Writer Pam Dewey

Tag: The New York Times

  • Fear Isn’t a Reason to Quit

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    In “Why Do We Teach Girls That It’s Cute to Be Scared,” Caroline Paul writes about being one of the first women in the San Francisco Fire Department. “I expected people to question whether I had the physical ability to do the job (even though I was a 5-foot-10, 150-pound ex-college athlete). What I didn’t…

  • What Our Words Say about Our Privilege

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    Words are important. I have said it before, and I will say it again. This past week was another one filled with bloodshed. It is heartbreaking. It is disgusting. And it has become far too commonplace. I am fighting every part of me that wants to feel numb, that wants to throw up my hands…