“We don’t occupy their imaginations the way they occupy ours.” Black scientist about his white colleagues (from the movie “Black Cake”) Yeah. Now imagine that ten-fold for a female scientist.
Category: sexism
Jul 14 2026
from The First Political Order: How sex shapes governance and national security worldwide, Valerie M. Hudson et al.
Part I is a must-read. Excerpts follow. “Men seeking their own security attempt to construct strong male-bonded alliances, typically based on patrilineal (agnatic) relationships … [Women] biologically reproduce the group, providing brothers and sons for this male alliance. The fraternity’s dependence on women … leads to the necessity for men to control them.” p2 [This …
May 28 2026
McSweeney’s List about the Birth Rate – brilliantly hilarious
Check it out! https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/americas-op-ed-columnists-brainstorm-future-headlines-about-the-birth-rate
May 18 2026
experiences reported in Complaint, Sara Ahmed
“I took an off-the-record grievance pay-out (not massive) and a much-reduced pension to get out of academia two years ago after an unremitting fifteen years of sexist (and disablist) bullying. … I had to sign a gagging clause when I got my grievance pay-out which—as I’m sure you are aware—is how universities typically try to …
Jan 29 2026
“But tell us again how women are too emotional for …”
“Women can give birth. Women regulate and manage their emotions far better than men. Women tend to be less power hungry and corrupt in politics than men are. Women are far less likely to abuse children, both physically and sexually. They commit far fewer rapes than men and account for only 1 to 2% of …
Dec 28 2025
Bro Boost …
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/bro-boost-women-find-linkedin-traffic-drives-if-they-pretend-to-be-men
Aug 21 2025
from Pain and Prejudice: What Science Can Learn about Work from the People Who Do It, Karen Messing
First, note that the title really should be “…from the Women Who Do It” Second, a great read along with Caroline Criado Perez’s “Invisible Women” Chap 2 “The Invisible World of Cleaning” – very enlightening for those who’ve never had a cleaning job, including about the idiocy of those in management positions “… the village …
Jul 26 2025
Hacks (feat. Jean Smart) – highly recommended
If you’re not into it, at least watch episode 8 of season 1. (on Crave TV)
Jun 02 2025
a few of the many insights in Holly Bourne’s When We Were Friends
“That song [“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King) is the most true song that’s ever been written.” p175 “Speaking so loudly [about football] and with such arrogant authority that everyone else sort of had to listen.” p219 “Is it just me or is it crazy that football chat is taken seriously when …
Oct 22 2024
Jaded, Ela Lee
Highly recommended! (esp for men!) A few impressive bits: “I’m minded to pursue the current approach, given the sensitivities in this area, and reassess once we have greater visibility over how the strategy has been received,” Will spoke, baritone and authoritative. “Urrrr,” Genevieve’s voice grumbled, … “is your Grand Plan of Action that you will …
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