I just remembered a conversation I had with a hairdresser last week. She was just about to do the Dramatic First Cut, as I was going from long hair to what they seem to call an “urchin” cut. (Proceeds going… Read More ›
Month: May 2008
Reader question: your pipe dream in print?
Khukuri at “Do you have anything in an aquarium?” discovered this book in a university library: [“Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeeth-Century Caribbean”, B.R. Burg.] Given a fantasy world with unlimited resources and knowledge, and… Read More ›
Birthplans and Expectations
Just a few highlights from the OB-GYN-L list, in a thread dated last October, “Birthplans and Expectations”. Most of the posts can be found here. In this thread, OBs discuss amongst themselves the issue of women forming their own birth… Read More ›
3 steps forward, two steps back
Women make better business leaders than men in all but two areas of management but men have the upper hand when it comes to focusing on the bottom line, according to an Australian survey released on Monday. Data collected from… Read More ›
Troy Buswell survived the party room today
Despite global public censure and an apparent lack of local electoral support, serial sexual harasser Troy Buswell today survived a spill motion in the party room, and continues to lead the Liberal Party of Western Australia. The State election is… Read More ›
Dissect this
Superficial analysis, thy name is “When can I call myself a feminist again?” by Caille Millner She’s embarrassed by the dinosaur doyennes of the US Feminist Second Wave engaging in activism for the upcoming election, and so she’s throwing the… Read More ›
The decline of parenting skills
Image Source: davide mio by marcuzzo Nearly One-third Of US Parents Don’t Know What To Expect Of Infants ScienceDaily (May 4, 2008) — Almost one-third of U.S. parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations… Read More ›
Asylum seekers, Australia’s retraumatisation policy, and healthcare ally work
This post will be submitted to The Angry Black Woman’s Carnival of Allies. As white people working on being allies people of colour, we can’t speak for or on behalf of POC. What we can do is speak out to… Read More ›
I nearly forgot: today is International Star Wars Day
May the 4th be with you. I know, I know. ‘Tis a mightily horrendous pun. Blame silkworm.
More sexist scum: Johnny Vegas *UPDATE* – in dispute
Update Friday 9th May: The Guardian has taken down the blog post and article featured in the following post. The original report has been challenged strongly and no-one else has come forward to support the allegations. I will leave the… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 