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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime: Economics of Gender Inequality, Part 3
III. The Myth of the Broken Glass Ceiling in the Sciences In 2005, Larry Summers suggested that women might not enter scientific fields as often as men because of “innate differences,” according to this article from the Boston Globe. This infuriated the female scientific community, because scientific studies indicate that women don’t enter male-dominated fields [...]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under economics, economy, gender, gender bias, gender culture, gender differences, gender disparity, gender equality, gender role, gender roles, gender socialization, pay, politics, wage gap, women, women in science, work, working conditions.
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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime: Economics of Gender Inequality, Pt.2
II. The Myth of the Feminine Mystique Conservative economists like Chapman argue that women generally have chosen to enter fields that pay less, but that’s another way of saying that we don’t regard female-dominated fields such as teaching, nursing, psychology, and social work as professional domains worthy of significant compensation. These fields are often dismissed [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2009 under discrimination, gender, gender bias, gender differences, gender equality, gender power, gender roles, pay, work.
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Geek Chic: One Time for Your Mind
Geek chic is in. Even the New York Times knows it. While in previous years that would mean that it’s already passé, Obama has ushered in a celebration of the passé – both a revival of the cult of the individual and a trumph of sincerity. I know that it’s odd to label the onset [...]
Posted: February 11th, 2009 under Female Sexuality, agency, gender, objectification, politics, sex, sexuality.
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That's What My Daddy's Made Me: Simian Mobile Disco's "Hustler" Videos
I’ve been listening to the London-based Simian Mobile Disco, a music production team who call themselves “Electro/ Psychadelic/ Alternative” on their Myspace page. They are composed of two guys named James (foreground, left) and claim to sound like “good, old-fashioned, analogue party music” (as their wacky Brit-ball spelling has it). Specifically, I’ve been listening to [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2008 under Female Sexuality, Misogyny, Pornography, Sex Roles, agency, child molestation, female empowerment, feminism, feminist, feminist academics, feminist theory, gender, gender dynamics, gender power, gender roles, gender socialization, gender theory, male gaze, male sexuality, materialism, music, music video, objectification, objectification of women, objectify, patriarchy, politics, porn, power, power structure, prostitute, racism, sex, sex work, sex worker, sexism, shoplifting, subjectivity, subversion, theory.
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Equality: Not Satanism, Last I Checked
Recently I stumbled upon this website run by that beacon of truth and goodness, the Christian Right. In fine form, they announced at the beginning of the page, “FEMINISM IS EVIL! Beware of the feminists, many are LESBIANS!” Ah, yes, such tolerance and open mindedness is exactly what we have been taught to expect from [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2008 under Christianity, God, Satanic, Sex Roles, christian, female empowerment, female leader, female misogyny, femininity, feminism, feminist, feminist academics, feminist theory, feminists, gender, gender bias, gender culture, gender disparity, gender dynamics, gender socialization, gender theory, religion, religious, religious extremists, science and gender, sex, unempowered.
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'It's Not Rape if She Blinks Twice for Yes' and Other Phallacies of Rape Culture
The New York Times recently reported that yet another rapist is being let off of the hook – as the majority are. Nearly 95% of men standing trial for rape in the United States and the United Kingdom are cleared of all charges, which is a shocking number considering the social, personal and political consequences [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under Attack, Female Sexuality, Misogyny, Research, Sex Roles, alcohol, chauvinism, chauvinist, consent, constitution, constitutional, court, cultural bias, cultural criticism, culture, definitions, degradation, democracy, discrimination, disempowerment, disrespect, domestic violence, equality, exploitation, exploitative, feminine, femininity, feminism, feminist, feminist theory, feminists, fuck, fucking, gang rape, gender, gender culture, gender disparity, gender dynamics, gender equality, gender power, gender role, gender roles, gender socialization, gender theory, gender violence, genitalia, genitals, government, human dignity, human rights, humanism, humanist, humanity, identity politics, inequality, injury, injustice, institution, intercourse, international women's day, justice, legal, legal definition, male perspective, male sexuality, maleness, males, masculine systems, men, misogynisitic, misogynist, misogynistic, misogynists, morality, object, objectification, objectification of women, partner abuse, partner violence, physical power, pop culture, popular culture, power, power dynamic, power structure, propaganda, punishable offense, rape, rape case, rape culture, rape trial, rape victim, rapist, rapper, respect, science, science and gender, self image, self-esteem, sex, sex object, sex partner, sex research, sexism, sexist, sexual abuse, sexual activity, sexual advance, sexual assault, sexual difference, sexual exploitation, sexual inequality, sexual morality, sexual morals, sexual relations, sexual subordination, sexual violence, sexuality, social class, social inequality, socialization, society, survivor, vagina, violation, violence, violence against women, women, women's health, women's liberation, women's rights, women's studies.
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Male Answer Syndrome & Homeland Insecurity: Smells Like Bullshit
In high school, I was once asked to read this article about Male Answer Syndrome. Here’s an excerpt I just found online: It is called `Male Answer Syndrome: Why Men always have opinions, even on subjects they know nothing about’ — by Jane Campbell (from Utne Reader, Jan/Feb 1992) “In the animal kingdom, males exhibit [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2008 under Sex Roles, absurdity, blogger, differences, gender, gender bias, gender culture, gender differences, gender disparity, gender dynamics, gender equality, gender power, gender role, gender roles, gender socialization, gender theory, male, male gaze, male perspective, male worldview, modern life, offensive, self image, self-advocacy, self-esteem, sex, sexism, sexual difference, sexual dimorphism, sexual inequality, sexual relations, sexual subordination.
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