“Why do women try to get ahead by pulling men down?”

I see comments along these lines pretty much every time the issue of gender inequality in tech comes up. A lot of men (and sometimes women) respond to women suggesting that men have to give up their privilege by saying “So you’re saying…

In India, Cows Are Sacred, Women Are Dispensable 

To understand why I was only a little shocked — in an oh-my-god-you-had-sex-and-talked-about-it way, not a look-at-this-predator kinda way — when I read Nabokov’s Lolita at 16, you’d have to understand Indian culture.

The UX of Community in Contested Space

Urban Cycling : Bike Lanes :: The Internet : A Code of Conduct

What sex workers want

If you ask sex workers what they actually want, the answer is not prohibition, and not the “Nordic model”, but safer working conditions and respect. And their wishes are no longer as easy to ignore as they used to be.

Elisabeth Freeman - defining herself through activism

Women played the pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Their experiences and background shaped their activism.
Elisabeth Freeman was known as a militant suffragette, a hands-on fighter for civil rights. She made a large contribution…

Smart People Talking About One Thing: Women In Charge

Weighing in on the work-life zeitgeist

Working in the news business is not, and never will be a cushy 9-5 job. I have worked all…