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Low-key bawse distracts Washington Post with her stilettos
There are no glass ceilings. The sky is limitless when it comes to profiling influential and educated women about their shoes: [White House counsel Kathryn] Ruemmler first attracted attention for her...
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TIME’s Person of the Year reminds us that women don’t matter
TIME Magazine announced its shortlist for Person of the Year today. Fun fact: since TIME started Man of the Year in 1927 (they un-gendered the title in 1999, only 24 years after they dubbed “American...
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Today in shitty treatment of women athletes
Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard just became the first woman from her country to advance to the semis of the Australian Open in over three decades. Way to go, Eugenie! What do you want to know...
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Not buying sexism: How inclusive games show hope for gaming culture
Women to the front: Shadowrun-Dragonfall’s cover art. At the heart of its widely available marketing are its two lead female character: Eiger, the Troll soldier, and Glory, the cybernetically enhanced...
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A song of faith and sexual fire: How roleplaying game religions work as moral...
Liera, my long-ago D&D Cleric of Lastai (centre), sitting around the fire, chatting with her friendly neighbourhood dragon. When one grows up in a traditionalist household, which only ever admitted...
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So…where’s Dolores Huerta’s movie?
Dolores Huerta in the now iconic photograph of her announcing a workers’ strike. This Friday, March 28th, the Diego Luna-directed film that documents the life and times of Cesar Chavez is set to hit...
View ArticleOlympic sexism
The fast-approaching Olympic Games should present a fantastic opportunity to combat sexist stereotypes by profiling talented and successful female athletes from around the world. With the release of a...
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Aging and the media’s obsession with youth
A SYTYCB Entry When I blog about body image, I always rail against the media’s obsession with youth and thinness. Yet, even though I know better, I don’t escape getting hooked with its message. Bottom...
View ArticleFemale college students, beware the slut-shaming
The walk of fame. The stroll of success. It seems that the stride of confidence across campus in the same clothes as the night before, ducking behind buses and bushes after spending the night with a...
View ArticleWhen “smart meets sexy,” or when bad humor happens to good people, or even...
“It’s just a joke.” “I thought it was funny.” “Stop overreacting.” “It’s sparking conversations. It was approved by network Standards and Practices and it uses humor to illustrate the point about how...
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