaters Now
In Select Theaters on Christmas Day, Wide on January 11th ON THE BASIS OF SEX tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Felicity Jonesstars as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Mimi Leder’s ON THE BASISOF SEX, a Focus Features release. Credit: Jonathan Wenk / Focus Features I had a chance to cover the AFI red carpet opening for On…
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40/Forty: Celebrating Women
Dandelion Moms art contributor, Erna van Dyk has been busy! By Lilli LaBuen Gillen Years ago, Erna bravely uprooted her life as she knew it in South Africa and moved to Orange County in Southern California to support her husband’s goals. Always the optimist, she successfully built a new life, raising her son in a new country, making new friends, and switching careers from graphic design and marketing to doing what she loves: teaching art and helping others build a strong foundation in painting and multimedia. Many locals know her as an amazing and dedicated art teacher. Raising a family, teaching art, building a business of her own, life…
