One of these things just doesn’t belong here…
A few recent headlines: Iraqi guards kill female suicide bomber Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40 Suicide bomber kills 7 policemen in northern Iraq Can you guess the gender of the third suicide bomber? I spent a while as an anti-sexual and partner violence educator, and one of my favorite exercises to [...]
...read moreThe Ivory Ceiling: How Academia Keeps Women Out
Last March, Native American scholar and activist Andrea Smith was denied tenure by the Women’s Studies department at the University of Michigan. Smith’s publications and awards were more than enough warrant the job security that tenure provides; to students, colleagues, activists, and observers, it seemed clear that the decision stemmed not from objective concern over [...]
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Hello, all! I’m one of this fortnight’s guest bloggers. My blogging name is The Girl Detective, and I write for Modern Mitzvot, a site devoted to exploring social justice from a Jewish perspective. I also write at my self-titled blog. I teach freshman composition at a community college, although someday I hope to get a [...]
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How about this? Don’t change your name.
I previously posted this last week on my blog and on BlogHer. I had initially intended it to be my first Feministe post, but I then I found the CNN.com article, and I had to express myself immediately. If you haven’t read it already, then it’s new to you. :) “Name change tricky for working [...]
...read moreHello, Feministe!
My name is Mahlena-Rae Johnson. I’ll be guest-blogging here for the next two weeks, and I’m very excited. Thank you, Jill! Some of you may be familiar with the site I run at SteveThePenguin.com, where I blog about pop culture and politics. This year I self-published my first novel, Steve the Penguin. It’s about a [...]
...read moreBall Girl
Love this: UPDATE: Nevermind, it’s fake! Thanks to Trishka for the link.
...read moreI’m so utterly shocked
Apparently a new study shows that academics chosen to write op-eds for three major newspapers are overwhelmingly male. The Wall Street Journal was the worst of the bunch, with 97% of their op-eds by academics written by men. The study doesn’t get into the fact that this gender bias isn’t limited to op-eds by academics. [...]
...read moreKaty Perry Plays Make Believe
Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl” has been in my head a lot lately. Not just because it’s catchy, not just because there’s something I like about the song, but also because the song has been bugging me. On the surface, Perry’s song seems to be acknowledging and condoning alternate female sexualities, as well as [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Good Websites for Young Geeky Girls
A really great question from a feminist-minded dad: I’m a concerned dad with a question that I’m hoping other Feministe readers might be able to help with. I’ve got a daughter who’s about to turn eight. She’s loves and is very good math and science, and proudly describes herself as a “junior geek”. My wife [...]
...read moreI Objectify Men
I know this doesn’t sound terribly progressive of me, but I think some objectification is healthy, whether one is male or female. I believe that both male and female desire should have a place in our discourse – which is why so much of my professional work is dedicated to football and footballers and footballers’ [...]
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Before I introduce myself, I’d like to thank Feministe for giving me the opportunity to blog here. My name is Fatemeh Fakhraie, and I’m the founder and editor-in-chief of Muslimah Media Watch, which analyzes and critiques images of Muslim women that appear in the media. I also write for Racialicious. Both of these sites have [...]
...read moreCountering Teen & Tween Magazines: Part Two
I appreciated all the great comments about Part One of this post. Needless to say, it was great fun to hear from those of you who had read New Moon when you were that age. If you want to hear the latest about New Moon, there’s a Facebook group for former & current readers of New Moon, [...]
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