July 2010
24 posts
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“In a post-modern world lacking clear-cut borders and distinctions, it has been...”
– Ray Williams, writing for Psychology Today.
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Guest Post: Peggy Olson, Don Draper, and Why...
Guest blogger Jillian Weinberger weighs in on the Paycheck Fairness Act, endorsed this week by the Obama administration as “a common sense bill”:
The fourth season of Mad Men premieres on Sunday, but this week, as Obama urged the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, I found myself reflecting on season three—when Peggy demands a raise from Draper.
It may be 40-plus years...
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The State of the American Man in 2010. And Why...
So askmen.com just released the results of its annual “Great Male” survey, and damn if their results aren’t fascinating.The best bits:
When asked what defines a “real man” in 2010, a full fifty percent said “being a great father and husband who takes care of his family.”
Similarly, the ultimate male status symbol? Having a family, which ranked higher...
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'Hey Ladies': NPR's Take on the Challenges of...
NPR Music has a fantastic new series out this week, Hey Ladies, about the state of female musicians today. Through hundreds of interviews with working women, they delve into everything from how to balance work and family to whether looks matter more to female musicians (they do). It’s worth checking out—especially for you Lilith Fair lovers. (Remember this poster?!) A couple of...
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Today in Crap Career Advice: "Sexism" at Work?...
Today Marie G. McIntyre, who is apparently the workplace advice guru for McClatchy-Tribune, gives some astoundingly insensitive advice to a young woman who has just entered the workplace. McIntyre is presented with the following, hugely sympathetic, situation:
After starting a new job with a small business, I noticed that there seems to be a lot of sexism here. Everything was fine at first,...
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The Beauty Advantage: How Beauty Can Affect Your...
God we love this photo, despite the weird overly buff dude. Wanted to send out a link to Newsweek’s massive package on the role of looks at work, which includes pieces on: the double bind that women face, what would happen if women ruled the world, why women should shun that beauty ideal, and, of course, a feminist man’s perspective. There’s also a poll of hiring managers asked...
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Eleanor Clift Welcomes the Mama Grizzlies to the...
Our colleague Eleanor Clift has a very smart column today about whether Sarah Palin’s Mama Grizzlies are feminists. She writes:
Win or lose elections, the Mama Grizzlies have proven adept at breaking through the noise and getting more than their share of attention, just like their benefactor, Sarah Palin. Like Palin, they have found their voice. They don’t want anybody telling them how...
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WatchA site called Many Eyes turned figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics into this nifty state-by-state interactive map of the male/female wage gap.
Who’s doing best: California, North Carolina, and…. Arkansas?
And the worst: Louisiana, Wyoming, and Alaska (What do you say to that, Ms. Palin?)
-Jesse
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The Promise of Beauty: Women, Work, and Whether...
Remember Debrahlee Lorenzana, the chick who sued Citibank, claiming she was hired for being “too hot”? Well, she may be a total attention-obsessed moron, but she does highlight the double-bind of women at work: that we’re expected to be attractive at all times, but if we’re too attractive, we might just be punished for it—by men and women alike.
NEWSWEEK has a new...
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Today in We've Heard This Before... WaPo Says:...
You know, we’re getting a little tired of holding the applause. The Washington Post today reports on yesterday’s census numbers and reading it is like an emotional roller-coaster! Seriously. It’s all “Good news! But wait not so fast cause bad news too. However, also, good news!” And so on. It’s exhausting.
Anyway, the good news!:
In the years preceding the...
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Even Female Law Partners Suffer Wage...
Jesse’s got a new Newsweek piece about wage disparity in the legal profession—even among the best lawyers at the most elite firms. A new study found those women, within the highest ranks of the most respected firms, make, on average, $66,000 each year less than men.
First of all: ouch, apparently we’re in the wrong field. But second: double ouch, that is totally appalling. As...
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The Daily Show v. Jezebel War Rages On... But in...
So Jezebel wrote this post about the Daily Show having no women.
Then the women of the Daily Show responded.
Then every blog everywhere (and even that darned mainstream press!) decided to weigh in, the writer of the Jezebel kind-of-but-didn’t-really respond, we wrote something, and Emily Gould wrote a piece for Slate, though hers was more about Jezebel being jealous and inciting blogwars...
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In Which We Talk to Lady-Crush Doctor, Astronaut,...
Y’all already know we love her. Well we talked to her some more.
The best bits:
How do you think discrimination affects women psychologically?
I remember one of my freshman science classes. I would ask a question, and the professor would look at me like it was the dumbest question he’d ever heard, and then move on. Then a white guy down the row would ask the same question and [the...
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We love this Kate Nash song. And today’s...
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Why the Jezebel vs. Daily Show War is Just, Well,...
We know what it’s like to get called out by Jezebel. When we wrote about institutionalized sexism at our own magazine—and in media in general—we were called out for being non-inclusive. It stung, both cause we liked them, and because they gave us no props whatsoever for sticking our necks out and getting our magazine to publish a story critical of the treatment of women...
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OK, We Get It: The Pay Gap is Unjust. But Burning...
From the land of mandated paternity leave (and a finance minister who calls himself a “feminist”) comes this odd protest, from Sweden’s Feminist Initiative: burning $13,000 in protest of the Wage Gap.
“It may seem desperate to burn 100,000 kronor [Swedish dollars],” said Party leader Gudrun Schyman. “But the situation is desperate as well.”
Now, as...
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Men Were the Main Victims of the Recession. Why...
Our latest from NEWSWEEK, about the rise of women in emerging markets.
When historians write about the great recession of 2007–08, they may very well have a new name for it: the Mancession. It’s a term already being bandied about in the popular media as business writers chronicle the sad tales of the main victims of the recession: men.
If they are lucky, they’ll have wives who can take care...
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How Men and Women Pitch Stories--an Awl Sampling
In light of CNN talking head-to-be Kathleen Parker taking a brave stand on how Obama does things in “a woman’s way,” the Awl’s Choire decided to take a look at the ol’ Awl inbox, where people pitch stories. The emails from men, he says, are pretty direct,” while the women are falling all over themselves with apologies.
Inquiry letter from a man:
“Do...
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What Do We Think of Wonder Woman's New Look?
You can’t not love a little vintage Wonder Woman, but as the New York Times reports, DC Comics is giving the famed superhero a makeover—complete with midnight blue jacket, understated “W” insignia, and, apparently, jeggings.
It’s the first new look for the 69-year-old Wonder Woman since 1968, when the superhero lost her powers, dressed mod and practiced martial...