“Jennifer Lawrence And The History Of Cool Girls”

“Cool Girls don’t have the hang-ups of normal girls: They don’t get bogged down by the patriarchy, or worrying about their weight. They’re basically dudes masquerading in beautiful women’s bodies, reaping the privileges of both. But let’s be…

“Is Softball Sexist?”

“Spalding proclaimed baseball to be not just all-American but also all-male: “A woman may take part in the grandstand, with applause for the brilliant play, with waving kerchief to the hero,” he wrote in his 1911 book “America’s National Game,” but she couldn’t actually play: “Base Ball is too strenuous…

“ABORTION AFFECTS MEN, TOO”

“Matthew, now 31, was 25 when he found out the girl he’d been on two dates with was pregnant. “I’ve barely talked about it, which is one of the reasons I was eager to discuss it with you. It’s a significant event in my life, but I’ve hardly felt like there were any appropriate times for me to…

“Stop calling abortion a ‘difficult decision’”

“However, when the pro-choice community frames abortion as a difficult decision, it implies that women need help deciding, which opens the door to paternalistic and demeaning “informed consent” laws. It also stigmatizes abortion and the women who need it.
… A 2012 study…

“EPISODE 46: COMMUNICATION AT THE OFFICE”

“A lot of women run up against communication problems at work — everything from a failure to be heard in meetings to giving orders to having male colleagues misread something they’ve said. In this show linguist Robin Lakoff and gender expert Barbara Annis discuss how differently men…

“Why teaching “respect” won’t end violence against women”

“Sure, Oden is “taking responsibility” for what he did. Congratulations to him. But he still did it. He still punched a woman in the face. He doesn’t get a round of applause for taking responsibility after the fact. What comfort does that bring?
I’m tired of having…

GENDERED MARKETING | The Checkout | ABC1

“Lands’ End Announces Science-Themed Tees For Girls After Mom’s Letter Goes Viral”

“Lands’ End corporate, how should I respond to my daughter’s question? In 2014, why are you selling “mighty” tees for boys and “adorable” tees for girls? (Descriptions taken straight from your marketing copy.)”

“Older Moms Take Heart: You May Be More Likely To Live Longer”

“We think that a woman’s ability to have children at a later age is evidence that her reproductive system is aging more slowly, and that the rest of her system is also aging more slowly,” says Thomas Perls
Long Life Family Study, an international effort to figure…

“Michelle Obama Tells Men To Ask Themselves If They ‘Truly View Women As Their Equals’”

“She said men worldwide needed to “look into their hearts and souls and ask if they truly view women as their equals.”