Following up on the Sydney feminist blogger meet-up
Some folks who couldn’t make it requested that the picnic be blogged, so here we are! We had loads of fun with much conversation (oh, you wish you were there for the discussion of Middle English slash, I know how you do) and laughter and food. I was particularly taken with the boob cupcakes made [...]
...read moreGlobal Maternal Health Conference 2010: Empowering the Next Generation
This is the first in a series of posts coming from the Global Maternal Health Conference in New Delhi, the first conference of its kind. According to EngenderHealth‘s Maternal Health Task Force’s website, ‘Every minute, a woman dies from complications related to childbirth or pregnancy. While most maternal deaths are preventable, poor health services and [...]
...read moreWatching Buffy for the First Time
So I’ve finally been getting around to watching Buffy — the original vampire obsession. Well, maybe not quite the original. I think that would be Dracula. All the feminists (and feminist dudes) I know have been telling me I’ll love it. So far, I’m only up to season two, but I’m really enjoying it. I’m [...]
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Tuesday True Blood Roundtable, “I Smell a Rat”
Happy Tuesday, fangbangers. With the penultimate episode of this season now under our belts, Sally and Thomas and I get together to discuss the latest from the hellmouth at Bontemps. Season Three is almost over, but dry your bleeds, kids. You know we love you more when you’re cold and heartless.
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Talking to Students About Women in Popular Culture
A reader writes in looking for resources: I would love some help. I teach high school at small private school and in two weeks, I will be one of the chaperones on a four-day camping trip with about 80 10th graders. One aspect of this trip will be separating the boys and the girls and [...]
...read moreLessons from Camp.
It seems as though everything I encounter this week is a reminder than summer is coming to an end (well, except the weather. It’s 90 degrees outside. In Maine). Whenever I think about summer, I think about camp. I was a camp person (I could write you a novel about camp and the difference between [...]
...read morethanks, Feministe!
Folks of Feministe, thanks so much for a marvelous two weeks in your realm! I really enjoyed the discussion and the warm welcome I received here. Before I go, I got a message today that I felt compelled to share in light of my experience here. I subscribe to DailyOm and love their daily inspirational [...]
...read moreGetting More Women to Tech
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published a piece by Shira Ovide, one of its media reporters, about the lack of women in the leadership among tech companies and talked about the protests over the separately branded TEDWomen conference that was announced last month. Short version: There are too few women in tech. Only about [...]
...read moreOn Generosity
This is the third in a series examining issues raised by a blog post from Chamber of Commerce Senior Communications Director Brad Peck, where he suggested that women’s interest in closing the gender pay gap amounted to a “fetish for money,” and the subsequent apologies for it by himself and Chamber COO David Chavern. Part [...]
...read moreIn The Books
It seems there’s been a bit of an uptick lately in musings on either side of the internet-is-destroying-our-attention-spans vs. internet-is-changing-our-consciousness-for-the-better debate. I don’t know which point of view has the right of it, even if I do think I read a lot of edifying and interesting things on the ‘tubes. But what I do know [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Post a link to something you’ve written this week, along with a description. Make it specific — don’t just link your whole blog.
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Happy birthday, tigtog!
It is the birthday of our rather incredible (jaw-droppingly so) tech whiz, tigtog of Hoyden About Town! On this glorious occasion, Rufus Sewell presents her with a birthday candle! And I present her with my best wishes for a wonderful year ahead. You may present the same in comments!
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