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How I cured my imposter syndrome16 comments

Jacquelyn Gill wrote 1 month ago: This post is part of the Diversity in Science Blog Carnival on Imposter Syndrome, hosted by Scicurio … more →

Tags: Commentary, women in science, grad school, Academia, grad school, STEM diversity, Mentoring, care and feeding of grad students, Diversity in Science Carnival

Guest Post: The Only Six Objections to “Womanspace” You Haven’t Seen Yet3 comments

Jacquelyn Gill wrote 6 months ago: The Anonymous Author (I think we need an Awesome Pseudonym for her) has struck again, with this must … more →

Tags: Commentary, Guest Posts, women in science, STEM diversity, Anonymous author, Funny

Womanspace: Responses to Rybicki's display of male privilege on NPG65 comments

Jacquelyn Gill wrote 6 months ago: Humor is a common defense for sexism, as in this vintage ad. Shame on Ed Rybicki for writing Womansp … more →

Tags: Commentary, women in science, Science Communication, cultural representations of scientists, STEM diversity, linkspam

Put more women on radio, Woman's Hour's Jane Garvey tells BBC | Media | guardian.co.uk

RFM wrote 7 months ago: “We all know there should be more female presenters on music radio. There are some brilliant o … more →

Tags: Media Studies, Education, sexism, Feminism, Institutions

Do you see what I see?

Jo Tamar wrote 8 months ago: The SMH is at it again. This is what I’m getting at:SMH front page clip showing an article abo … more →

Tags: Women in Media, sexism, media, Feminism, Oh Really, gender roles

Started Early, Took My Dog - Kate Atkinson2 comments

Ela wrote 1 year ago: (Black Swan 2010) Kate Atkinson is an author new to me, though I’ve often meant to read her fi … more →

Tags: Reviews, Fiction, Crime Fiction, 2011 New Reads, murder, Dogs, Children, Violence Against Women, Kate Atkinson

Miriam O'Reilly: I was right to stand up to BBC | Media | guardian.co.uk

RFM wrote 1 year ago: The Countryfile age discrimination case is fascinating. Broadcasters habitually discard female prese … more →

Tags: Media Studies, Education, BBC, Television, Institutions

I buy hardware supplies...4 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 1 year ago: … and it looks like Selleys doesn’t want my business. I saw this ad on television this e … more →

Tags: You What?, media, Gender, gender roles, gender stereotypes, Oh Really

BBC presenter Miriam O'Reillly 'warned over wrinkles' | Media | The Guardian

RFM wrote 1 year ago: The former Countryfile presenter, Miriam O’Reilly, was warned “to be careful with those … more →

Tags: Media Studies, Education, BBC, sexism, Double Standards, Feminism, Institutions

Wins and losses - the prosecution of sexual violence1 comment

Jo Tamar wrote 1 year ago: A tale of two legal systems. In each legal system, there is a woman has been sexually assaulted. Eac … more →

Tags: Law, legal system, rape culture, sexism, rape, Human Rights, Legal System, Rape Culture

One difference between the Australian press and the USA press

Jo Tamar wrote 1 year ago: Which can be found in the article linked here: the Australian MSM is not afraid to call anti-abortio … more →

Tags: language, media, Choice, Emergency Contraception, emergency contraception myths, Feminism, right to abortion, Women in Media

Consistency at work10 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 1 year ago: As I understand it, the rationale for the much discussed burqa ban (recently instituted in France, b … more →

Tags: sexism, racism, Discrimination, Islamophobia

Book Review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest14 comments

riverdaughter wrote 2 years ago: Lisbeth Salander, that petite avenging angel with a wicked sting, is back in Stieg Larsson’s r … more →

Tags: General, Book Review, Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Lisbeth Salander, eva gabrielsson, State Security

Month

quilty wrote 2 years ago: —I drove by you this weekend. You were standing alone in the Castro coughing and wheezing, bent over … more →

Tags: dialogic jam sessions, Uh-oh, A Peach within Reach, ADD, Alphabetical Modernism, ballast, Banksy's Brain, Banksy's Butt, Brawn

So, who are you blaming?7 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 2 years ago: TRIGGER WARNING: This story sickens me. But can we please have some perspective on who to blame? I r … more →

Tags: consent, rape culture, Community, language, Children, Choice, rape, media, Women in Media

Making everything about men9 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 2 years ago: The headline: All men tarred by boorish brush The summary sentence (the first sentence of the articl … more →

Tags: sexism, language, media, gender relationships, misogyny, gender stereotypes, sexual harassment

Rape is not kinky5 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 2 years ago: TRIGGER WARNINGS The SMH has an article about the inquiry into the awful culture on the HMAS Success … more →

Tags: misogyny, rape culture, sexism, rape, Culture, Rape Culture, DEFENCE FORCES, HMAS SUCCESS, Navy

Who's doing what here? The case of the disappearing woman

Jo Tamar wrote 2 years ago: Take a look at this article. It’s about a privileged couple who wanted alternative access to t … more →

Tags: language, sexism, media, Women in Media

Bananarsevertising6 comments

Jo Tamar wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been seeing this banana ad on TV quite a bit recently (there are a few versions of it, bu … more →

Tags: media, racism, sexism, advertising, institutional racism, arsevertising


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