mcchris + feminism   11

AlterNet: Wikipedia vs. Women
"WikiChix was recently formed by women contributors sick of how male-dominated Wikipedia has become," Annalee Newitz says.
wikipedia  feminism  gender  power 
december 2006 by McChris
Women’s Math Performance Affected by Theories on Sex Differences
Researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted a study that suggests women who learn theories that gender affects math performance do more poorly on math tests.
gender  math  psychology  feminism 
november 2006 by McChris
LiveJournal tells lactating mums to put 'em away | The Register
Lactivists are in an uproar over LJ's banning of breastfeeding icons.
feminism  blog  stupid 
june 2006 by McChris
The Stranger: Bitter Pill
Anti-choice pharmacists are refusing to fill prescriptions for antibiotics because they come from clinics that perform abortions.
stupid  cruel  privacy  power  feminism 
april 2006 by McChris
AlterNet: The Down Side of Slashdot
Analee Newitz responds to sexist remarks about her appearance on Slashdot. I was going to blog about this, so I'm glad she responded herself.
gender  geek  slashdot  feminism 
april 2006 by McChris
Josh Marshall on Larry Summer's Resignation
"standing tough against an entrenched "establishment" of thirty-something, tenure-desperate semioticians and lit geeks"
politics  academic  feminism 
february 2006 by McChris
Urban Legends Reference: Questionable Quotes
debunks "all sex is rape" quote attributed to Catharine MacKinnon. Now on to bra-burning and hippies spitting on Vietnam vets...
feminism  politics  lies 
february 2006 by McChris
Funny Weird, not Funny Ha-Ha
Heather Havrilesky takes on the notion that funny women are undesirable.
gender  blog  feminism 
february 2006 by McChris
Media Photoshop Retouching
on boingboing.net last month: interactive demonstration of Photoshop's retouching power
photoshop  media  feminism 
january 2006 by McChris

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