Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
- What do they tell the children?
- Settlement in the AutoAdmit Case
- Prostitution, for fun and profit | Sady Doyle | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
- In the US, Hope for Victims of Genital Mutilation | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com
- Despite Elizabeth Blackburn#39;s Nobel win, women face battles | The Australian
– If you’re a new President getting 4x the death threats of the previous President, and you can be pretty sure that the disparity is mostly due to racism, how do you explain this to your children and try to prepare for them for the worst that might happen to them, not just you?
– Finally
– The Freakonomics chaps have a new book out and it’s just as shallow as the last one
– A trans woman doctor who does reconstructions for free on women who’ve had FGM
– “In her report, Women in Science in Australia: Maximising Productivity, Diversity and Innovation, Professor Bell concludes that not only do women scientists get fewer senior jobs than men, they also earn less than their male counterparts, receive less recognition in measures of scientific excellence and hold fewer memberships in scientific academies.brbrFederation president Ken Baldwin said the progress of women in science had stalled over the past 15 years.brbr”Despite impressive improvement in the participation of women in science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the retention of women at senior levels in science and technology remains poor,” he said. “
Categories: linkfest
The 109th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up! 
The 105th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up! 
Hoyden About Town 
Ah, I have written a response to the recent Feministing chat that might be of interest to some folks here.
Also, people who loathe Freakonomics might also enjoy this link-dense coverage at the Language Log. Particularly I got a lot out of the link to Brad deLong’s exhaustive takedown of the chapter on climate change.
Hmm, I just realized people might not be familiar with that…it’s an angry condemnation of Feministing for its unapologetic oppression of women with disabilities, basically.
That’s a thought-provoking sentiment.