Why is it not absolutely commonplace for little boys to be taken to dance class, the way it is for little girls? Imagine what a disaster it would be if we were to end up in a world with no Leading Men Who Dance.
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Two headlines
Eva Cox in The Conversation: Tony Abbott: a confused, conservative sexist, but not a misogynist.
Milanda Rout in The Australian (paywalled): Feminist insists Abbott no misogynist.
Quelle surprise.
What can they reasonably expect?
What is a reasonable expectation if you have invited someone over to watch a movie?
Quicklink: Rape prevention aimed at rapists works
The “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign is a public service rape prevention campaign launched in Edmonton in 2010, and adopted by other cities in Canada, which took the radical step of aiming its message, not at potential rape victims, but at potential rapists.
Media Circus: Heatwave edition
What has piqued your sociopolitical media interests lately? Please share your bouquets and brickbats.
It’s almost as though there’s a causal link here…
The gender pay gap has doubled over the last year — with women, as usual, coming off worst. Meanwhile in NSW for the first time girls have outperformed boys in maths as well as every other HSC subject. Despite the hand-wringing about how and why our education system is failing our boys I would suggest that our boys aren’t being failed at all. I would hypothesise, quite simply, that boys don’t work as hard at their schoolwork because they don’t have to.
Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013
#aww2013 The Australian Women Writers Challenge is on again!
Friday Hoyden Quicklink: Beate Sirota Gordon
I had never heard of Beate Sirota Gordon until I saw this piece on Shakesville saying she died earlier this week. One of those people who make me wonder what I’ve been doing with my time, and why I haven’t… Read More ›
Cultural diversity vs feminism
[Cross posted at Ariane’s Little World] The global coverage of the horrific death of a woman from Delhi has certainly shone the light on the difficulties of navigating universal women’s rights in a world where cultures are not all the… Read More ›
Ninjaed! Links debunking the pseudoscience of alpha status and social dominance
Social hierarchies exist, but the idea that status is clear-cut, obvious and carries across all social interactions in a social grouping is a myth.
Hoyden About Town 