Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to take one giant step back. Janine di Giovanni backcatholicchurch Change image and share on social
In Pakistan, the right to go to school is not a given. In the more rural areas, a girl is born, married off as early as 9 years old, and basically lives life under the control of men. Janine di Giovanni areabasicallybear Change image and share on social
I know being pregnant and giving birth is the most wonderful thing on Earth. I know that after you have a baby, there is a sense of addiction, a need to have another. It's biological. Janine di Giovanni addictionbabybiological Change image and share on social
Lake Como has always been a magnet for the elite. Janine di Giovanni comoelitelake Change image and share on social
Full disclosure: I went to university as an eager young feminist for many reasons - to get away from my parents, to soak up literature and knowledge, to cease being a child, to expand my mind and my world. Janine di Giovanni ceasechilddisclosure share on social
From the earliest age, I was just different. I think that's part of every writer's little revenge. You think, 'I'm not a blonde, blue-eyed cheerleader but I'm going to get out of here and do something.' Janine di Giovanni ageblondeblue share on social
In Paris, where I live, the inner neighborhoods are only available to the white elite. The poor and dispossessed are shuffled out to suburbs and never seen. Janine di Giovanni dispossesselitelive Change image and share on social
Paris certainly needs to promote itself. Although still the most visited city in the world, it has fallen behind London and Berlin in terms of cool. Janine di Giovanni berlincitycool Change image and share on social
Human memory is short and terribly fickle. Janine di Giovanni ficklehumanmemory Change image and share on social
I'm not sure that finding a husband at university made me any less of a feminist or an academic. I still soaked up Susan Faludi; I still read Doris Lessing. But I did it at the same time I met someone who I felt was my soulmate. Janine di Giovanni academicdorisfaludi share on social
