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Boys: Second Class Citizens in the Classroom
Apparently, when it comes to education in New York City, boys are "second class citizens." Or at least that’s what Christina Hoff Sommers, author of The War Against Boys and the recent article Are The...
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July 11, 2010 | Steph L |
Feminism,
Girls,
Misogyny,
Online harassment,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Frape
I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who’s disturbed by the number of people who casually use the term "facebook rape” or “frape.” For those of you not familiar with facebook (if such a rare spec...
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June 23, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Economy,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Online harassment,
Science and tech
Girl Scout and Dr. Phil to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Cyberbullying
The advent of new media in recent years has been both a blessing and a curse to the youth of the world. Thanks to Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, we can hop on the computer and ha...
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Female/Male Brain?
When I took an online 'female/male brain' quiz for class, it told me I have a male brain. I have a strong visuospatial sketchpad - I got nearly 100% on both an angles task and a rotation one. This is ...
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Brilliance is Human
We’ve all read about the studies and statistics on girls in school- that we self-defeat in math and science, that we don’t speak up in class. That we’re afraid. But what about when our teachers and ...
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May 16, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Misogyny,
Online harassment,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
National Punch a Slut Day
The facebook trolls who think they're hilarious for their misogynistic groups and events are at it again, folks!
Some FBomb readers and a recent Jezebel article alerted me to a series of "slut punchi...
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B-Listed interviews Nancy Lublin
A while back B-Listed (which, if you don't know is this really cool pop-culture human rights blog aimed at influencing the media) interviewed Nancy Lublin, who I think is really rad.
Basically, Nancy...
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Burn Your Bra Color Status Updates
I was wondering why, starting on about Thursday, my Facebook friends were posting words like "black," "hot pink," and "beige" as their statuses. Then I got the mass message: "Cancer awareness: Write ...
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Impulse Control
I have been told that I have impulse control problems.
I have a tendency to put in my two cents in for every little issue that passes me by, whether it was asked for or not. My mother has always told...
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November 10, 2009 | Ariel B |
Feminism,
Science and tech
Bringing Feminism to Hyrule Since '96
I am a geek and have been since I was young. Like many of us here on the internet, I say this with a hint of pride. That kid who stayed at home playing Super Mario Bros. and reading the encyclopedia? ...
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October 26, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Economy,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Online harassment,
Science and tech
That's Not Cool
It seems to me like our parents, and other various adults, are freaking out about the technology we have available to us today. I've always thought that if you're responsible --- you put up all the pr...
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Twitter and gendered language
Of all the things to spark a debate over the lack of gender neutrality in language, I really hadn't expected Twitter.
Twitter seems to get a lot of flack. Upon telling people that I have a twitte...
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Games for Girls
Why hasn’t anyone made any computer games for girls?
*the vid really picks up around the 7 minute mark- but up till then is still good exposition
I’ll be honest, I don’t actually know that much a...
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Upsides of Technology
I don’t think it’s fair that teenagers are basically being condemned for our frequent (okay…obsessive, addictive) use of technology. Yeah, I don’t think it’s healthy to send thousands of text messages...