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#maleficentmisogyny: Conservative media’s greatest misogynist hits of 2013: Feminism is asexual perversion that causes statutory rape and more
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / January 4, 2014Some of these are actually hilarious. Others are terrifying. This year’s greatest misogynist hits from conservative media included gems like, ”You shut up. Know your role and shut your mouth,” the ti...
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#research: Men are stuck in gender roles
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / December 31, 2013See, what a lot of people don’t realise (or want to realise) is that feminism is about improving life for women and men. It’s not about subjugating men. But, see, until traditional gender roles (which...
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#feminismisdead: I am ten years old. I am riding a banana seat bike through the alleys
By feimineach / in #feminismisdead, #quickhits / December 15, 2013I am ten years old. I am riding a banana seat bike through the alleys. I am allowed to go as far as 31st Street, and then I have to turn back. Words cannot describe how much I love this bike. It is tu...
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#womenslives: “A man in a car pulls up. He opens the window. He asks my name. I have been well-trained.”
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / December 15, 2013This post (part-quoted below) is fantastic. Read all of it. I’ve been a frequent recipient of the, “Yes, yes, feminism, fine, but can you just keep it to yourself?” request. No. I am ten years old. I...
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#research: Teachers’ concerns at child sexualisation
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / December 9, 2013An indisputable trend now, I would say:New research has revealed that many teachers are becoming increasingly concerned about the sexualisation of children, with a growing number of their pupils displ...
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#research: New study shows surprising trends on how people are lured into sex trafficking
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 29, 2013From alternet:Human trafficking is a serious problem in the United States that is complex and frequently misunderstood. The sensationalist trafficking narrative commonly depicted in the media and by a...
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#research: Children learn sexism at school – so that’s where we should begin to fight it
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 29, 2013On theguardian: High-profile cases in Rochdale and recent reports into gangs suggest that the sort of girls who are harrassed and abused are weak and friendless, girls whose chaotic homes lives leave...
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#research: Victims of sexual coercion are often blind to the crime
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 28, 2013From commentisfree: We have known for some time that the number of convictions for rape and sexual assault are only the tip of the iceberg. Now, thanks to a survey of more than 15,000 women and men a...
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RADIO 4, VICTIM-BLAMING AND RAPE MYTHS
By feimineach / in #feminism, #sociology, #womensrights, #academia, #research, #misogyny, #sexism, #thinkyblog / November 26, 2013I am determined to blog properly more often and here is as good a place to start as any. A report – It's Wrong But You Get Used To It – on sexual violence and attitudes to sex has been compiled by the...
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#research: The worst breastfeeding initiative I’ve ever come across
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 13, 2013Heard this yesterday morning. Nearly fell off chair. As cynical and manipulative initiatives go, this ticks several boxes.“It adds insult to injury that the scheme is being tried out among “disadvanta...
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#research: Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 10, 2013A recent report finds that only 12% of third year female PhD students want a career in academia (the report applies to the sciences). The characteristics of academic (e.g. constant pressure to get res...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Why is being openly feminist in the boardroom seen as ‘damaging’?
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / November 10, 2013Far from the first time I’ve heard this. Feminism is as unpopular in the boardroom as it is elsewhere. Presumably it’s to do with the status quo that many would prefer unchallenged. On the...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Where do all the angry white men come from?
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / November 9, 2013“When one looks at the horrific abuse meted out to feminist campaigners such as Caroline Criado-Perez, it is hard to see it as anything but aggrieved entitlement. […] The common feature, he argues, is...
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#research: [TW] A group of South African men explained why they raped
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / October 27, 2013[TW] A group of South African men explained why they raped:Q: How did it happen?A: Fridays we went out to chill and drink some beers … after hours me and my friend we saw a young good-looking woman wh...
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#research: Honour Killing: Blame the System not the Faith
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / July 1, 2013“The main motivation behind all such crime against women is cultural and patriarchal beliefs that women are the property of male guardians.”We all have a lot to say about “honour killings” and why the...
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#research: Sparks fly over Royal Society gender study – PhD student says it isasking the wrong question
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / June 30, 2013On the independent:MPs have launched a formal parliamentary inquiry into whether British science is institutionally sexist. Concern at the high numbers of women scientists abandoning their careers has...
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#research: Least Convincing Study Ever: Voters Don’t Care How Lady Politicos Look
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / June 29, 2013Herein is the problem with any sort of media effects/ impact research. The media is such a vast and ubiquitous industry that it’s impossible to conclude from some sort of experimental design, using on...
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#research: Female academics pay a heavy baby penalty
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / June 25, 2013“The most important finding is that family formation negatively affects women’s, but not men’s, academic careers. For men, having children is a career advantage; for women, it is a career killer.On sl...
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#research: New U.S. Study Highlights Need to Include Men in Strategies to PreventUnintended Pregnancy
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / June 25, 2013On guttmacher:About 40% of births are reported as unintended by men, mirroring rates of unintended births among women, according to “Exploring U.S. Men’s Birth Intentions,” by Laura Lindbe...
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#research: WHO report: 30% of women worldwide victims of domestic violence
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / June 24, 2013A WHO report has shown that 30% of women worldwide are victims of domestic violence and that 40% of women killed worldwide are killed by an intimate partner.Link to the report: who.int and first few p...
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