#guestpost: Discrimination against mothers is still a real problem – @kateharveston

Throughout history, there have been a variety of ways people have discriminated against mothers. In the 1800s, they were barred from taking certain positions based on the belief that moms should stay ...

#patriarchiesrealign: The male glance: how we fail to take women’s stories seriously

In spring 2013, HBO conducted a sly experiment on the “elite” TV-viewing public. It aired two new shows – both buddy dramas – back to back. Each was conceived as a short, self-contained season. Each h...

#research: #womenslives: It’s official: abortion is more regulated than any health care service – @MsMagazine

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health confirmed what many reproductive rights advocates have long known: abortion is more regulated and legislated than any other health care...

#guestpost: Women who still support Trump. Why? @kateharveston

America's image is being cheapened by the arrogant behavior of its asinine president — that's a fact. But the damage done goes deeper than just embarrassment in foreign relations, because Donald Trump...

#patriarchiesrealign: #research: new study finds that teen boys use “anger and threats” to coerce explicit photos from teen girls – @themarysue

A new study, published in the peer-reviewed Sexuality Research and Social Policy, looked at the sexting experiences of teenage girls and found that many of them sent explicit photos not because they w...

#guestpost: #rapeculture and sexualizing children – @kateharveston

While Honey Boo-Boo brought viewers a lighthearted look at the world of children's beauty pageants, the reality is closer to the tragic tale of Jon Benet Ramsey. While children's beauty pageants conti...

“Kelly crystallizes an uncomfortable tension that’s risen to the fore since the Weinstein story hit…”

“Kelly crystallizes an uncomfortable tension that’s risen to the fore since the Weinstein story hit: What happens when #MeToo meets “I’m not a feminist, but”? It goes without saying that men across th...

#research: #patriarchiesrealign: gender stereotypes hurt kids – @msmagazine

Who would have thunk it? This is not new news. Culprit: blue/ pink. Don’t scoff. There lies the start and core of gender roles/ norms training. Emphasis added as always. ••• The Global Early Adolesc...

#womenslives: She writes about a disturbing, familiar pattern

#womenslives: She writes about a disturbing, familiar pattern: Since I started writing about women and science, my female colleagues have been moved to share their stories with me; my inbox is an ina...

#patriarchiesrealign: “Male and female respondents blamed sexist attitudes for the ability of men…”

Male and female respondents blamed sexist attitudes for the ability of men to fast-track their careers, despite the overwhelming numbers of women at entry and junior level. There was a strong percepti...

#patriarchiesrealign: women aren’t special: the insidious nature of benevolent sexism – @rolereboot

A friend of mine recently shared a Vox article written by a self-proclaimed progressive dude titled, “Democrats should start accepting pro-life liberals like me” (spoiler, he’s really pro-choice). W...

#patriarchiesrealign: what does it mean when we call women girls?

Tackling the “girl” trend has become a bit of a trend in itself, but often these pieces elide a meaningful distinction between two kinds of “girl” book: those whose plots revolve around actual, unde...

#patriarchiesrealign: The simple truth about the gender pay gap (Spring 2017) – @aauw From introduction to report:  In 2015, women…

#patriarchiesrealign: The simple truth about the gender pay gap (Spring 2017) - @aauw From introduction to report:  In 2015, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 8...

#patriarchiesrealign: #research: women absent from introductory political science texts – @PSAWomenPol

Despite compelling arguments for gender mainstreaming in political science education, evidence indicates that very little mainstreaming is taking place. This is likely related to a knowledge gap rega...

#patriarchiesrealign: New study suggests women’s papers receive greater critical scrutiny #academia #research

But that headline doesn’t even scratch the surface of how interesting this study is. Erin Hengel examined papers by economists in top journals. She found: Women’s papers took longer from submiss...

#patriarchiesrealign: Being called a bird is infantilising. Such terms hold women back

(See also: love, sweetheart, and LET’S NOT EVEN START ON BABE, shall we? Gods preserve us.)•••A bird is a small, fragile thing. It chirrups, flutters and nests. It definitely does not chair board meet...

#patriarchiesrealign: “The responses from the girls, however, were heartbreaking – they just wanted to be thinner”

The findings suggest that the problem may be getting worse, with the survey reflecting a five-year decline in girls’ body confidence. Almost 40% of girls aged seven to 21 do not feel happy with how th...

#patriarchiesrealign: women and work

On refinery29, and following on from this post, here’s some more on women and work. labour. Headline: “Across the globe, women spend about 4.5 hours a day on unpaid labor, such as child care and house...

#patriarchiesrealign: Only 16% of Australians in Stem professions are women, and pay gap is ‘unacceptable’

Same old, same old. Guardian (emphasis added): Women make up less than one-fifth of Australians qualified in science, technology, engineering and maths and continue to be paid less than their male col...