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Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That?
by Nicole RodgersMarch 31, 2011
I found this article really infuriating. Jennifer Moses is upset, but its not clear if she's upset about girls' clothing or perceived sexual behaviors, so she just conflates the two. It's probably fair to say that most of us who are well-beyond our tween/teen years feel uncomfortable when we pass a 12-year-old with full makup, high heels, and a g-string showing. Obviously there's a real tensio...Posted in nfti-home, Nicole, Pop Culture, Sex | (0) Comments »
Bringing up the rear
by Nicole RodgersMarch 31, 2011
First, I would like to submit this article for the "best title ever" award. Kudos Tracy Clark-Flory. Moving on. In what I can only imagine is a "duh" type of moment for gay men, it's seems that many straight guys are also enjoying, um, anal stimulation (aka "pegging") of some variety or another. Well, that or the stigma of anal play being a "gay thing" is waning enough that more hetero guys a...Posted in Gender Roles, Nicole, Pop Culture, Sex | (0) Comments »
Is the men's rights movement growing?
by Nicole RodgersMarch 31, 2011
This interview with professor Michael Kimmel is an excellent primer on the "men's rights" movement - what it is and isn't, what it's greviences are, and where it diverges from the "father's rights" movement and the pro-feminist "men's liberation" groups. It's confusing territory, but Kimmel does a wonderful job of disentangling these groups. "Men's rights" groups have been getting a good deal o...Posted in Academics, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Nicole, Politics | (0) Comments »
Fight of The Valkeries
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 24, 2011
This NYT column by Maureen Dowd has provoked much discussion. Is it really a gender flip that the women wanted us to get involved in Libya when the men resisted? I think too much is made of this. For one thing, the women all invoked humanitarian reasons for involvement while the men resisted for practical and defense strategy reasons. One could argue that this is actually consistent with gender...Posted in Feminism, Fran, Gender Roles, Politics, Turn the Page, Workplace | (0) Comments »
Navigating the New Role Reversal
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 23, 2011
We seem to be seeing more writings from men and women where the man is home with children and the woman works. This is a “blip” statistically but I am guessing that these anecdotes will translate into real numbers eventually. I am curious about the underlying assumption in this and other writings that one parent should be home full time with a young child. Are younger parents reject...Posted in Fathers, Fran, Gender Roles, Mothers | (0) Comments »
Black.Male.Feminist?
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 21, 2011
This blog is an interesting reflection on being a feminist written by a man who grew up poor and black. In families where men are absent, women do everything and display their resilience and strength every day. They don’t call themselves feminists but their daily activities send the message that women (rightly or wrongly) are actually more competent than men. This blogger understands that...Posted in Feminism, Fran, Gender Roles, Race | (0) Comments »
Women's choices not the same as men's
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 17, 2011
This article by women in the Financial Post of Canada really annoys me. It completely misses the point that the rules by which people are employed and judged are still mostly designed to the specs of men with wives at home. Women don’t want to necessarily be judged the same as men but they do want the chance to be judged by their results and talent, not by assumptions of how work gets don...Posted in Fran, Mothers, Working Mothers | (1) Comments »
Devil's Advocate: It's not OK for your partner to watch porn
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 17, 2011
In this post from a University of California student, Kathleen Rosell we get yet another testimonial of how destructive porn can be on a real live intimate relationship. If it is true that more porn leads to expectations of stereotyped female behavior and poorer personal relations, how will this affect long term intimacy and commitment? There are so many warning signs about pervasive porn but w...Posted in Fran, Gender Roles, Sex | (0) Comments »
Good Men and the NRA
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 15, 2011
This is a really interesting discussion and video with Tom Matlock of The Good Men Project on men and guns. I’m a little baffled by it. Maybe women who hold guns also feel powerful and empowered and it is that feeling that is so seductive. I do appreciate Matlock’s honesty as he seems surprised at himself for liking the feeling of holding a gun which he associates it with masculini...Posted in Fran, Gender Roles | (2) Comments »
The Need For Men to Back Women
by Fran Sussner RodgersMarch 15, 2011
This article, which reports on a Harvard conference, is a good summary of efforts to empower women across the globe. The importance of male support is stressed but we have learned that this is a pretty difficult proposition. What is so interesting is that the “stages” of empowerment seem to be so similar from country to country. Fran Read more HerePosted in Feminism, Fran, Gender Roles | (0) Comments »
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