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The Problem with Pop Science
Science, despite its efforts to be objective, is easily influenced by social norms and expectations. As science historian Londa Schiebinger points out in Salon, an excellent example of this is the...
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This Week In: Sexism
● My new favorite blog Skepchick writes about what happens when a teenage girl posts a headshot of her holding a Carl Sagan book on an Atheist forum. Spoilers: Rape jokes, misogyny, then some more rape...
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Condoms and Sexual Negotiations: What You Want Matters, But How Do You Get It?
I have a good friend who is one of the most strongly feminist women that I know. She was part of the feminist group on her campus, helped put on The Vagina Monologues, runs a very popular feminist...
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This Week In: Politics and My Increasing Frustration
No, I’m not actually an anarchist. And I’ll probably end up voting for Obama again, just to avoid having a president who will take away our birth control and make safe abortions illegal. But sometimes...
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Body Hair: What’s All the Fuss About?
Today’s guest post is from “Erin” who is a graduating student of Women’s and Gender Studies at a local university. She specializes in sexuality as it relates to gender and her main focus is...
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Sporting Sexism: Gender Injustice at the Olympic Games
Today’s Guest Post comes from a member of our affiliate interested in gender studies. The glorious feats of human athleticism on display during the Olympic games can be a fantastic break from some of...
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“Don’t Be That Guy”: Ad Campaign Gets Consent Right
Most anti-rape discussion frames the rape prevention as the victim’s responsibility. We’ve all heard that we’re not supposed to walk alone at night, not drink too much, don’t wear this or that, etc....
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“Presentation Tips for Women” #1 – Beware of Sexist Workplaces
I love advice columns. However problematic some of them are (and boy howdy, can there be some big problems), they’re great at bringing a lot of our unspoken social norms to light. And because I can...
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Exchanging Blame for Treatment
For anyone who reads about health issues, the idea of a connection between how your attitude can impact your physical body isn’t news. Personally, I’m a fan of some of that (I used to work at a school...
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Gay, Straight, or Lying: Bisexual Men Get a Raw Deal
Recently, I was reminded of one of the (few) areas where guys get the shorter end of the sexist stick: bisexuality. Biphobia is something all of us non-monosexuals have to deal with to a certain...
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