November 2011
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“At the time, the explanation [for an off-color joke Paterno made about beating...”
– Could Women Have Saved Penn State? - The Daily Beast
(via notadinnerparty)
October 2011
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40 Under 40: Business's hottest rising stars →
angelawublog:
I was clicking through the slideshow today, and around #10 (Sid Sankaran of AIG) I realized that I hadn’t seen a single woman.
So I kept clicking. No. 11, Sergey Brin of Google. No. 13, Ryan Seacrest of…RYAN SEACREST??? OK, whatever, sure. No. 18, Daniel Elk of Spotify…
It took me 20 clicks to find one woman—Marissa Mayer, long-time Googler.
On Fortune’s list of the 40 hottest...
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jesseellison:
“I wonder what it would be like if I were a male rock star? Maybe I just could be like ‘fuck it’ and keep someone hanging there. But, I don’t know… It just doesn’t feel right. And I definitely don’t have groupies. No, the evening always ends with me and my friend in my hotel room watching romantic comedies going, ‘We’re never getting married.’”
This was fun.
Check out...
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Nancy LeBrun: How the Vacuum Changed the World →
nlebrun:
No matter how much we may think we still feel the yoke of housework, electric appliances like the vacuum helped fling open the window for women back in the early part of the 20th century.
Think of it! No more dragging heavy Persian rugs outside to beat the bejesus out of them for hours on end. Finally! Some help cleaning the endless soot that settled from gas lamps and fires.
Oct. 3...
September 2011
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The Global Women's Progress Report: Newsweek Ranks... →
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“It’s that whole flowery sundress, nerdy horn-rims, bicycle basket,...”
– Hank Stuever explains what he finds so awful about Zooey Deschanel in his look at the horridness of female characters in television’s fall lineup - The Washington Post. (via washingtonpoststyle)
Oh, thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou, Hank Stuever. “Put-a-bird-on-it tweeness.” Perfect.
READ THIS
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“It’s sad, because it feels like there are people all over the world who can...”
– Craig Soignet, the father of the girl who roiled a small town in Texas when she refused to cheer for the boy she told police had raped her. The girl was kicked off the cheer squad.
Three years later, cheerleader rape case still stirs flames in Silsbee, Texas.
(via newsweek)
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Is Marriage for White People? →
A controversial new book suggests that interracial marriage may be a solution for middle-class African-American women who can’t find a suitable black husband.
August 2011
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I find women with big brains to be sexy- does that... →
cheatsheet:
A commenter responds to our review of Erotic Capital, a new book that argues that women should use their sex appeal to level the playing field at work.
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And in stories in this week's Newsweek that are... →
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Beyonce wants to invent a new word for feminism.... →
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July 2011
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Tumblr of the Day: Serious Ladies. A tumblr... →
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Changing Gender Roles in Richard Scarry Books →
This is amazing. Click for more images.
(via thefrisky; fuckyeahgenderstudies; lostgrrrls)
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NYT: DSK Case in Serious Jeopardy →
Although forensic tests found unambiguous evidence of a sexual encounter between Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a French politician, and the woman, prosecutors do not believe much of what the accuser has told them about the circumstances or about herself.
June 2011
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“…Think back to the first time you went to a Planned Parenthood health...”
– Amy Poehler’s Planned Parenthood Fundraising Letter
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NY Times: Why Women Don't Get Caught Up in Sex... →
And what it has to do with gender parity. A few statistics:
Women currently hold:
* 16.6 percent of the 535 seats in Congress
* 23.5 percent of the seats in state legislatures
* There are 6 female governors
* Of the 100 big-city mayors, 8 are women
May 2011
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The WGA Report Is Out & It's Not Pretty
From the ladies at statette. Read more here. Larger version of image here. (Feel free to use on your site.)
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CBS Chooses Another White-Haired White Dude to...
statette:
April 2011
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Women in Film by the Numbers
statette:
This infographic is based on a study done by the USC Annenberg School for Communications & Journalism. The study “examined the gender of all speaking characters and behind the scenes employees on the 100 top grossing fictional films in 2008. A total of 4,370 speaking characters were evaluated and 1,227 above the line personnel.”
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Female Columnists in America's Top 10 Papers
This is a fabulous (and depressing) chart, from the ladies of statette.
Notes:
1) By “top 10” we mean in terms of circulation.
2) This only includes business, news and opinion columnists.
3) Here are the sources:
USA Today
San Jose Mercury News
Chicago Tribune
Daily News
NYT
WSJ
Houston Chronicle
LAT
New York Post
WaPo
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Female Writers in Late Night by the Numbers
Our new favorite site for ladystats, statette, breaks down women in late night.
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Tina Fey's prayer for her daughter →
First, Lord: No tattoos.
May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.
When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer.
Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance.
Honestly. It ain’t easy being a young lady today.
via braiker:
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“While there aren’t any hard statistics on female infidelity, most experts agree...”
– In which a dude who runs a website called “Good in Bed” announces that female infidelity is “on the rise,” without a single statistic to back it up. (Make sure to check out the “signs” your wife is cheating on you, like when she “dresses up for work” or “prioritizes parenting and neglects a couple’s...
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March 2011
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“Women on the ninth floor pushed the elevator call button, but so did workers on...”
– A Times Mag description of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, in which 146 people, mostly teen immigrant girls, were burned alive or jumped to their deaths. In the fire’s aftermath, young women lobbied—before they could even vote—for safe working...
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Newsweek: Wow. In Which Marie Claire Breaks Down... →
And for today’s morning injustice:
LATE NIGHT, BY THE NUMBERS:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Male writers: 19 Female writers: 1
Conan Male writers: 17 Female writers: 1
The Colbert Report Male writers: 16 Female writers: 1
The Late Show With David Letterman Male writers: 13 Female writers: 1
Lopez…
MIT Reports Huge Gains in Gender Equality →
theatlantic:
In 1999, MIT pioneered a breakthrough study on gender inequality that spurred colleges nationwide to fight discrimination in academia. Now, the latest MIT follow up report to that original study has arrived (PDF), and though it reports significant progress, The New York Times observes that a new problem has arisen: “Those who once bemoaned M.I.T.’s lag in recruiting women now...
“I am often asked why on earth do I believe that women and girls are a national...”
– Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Saturday’s Women in the World Summit, read the full speech here. (via: Runnin’ Scared) (via villagevoice)
"Cigarettes and whisky are acceptable during... →
scribnerbooks:
The girls over at Inc. Blot have managed to snag a copy of this classic. Here’s what they found:
Cigarettes and whisky are acceptable during editorial meetings. Cover designers prefer hashish. Every girl in publishing should own at least one pair of “mint-green lounging pyjamas”. …
The more things change….. Read the whole thing.
WatchJudi Dench to Daniel Craig, “For someone with such a fondness for women, I wonder if you have ever considered what it might be like to be one?”
This is genius.
February 2011
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Lindsay Robertson: On Behalf of Female... →
lindsayrobertson:
…Which I am not, but who I wish to speak for because they cannot speak out without risking their livelihoods (see also: That Whole Daily Show thing):
What the fuck is up with the fact that SXSW comedy has booked TONS of male comedians and only ONE female, YET AT THE VERY SAME TIME and same part of the festival they have a panel about the tired old “Are women funny?” question,...
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Today in Awful Statistics: Women in the Military...
That sexism and misogyny is still rampant in the military is not in itself surprising, but we were shocked to discover just how bad it is:
“There are three types of women in the Army,” says Rebecca Havrilla, a former sergeant and explosive-ordnance-disposal technician. “Bitch, dyke, and whore.” During the four years that Havrilla was on active duty, she was called all three—by fellow...
“The old feminine mystique – the idea that women are not capable beyond the home...”
– Stephanie Coontz on why feminism has been good for romance. (via poptech)
January 2011
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“Working overseas, I just assumed that overt sexism was a Third World phenomenon....”
– Jennifer Siebel Newsom, director of the forthcoming documentary Miss Representation.
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“Isn’t the reason we need these feminist sites because women’s issues and news...”
– The Forward’s Elissa Strauss on why we should celebrate the demise of Broadsheet.
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Davos Institutes Quotas (And We Become the...
Quotas are practically a dirty word. But this week, organizers of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos—where the (usually white, male) ruling class gathers to solve the world’s problems—announced that sponsors must bring at least one woman in their five-person delegations. And the world gasped. But the more we’ve thought and written about women and...
December 2010
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“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is. I only...”
– Journalist Rebecca West, 1913 (via Slaughterhouse 90210)