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Hey You Men Who Yell “Nice Tits”: STFU
by Morra Aarons-MeleJanuary 28, 2011
Yes, apparently posts like this are still necessary. Sigh. Female science blogger writes, "A few weeks ago, I received a Facebook message. It was from a male admirer of my blog (and his fiancée, coincidentally). In it, he said “You are GORGEOUS, and your tits look absolutely incredible.” I froze. I know it was meant as a compliment, but it made me really uncomfortable. It w...Posted in Gender Roles, Internet and Social Media, Morra | (0) Comments »
Women Make Their Mark At Davos,Though Still A Distinct Minority
by Fran Sussner RodgersJanuary 28, 2011
This report on Davos alleges some interesting statements about women and by implication, highlights their differences from men. Do women of all classes really have similar concerns? Does being female make you more in touch with real people and their concerns? Is Female Philanthropy, concerned with the plight of poor women , a growing, important movement? What does this say about the many men wh...Posted in Fran, Gender Roles, nfti-home | (0) Comments »
The "Price of Sex" vs. the "End of Men"
by Morra Aarons-MeleJanuary 27, 2011
“When it comes to relationships, they say men are calling all the shots -- which means less commitment and more sex.”Posted in Feminism, Gender Roles, Morra, Pop Culture, Sex | (1) Comments »
Oral Sex in Second Grade?
by Morra Aarons-MeleJanuary 26, 2011
From SFGate.com: "A teacher at an East Oakland elementary school has been placed on leave as officials investigate accusations that two of his second-grade students engaged in oral sex in the classroom and that some ran around without their clothes on, a district spokesman said Friday." Salon wonders, is this a sad case of an abused child acting out, or the result of exposure to pornography? E...Posted in Morra, Pop Culture, Pornography, Sex, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
The Career Mystique: An Interview with Stephanie Coontz
by Morra Aarons-MeleJanuary 26, 2011
From MomsRising.org, marriage and family scholar Coontz: "We have to rise up against the idea that balance is a woman’s issue, says Stephanie Coontz, it’s equally a men’s issue. Currently, men are reporting higher levels of work family conflict than women.” Few people know more about the state of the American family’s past and present besides Stephanie Coontz, th...Posted in Fathers, Feminism, Morra, Mothers, Working Mothers | (0) Comments »
Davos and the Gender Quota
by Fran Sussner RodgersJanuary 26, 2011
Those worried about the "End of Men (see Session One of Turn the Page for this article) can breathe easier. Despite many articles and commentaries describing the superior performance of women and the decline of men, it is useful to keep in mind that at the top, men still dominate and there has been almost no major progress for women. Read the full Guardian article here. -FranPosted in Fran, Workplace | (0) Comments »
The Anti-Male, Anti-Sex Falsehoods That Rule Discussions about Porn and Sexuality
by Nicole RodgersJanuary 25, 2011
For those who read the recent Atlantic article, Hard Core, and were a bit bothered by the suggestion that pornography reveals the true nature of men’s sexual desire to debase women, you’ll find Tana Ganeva’s piece – which is essentially a rebuttal of the article — to be a breath of fresh air. Read the whole piece here, and let me know what you think. -NicolePosted in Feminism, Gender Roles, Nicole, Pornography, Sex | (0) Comments »
Baldness: Put A Crown on It
by Fran Sussner RodgersJanuary 25, 2011
Women have long been concerned (obsessed?) with how they look and how their hair looks. Now men who are balding are concerned about their "marketability" to desirable women. Is this a movement toward equality or merely men taking on one of the less productive preoccupations of women? Read more in the New York TimesPosted in Fran | (0) Comments »
Prop 8: Let's Get Rid of Marriage Instead!
by Nicole RodgersJanuary 24, 2011
In thinking recently about how partnerships and marriages are changing, I was reminded of a great piece by Sally Kohn, written this past summer in the wake of Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Kohn argues that while expanding the privileged category of marriage may be a step in the right direction, without formally redefining state marriage and extendi...Posted in Gender Roles, LGBT, Marriage, Nicole, Politics | (0) Comments »
A husband in the eye of Amy Chua, the Tiger Mother
by Nicole RodgersJanuary 24, 2011
If I had my own Keith Olbermann style “Worst Person in the World” category, Courtland Malloy would certainly get it today. Malloy’s unbelievably offensive Washington Post column takes the parenting controversy stirred by Amy Chua's new book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" and adds his own, special misogynist take-away: Apparently, the book is actually a cautionary tale abo...Posted in Fathers, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Nicole, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
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