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Sexism-based exclusion runs rampant in these movements, says Julia Serano in this excerpt from “Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive.” In part this is thanks to false assumptions that we need to overcome.
Images of pregnant women have become eroticized as they have become more mainstream, says Kelly Oliver in this excerpt from “Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down.” Media attention to pregnant celebrities has also created a new cult of motherhood.
The experience of other groups who are consistently victims of abuse–such as women and the gay community–can help clarify why many African Americans are upset over this slaying. And why we need to address systemic racism.
Public outrage at female swooning over the 19-year-old Boston bombing suspect has stirred up some dangerous gender bashing. Let’s remember that male teens also say and do crazy stuff.
Tennessee Republican Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. has sparked a surge of internet outrage after he told reporters this week that men can handle violence “a little better than a lot of women.’
A new collective is producing a steady stream of comic strips about their own findings of gender bias. Topics range from the male domination at Marvel to female creators using male-sounding names.
More than 30 organizations filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asking it to approve a court hearing for the historically large class action by Wal-Mart employees charging company-wide sex bias.
The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic group dating to 1928, is stirring speculation about its influence on women in post-Mubarak Egypt. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch politician, among others, is wary.
Sarah Palin has been mocking the masculinity of male rivals and opponents and by extension men across the country. Caryl Rivers says give guys a break. They are “manning up” just fine by spending more time with the kids and second shift.
Globally, girls are no worse than boys at mathematics. But stereotypes, some coming from teachers themselves, keep alive the myth that women and numbers don’t mix.