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Straightlaced

labelsareforjars wrote 1 month ago: I was lucky enough to see this amazing film last week and to hear from the filmmaker, Debra Chasnoff … more →

Tags: expanding gender notions, gender funneling, gender roles, Social Norms, transcending boundaries, gender funnelling, social boundaries, social expectations, social pressures

It's so easy to get away with7 comments

labelsareforjars wrote 1 month ago: It’s so easy to get away with making closed-minded statements about folks who don’t conf … more →

Tags: beyond labels, Equality, expanding gender notions, gender funneling, gender roles, Social Norms, transcending boundaries, Boys and Girls, Courage

Troubling our comfortable norms11 comments

labelsareforjars wrote 1 month ago: With a bit of publicity of late, this blog has had a sharp rise in visitors. I like that! It’s … more →

Tags: beyond labels, Community, expanding gender notions, gender funneling, Résistance, Social Norms, Support, gender roles, gender stereotypes

Summarizing the mission1 comment

labelsareforjars wrote 1 month ago: Recently, I was introduced to the AcceptingDad blog, which chronicles the life of a dad with a kiddo … more →

Tags: beyond labels, expanding gender notions, gender funneling, Social Norms, gendered norms, mission, social pressures, tomboys, tomgirls

Why the hell did I apply for a job?

turtleandthewren wrote 1 month ago: Three years out of the paid workforce and I started to want back in. Is it a mistake? Everyday, I am … more →

Tags: Parenting, paid work, Work Life Balance, negotiating equality, child care, cystic fibrosis, Feminism

Transgender Health Fair: Oct. 31

Sin City Siren wrote 2 months ago: Very cool: TRANSGENDER HEALTH FAIR, FIRST EVER IN SOUTHERN NEVADA Renowned Surgeon Marci Bowers to c … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, health, Health Care, Education

What is it with gender dynamics?11 comments

labelsareforjars wrote 3 months ago: I’m so very curious about gender dynamics among kids. Really and truly curious. Not curious in … more →

Tags: gender funneling, expanding gender notions, Hmmm.., gender roles, gender stereotypes, Boys and Girls, Kid play

Reproducing the gender divide

turtleandthewren wrote 3 months ago: When my mother-in-law, Wren’s Granma, came to visit recently, she brought Wren a toy truck and … more →

Tags: Wren, Parenting, Feminism, Environment

Utterly Shameful1 comment

labelsareforjars wrote 3 months ago: Not sure how many of you have been following the saga of the South African runner who has been subje … more →

Tags: gender funneling, Social Norms, social boundaries, Sports, social expectations, societal expectations

'Where's Stripey?' A missed opportunity

turtleandthewren wrote 4 months ago: Turtledad brought home a pile of new books for Wren the other day – very exciting for us, as w … more →

Tags: Parenting, Kids Books

"I Wish I Had More Tentacles"

gradland wrote 4 months ago: This awesome video reveals the very inappropriate and overly personal questions that transgender ind … more →

Tags: Humor, Transgender

Playing with gender, playing with identities3 comments

labelsareforjars wrote 4 months ago: Q has been in an interesting phase of playing with his identity lately. I love watching this develop … more →

Tags: clothing, Social Norms, expanding gender notions, Stereotypes, gender stereotypes

It's different for girls3 comments

Sin City Siren wrote 5 months ago: So let’s talk about the Erin Andrews thing, shall we? In case you didn’t hear, ESPN spor … more →

Tags: sexism, media

Gendered balls

turtleandthewren wrote 5 months ago: At Wren’s recent 2 year health and development check-up, we were asked many questions. One was … more →

Tags: Wren

Chewing the fat3 comments

Sin City Siren wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been thinking about Broadsheet’s Plus-size state of the union post all day. The gis … more →

Tags: Feminists Unite!, Body Image, Stereotypes, media, health

The Dangers of a Gendered Mentality [Part One]

J wrote 6 months ago: While I thoroughly enjoyed the debate sparked by my post on the Oxford Dictionary’s adoption o … more →

Tags: Gendered Mentality, Gender, Stereotypes, conformity, expectations, self fulfilling prophecy

Gender Funneling Part II1 comment

labelsareforjars wrote 6 months ago: I love reading pieces where folks take on normative conceptions of gender roles. Or how society trie … more →

Tags: gender funneling, expanding gender notions, Politics, Gender, gender roles, Maddow, gender expression, butch

Marriage is Like a Country Club...24 comments

Lena Chen - Harvard wrote 7 months ago: [We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our favorite love, sex and relationship blogger - Len … more →

Tags: reality, Bride, Gay Marriage, Gender, gender roles, get married, Groom, Heterosexual, Homosexual

You have four children1 comment

ashamelessagitator wrote 8 months ago: A few days ago a friend of mine updated her facebook status that her male partner had harmlessly tau … more →

Tags: Women, Moms, Funny


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