Reprinted with permission, from a poster at the EssentialBaby forum. Emphasis is mine. Phone rings. I pick up phone while kids are playing in the background. Me: “Hello?” Telemarketer (TM): [On hearing the noise] “Oh… you’re a Mum!” Me: “Ummmm…… Read More ›
gender & feminism
Things that make no sense to me, #79024
The opening paragraph of the Wikipedia article, “Patriarchy“: Patriarchy is the structuring of society on the basis of family units, where fathers have primary responsibility for the welfare of, hence authority over, their families. The concept of patriarchy is often… Read More ›
RU486 Import Restrictions in Australia: Reprise
I wrote about the Australia import restrictions on RU486 back in December, when this article by Mary Lander appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia: “The fight for a life-saving drug: a personal perspective”. RU486 is a progesterone antagonist –… Read More ›
Things that make no sense to me, #79023
“Grantly Dick-Read, the father of natural childbirth”.
Friday Hoyden: Whoopi Goldberg
This Friday Hoyden is in video, thanks to the wonders of Youtube! Everything you wanted to know about the wonderful, forthright Whoopi Goldberg. Scroll down for descriptions.
The Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. The Down Under Feminists Carnival is open to feminist submissions from any blog based… Read More ›
Dismembered Summer Glau in Sarah Connor Chronicles posters
Liss at Shakesville has posted before about the commercial exploitation of woman as dismembered body parts: It’s so very girly to get all worked up about novelty boobs. Oh, you’re such a girl. You’re fucking right I’m a girl. I’m… Read More ›
Women who have had C sections may struggle to get health insurance in the USA
Health insurance for women is being denied, or premium-loaded, in the wake of the Cesarean section upsurge. The New York Times reports “After Caesareans, Some Women See Higher Insurance Cost”: When the Golden Rule Insurance Company rejected her application for… Read More ›
Journalwatch: Ethics chairs unaware of research sexism; breast cancer and HRT use fall in concert
In today’s Hoyden Journalwatch: Adelaide bioethics researchers found that human research ethics committee chairs in Australia were unaware of issues of sexism in scientific research. The research, published in today’s Medical Journal of Australia[1], consisted of interviews with 25 chairs… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: How to Hoyden Hepburn
Oh, I have enjoyed dipping into this over the last couple of weeks.
Karen Karbo has tapped into the rich vein of enduring fascination with Kate the Great, taking a delightfully fresh approach to a much examined life. She uses quotes and anecdotes from and about Hepburn judiciously and examines the implications with a fond but clarifying eye.
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