Top stories published by Genders, and other gendered things in 2017

“So in my 20s, I had to work doubly hard to disappear. The word “sorry” escaped my mouth a hundred times a day. I spent most of my time at parties trying to…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Oct 13, 2017

“The Al Capone theory of sexual harassment”

“The U.S. government recognized a pattern in the Al Capone case: smuggling goods was a crime often paired with failing to pay taxes on the proceeds of the smuggling. We noticed a similar pattern in reports of sexual harassment and assault: often people…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Feb 12, 2017

“Rethink What You “Know” About High-Achieving Women”

“These results indicate that Harvard MBAs aimed for and continue to value fulfilling professional and personal lives. Yet their ability to realize them has played out very differently according to gender. Among those graduates who are…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Jan 16, 2017

“Who Took Care of Rosie the Riveter’s Kids?”

“The federal government initially discouraged mothers with young children from working outside the home in support of the war effort, as when the War Manpower Commission declared, “The first responsibility of women with young children, in war as in…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 15, 2017

“We tested bots like Siri and Alexa to see who would stand up to sexual harassment”

“as Jessi Hempel explains in Wired, “People tend to perceive female voices as helping us solve our problems by ourselves, while they view male voices as authority figures who tell us the…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 14, 2017

“Yes, This Is a Witch Hunt. I’m a Witch and I’m Hunting You.”

“When Allen and other men warn of “a witch hunt atmosphere, a Salem atmosphere” what they mean is an atmosphere in which they’re expected to comport themselves with the care, consideration and fear of consequences that the…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Oct 15, 2017

“A Father Vows To Save His Daughter From A Marriage He Forced Her Into”

“Durga wasn’t the only one to pay a heavy price. Once Lumbaram agreed to the match for Durga, he felt compelled to marry off his two younger daughters the same night: Wedding celebrations are so expensive…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 21, 2017

“How America Became Infatuated With a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males’”

“The concept of the alpha male comes from the animal kingdom, and interest in the sorts of animal hierarchies led by alphas picked up greatly in the second half of the 20th century… A solid chunk of that…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Jan 4, 2017

“How Men’s Emotions Are Preventing Gender Equality at Work”

““Women in the workplace” positions women as foreigners in someone else’s terrain. Despite the fact that men are known to dominate group conversations in the workplace, where women still hold only 14.6 percent of executive…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Feb 18, 2017

“When I Quit Cutting My Hair, I Learned How Men Treat Women On American Roads”

“The usual scenario goes something like this: I do something to upset another driver, like squeezing in front of them on the freeway (in my car) or lane-splitting past them in traffic (on my…

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