We Are Biased
By Jesse Singal - Jan 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pmFrom Scientific American (unfortunately, the rest of the piece has to be purchased):
When making complex decisions, legitimate factors sometimes mask choices influenced by prejudice—so…
Posts Tagged ‘gender equality’
Was Updike a Misogynist?
By Jake Blumgart - Jan 29th, 2009 at 11:02 amI was at work when I heard the news, sandwiched between fresh Israeli air strikes and the latest Republican petulance, that John Updike had died…
Stymying the Family Planning Stimulus
By Jessica Hillyard - Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:41 amThe House last night approved the $819 billion economic stimulus, despite the fact that nary a Republican voted in favor of the package. Although it’s…
The Real Victims of the Economic Meltdown
By Jesse Singal - Jan 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pmUgh. From the friggin’ New York Times:
The economic crisis came home to 27-year-old Megan Petrus early last year when her boyfriend of eight months,…
Renal Gender Bias
By L. Russell Allen - Jan 27th, 2009 at 6:00 pmWe all know that women are more likely to be paid less for the same work as their male counterparts. We know that women have…
Is This an Effective Pro-choice Argument?
By Jesse Singal - Jan 21st, 2009 at 4:51 pmVia reddit, here’s a blog post and accompanying video arguing that the easiest way to instill doubt in an anti-choice activist is to ask, “If…
I Never Expected Much from The Weekly Standard
By Jake Blumgart - Jan 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pmI never expected much from The Weekly Standard: a dash of jingoistic tripe here, a slap of archaic cultural conservatism there, the kind of intellectually…
Are You Ready for Some “Football”?
By Jessica Hillyard - Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:50 amVia Feministing:
This is so offensive that I actually second-guessed my knowledge of football… yes, I am a woman and I do understand football, believe it…
The Latest Anti-choice Lie
By Jake Blumgart - Jan 14th, 2009 at 5:44 pmA new ad from the Catholic website HopeAfterAbortion.com is currently on display in the Washington, D.C. Metro. The ad, depicting a woman’s eyes bordered by…
Most Diverse White House Staff Ever
By Emily Rutherford - Jan 14th, 2009 at 3:39 pmThe Washington Post notes that Obama’s staff–excluding Cabinet secretaries, but including czars and other such mysterious officials–is the most diverse (and possibly the best-educated) in…
Mr. PTA President
By Kay Steiger - Jan 6th, 2009 at 5:15 pmToday I saw this item in The New York Times that reported the first-ever male Parent Teacher Association president, Charles J. Saylors. Finally, I thought,…
Self-Empowerment? Really?
By Kay Steiger - Jan 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pmApparently this week is Women’s Self-Empowerment Week. That’s right, the week most people tend to devote to signing up for gym memberships and making long…
Stories About Santa: Not Worth the AP’s Time
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 19th, 2008 at 5:30 pmI’m in mild shock that the Associated Press has actually taken the time to write about the sex of Santa’s reindeer (if your parents still…
Female Brain, Not So Different From Male Brain
By Kay Steiger - Dec 16th, 2008 at 11:59 am(Flickr/hurleygurley)
Amanda Schaffer has a very interesting article over at Slate that debunks some of the controversial “science” devoted to the differences between men’s and…
“Ideas” for Women
By Kay Steiger - Dec 15th, 2008 at 4:36 pmFlickr user Cayusa
The New York Times Sunday Magazine this week was its “Ideas” issue. That is, a series of short blurbs that include everything…
