Women’s Issues

Why I'm Rosie Molinary even though he put a ring on it

By Rosie Molinary on August 18, 2009

So, I figured that one day I would get around to telling you all why I kept my last name when I married but had no idea when that one […]

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The recession and body image

By Rosie Molinary on March 29, 2009

I’ve done a few workshops this month in addition to my regular Friday morning seminar on body image and so I’ve been thinking about body image even more than I […]

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What's Your Point, Honey

By Rosie Molinary on October 22, 2008

Screening of the documentary “What’s Your Point, Honey?” Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. Storrs Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Charlotte What’s Your Point, Honey? puts a new face […]

Posted in Food for Thought, Raising Our Voices, What We Must Do | Tagged election, politics, The White House Project, Women's Issues, women's studies | Leave a response

From my readings…

By Rosie Molinary on September 18, 2008

Here is a little medley of stuff that might be interesting to you from things I read this past weekend (I have so many magazines and Google Alerts piled up that […]

Posted in Food for Thought | Tagged anorexia, eating disorders, magazines, Newsweek, obesity, overweight, politics, power, self-image, Women's Issues | Leave a response

The perfect comeback

By Rosie Molinary on September 14, 2008

So, Friday’s class topic was Parents, Peers, and Body Image. It was a rich discussion– and we all realized that, unfortunately, a lot of the ways the we […]

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Circle de Luz Update

By Rosie Molinary on August 16, 2008

Lots of things happening with Circle de Luz in the last week so I thought I’d give an update: 1. We received official non-profit status for the IRS. Organizations attempting […]

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Our Daughters' Voices

By Rosie Molinary on May 30, 2008

Last night, we threw a launch party for Circle de Luz in Huntersville, North Carolina. Today, we are proud to announce that 22 women have taken on the commitment to radically […]

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A Body Warrior to Meet: Francesca

By Rosie Molinary on May 5, 2008

What I love about myself: My hair and my brain. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: Trying not to compare myself to others and accept that my […]

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Circle de Luz

By Rosie Molinary on April 8, 2008

I spoke this past Friday at an education summit for Latino middle school and high school students in eastern North Carolina. Looking out at these 700 faces with life ahead of them, […]

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