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Men Behaving Badly
By Melissa ThompsonMay 31, 2011
Jim Wallace’s call for zero tolerance of sexist men was both timely and interesting. Since it’s common for cases of men blatantly disrepecting women to be big media stories (the examples Wallace points to are all good examples of this: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Donald Trump’s on-going issues) stories about men who are making a change, or who have a mor...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Infidelity, Melissa, That's What She Said, Workplace | (3) Comments »
Hooking Up with My Xs: How I Found My Inner Girl
By Lisa WitterMay 27, 2011
Epiphanies don't often come with hoop earrings but mine recently did. I'm somewhat embarrassingly admitting that lobe-dangling geometric inspiration came from a recent rewatching of the original “Sex in the City” movie. You remember the one where Carrie goes a little bridezilla and wonders why Big couldn’t hang? My hoop inspired a-ha moment wasn't about jewelry, fashion or se...Posted in Feminism, Gender Roles, Life, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
Rebranding the Alpha Male
By Melissa Thompson and Nicole RodgersMay 26, 2011
AskMen’s Top 10 Signs You’re Not an Alpha Male seems to be an attempt at combining features of an enlightened man with some traditional male gender stereotypes with the language of The Hangover. Some folks over at AskMen must be pretty scared that the Alpha Male is a dying breed in need of defending. The piece reads like it’s the result of a focus group held with a bunch of m...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Manhood, Melissa, nfti-home, Nicole, Pop Culture | (1) Comments »
Growing the Role/Reboot Movement
May 26, 2011
From Nicole: This week marked a big Role/Reboot milestone: Our first full-time employees! Since the site went up in January, we’ve been keeping a dirty little secret. Behind the scenes we are a surprisingly small and scrappy bunch, each with competing jobs, roles and responsibilities in our lives. I’m proud we’ve gotten to the point where we’ve got people working on Rol...Posted in Liza, Manhood, Melissa, Nicole | (2) Comments »
Lessons From Indiana
By Melissa ThompsonMay 25, 2011
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ announcement that he would not be seeking the GOP nomination for the 2012 presidential race because his family had exercised their veto power has gained a lot of traction in the news. This discussion also raises a lot of questions about parenting and spousal roles and responsibility. Both Mitch and his wife Cheri Daniels are being scrutinized in light of th...Posted in Culture and Politics, Fathers, Gender Roles, Husbands, Infidelity, Marriage, Melissa, Mothers, Politics, That's What She Said | (1) Comments »
The Artistic Merit of Misogyny
By Liza RoismanMay 24, 2011
In a new post on Tiger Beatdown, Sady Doyle comments on the controversy surrounding the misogynistic and sexually violent lyrics in Tyler, the Creator's new album. Last week, Tyler, the Creator, of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, released the album "Goblin", which includes lyrics such as "I just wanna drag your lifeless body to the forest/And fornicate with it but that’s because I&rsq...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, Liza, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Race, Sexual Violence | (2) Comments »
The Breadwinner
By Aaron GouveiaMay 24, 2011
I’ve never been a breadwinner. My wife and I have been married five years, together for seven. I’ve worked as a journalist nearly all of that time, and if you haven’t heard—journalists make peanuts. Seriously. Mid-level suburban high school babysitters make more than members of the Fourth Estate. But if you’ve got ink in your blood, you do the job because you love...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, Husbands, Manhood, Marriage | (0) Comments »
Corsets, Cleavage, Fishnets
by Fran Sussner RodgersMay 16, 2011
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For every action there is a reaction. For every trend, there is a counter-trend. Maureen Dowd's column in this Sunday's NY Times brought all these little sayings to mind and affirmed their truth. She describes new shows that have recently been green lighted by Hollywood executives. They include a remake of Charlie's Angels, a show based on t...Posted in Feminism, Fran, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Reality TV | (0) Comments »
Are American Boys More Confined by Stereotypes Than Girls?
by Fran Sussner RodgersMay 10, 2011
Why is it that no one freaks out when young girls play with trucks or engage in sports but when a boy in an ad has pink nail polish a brouhaha follows? Why is it that women have increasingly moved into previously male professions like law and medicine but nursing remains only 8% male? The Washington Post has a recent article that summarizes much of the data on the expanding definition of what ...Posted in Fathers, Feminism, Fran, Gender Roles, Pop Culture | (1) Comments »
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
by Morra Aarons-MeleMay 09, 2011
But what’s a working mother who wants to simply manage her costs, not become Pioneer Woman or start another urban farm?Posted in Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, Morra, Working Mothers | (0) Comments »
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