Let’s Give the Flag a Hand
I’m asking all supporters of gender equality to consider placing your right hands over your mouths, instead of your hearts, when the national anthem plays.
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Legs Together and Apart
I don’t need or want to take up two seats on the train. I just need more freedom and choice within any space that I occupy.
Advice for Ambitious Women Is Needed, Not Elitist
We don’t need women to become imitation men, but we don’t want them to be imitation saints, either. There are a lot of women who want to succeed, who want to climb the ladder, who want to get ahead, and hurrah for them.
Calling All Female Brains: Stop the ‘Neurosexism’
Research now finds sex-linked differences in the neural connections. So what? The media’s rush to pop-psychologize the findings fuels retro gender stereotypes that only raise the obstacles to workplace advancement.
41% of U.S. Women Either Poor, or on the Brink
The U.S. poverty rate for 2012 may be stable at about 15 percent but a report out on the same day as the census data finds an alarmingly high rate of economic insecurity among Americans, particularly women.
Lady Gaga Embodies a New Model of Feminism
Lady Gaga, and her beyond-categorization persona, can represent a new form of feminism, says J. Jack Halberstam in the book “Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal.” In this excerpt, Halberstam refutes other feminists’ critiques of the pop singer’s impact.
Sports Researchers Detail Uneven Playing Field
Decades after the enactment of Title IX, two longtime gender-gap number crunchers can relax and celebrate the huge gain in women’s sports participation. But as they think about winding down, there’s still a big problem with coaching.
‘Masculinity Myth’ Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress
Work-family imbalance stories focus on women, but men these days are juggling the roles of partner, earner and parent just as much. We need more recognition of this fact to get employers to take this issue more seriously.
School Sex Segregation Loses Ground
Sex-stereotyping is rife in single-sex classrooms in U.S. public schools. Boys are encouraged to move around, girls are told to sit still and think in terms of cosmetics and wedding dresses. This is why the ACLU victory in West Virginia is so huge.
Sardinian Town Bows to Italy’s ‘Pink-Street’ Project
Italy has very few women’s names on its signs for streets and plazas, according to female geographers. In an effort to end this “cultural invisibility,” they are pushing for a 50-50 division in male-female signage.
