International Women’s Day, 2015
Oh what to say on this Sunday morning? I could say that I’m tired and worn from the stresses of a career in education. I could say that the spite of strangers can make a person cry. I could say … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Gender Politics
Thanks Media for Such a Great Year
Bah humbug. For more information, check out The Representation Project, watch Miss Representation, or read Geena Davis’s two easy ways to fix this whole media mess.
This is how you SHOULD NOT report on a rape case
I guess football players are more important than rape victims. Or at the very least that’s what it sounds like when reporters mention the poor fate of the rapists instead of the poor fate of the victim.
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National Photo Month, 5/18/12 edition
Enough said. [Image Credit: The Girl Effect]
Posted in Just Because Tagged Gender Politics, National Photo Month, Social Justice, Women's Work Leave a comment
Photo of the Week, 23 October 2011
This week I had the opportunity to watch an incredible documentary called Miss Representation. It is a wonderfully robust look at all the ways in which women are objectified and mistreated in America, still, today. From advertising images that ‘sell’ … Continue reading
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Feminists = Fun…
…according to Yahoo! News, it’s true. Feminists Have More Fun Jeanna Bryner LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.comThu Oct 18, 8:30 AM ET Feminism boosts sexual satisfaction for both men and women, a new study suggests. Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as … Continue reading
From revolution to bikinis
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/world/americas/09che.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
