Conquering Politics #LikeAGirl
It wasn’t my proudest parenting moment: I stood on the ice surface in the community arena shaking with anger as bewildered hockey players, parents, and coaches looked on. I had just confronted the six-year boy who had, for the third time, crosschecked my daughter in a novice hockey game. (My mother bear instincts had overpowered me and I had marched onto the ice during play.) The boy’s parents also rushed onto the ice surface in his defense. Their rationale: “He was frustrated that a little girl – my little girl – was out-ska