Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 15, 2017

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“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…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 14, 2017

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“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…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 21, 2017

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“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…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 11, 2017

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“The World is Designed for Men”

“Women are stereotypically considered less “handy” than men. You’ll see fewer women than men in a shop or on a job site, and fewer women own power tools themselves. Building/fixing things in general has culturally and historically been considered “men’s work”. So when a…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 14, 2017

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“Work It: Is dating worth the effort?”

“Her second conclusion is that the way we consume love changes to reflect the economy of the times. The monogamy of the booming postwar fifties offered “a kind of romantic full employment,” while the free love of the sixties signified not the death of dating but…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 18, 2017

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“Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?”

“In my view, the main reason for the uneven management sex ratio is our inability to discern between confidence and competence. That is, because we (people in general) commonly misinterpret displays of confidence as a sign of competence, we are…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 8, 2017

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“To Seem Confident, Women Have to Be Seen as Warm”

“Our study, which has been accepted for presentation at the Academy of Management’s conference in August, shows that men are seen as confident if they are seen as competent, but women are seen as confident only if they come across as both…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 26, 2017

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“Inside the Landmark, Long Overdue Study on Chest Binding”

“Chest binding is a fact of life for many people, including trans men, some gay women, intersex people, and gender non-conforming individuals like Naomhan. Flattening the appearance of one’s breasts — whether that’s through Ace…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 13, 2017

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“Men Are Sabotaging The Online Reviews Of TV Shows Aimed At Women”

“Nearly 60 percent of the people who rated “Sex and the City” on IMDb are women, and looking only at those scores, the show has an 8.1. That’s well above average. Male users, though, who made up just over 40 percent…

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Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things

Nov 9, 2017

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“A LETTER TO ASPIRING (MALE) FEMINISTS”

“This was my first lesson in feminism: Using a feminist lens to analyze and understand your life is one of the most powerful things you can do. This is what led me to realize that sexual violence and domestic abuse; inequality in pay, education, and politics…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Genders, and other gendered things in November of 2017. You can also dive into daily archives for November of 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.