Ella West - xoJane

Be Kind To Your Annoying Neighborhood Political Organizer

Ella West — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:30:31 -0400

In August 2010, when I told my new therapist what I do for a living, she cocked her head and said, "I'm just trying to understand... why did you think this job was a good idea?" This may have been a bad sign.

Why Women Should Tell Everyone Their Salaries

Ella West — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:00:30 -0400

I'm a huge advocate of women talking about money -- and their salaries specifically -- loudly and publicly as a means of fighting the gender wage gap.

I Am Not A Spitty Hershey Kiss, And Other Sex Ed Horror Stories

Ella West — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:22 -0400

It's difficult to list all the ways comparing girls to half-chewed food is screwed up. And really, who is thinking up these terrible sex metaphors anyway?

It Happened to Me: I Went to College with HBO's New It Girl Lena Dunham, and I'm Seething with Jealousy

Ella West — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:00:25 -0400

If you had asked me in 2008 who would be end up being the famous one in the 12 -person screenwriting workshop I was enrolled in, I would have said "me."