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.
