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 ›
gender & feminism
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 ›
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 ›
Weekend Links: A Day In The Life
For anyone who is trying to fool themselves that the next generation is inheriting a ‘postfeminist’ world, read Hell On Hairy Legs’ summary of a day in the life of a feminist highschooler. This is what my schedule looks like… Read More ›
Bob Ellis: sexist scum
Rather bemused to find this story through Shakesville via Mark Steyn via Tim Blair via Currency Lad, but they’ve got Bob Ellis bang to rights regarding this column for ABC’s Unleashed. I’m getting to hate this woman. Her towering frigidity,… Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: The Suffragettes In Court [Guest post by baroquestar]
Today’s guest post is swiped, with permission, from baroquestar. Baroquestar is a 28 year old singing, studying, Australian museum geek with eclectic tastes in reading material. She is a solo mama to one beautiful daughter who likes dogs too, the… Read More ›
“Save Second Base!”: The Reaction responds
The Reaction: ” Fighting against breast cancer… and also against breast cancer campaigns” LindaBeth lays bare the sexist framework of some breast cancer awareness campaigns: “We men” love “boobies,” so we’ll work real hard so you don’t have to have… Read More ›
Ask Auntie Hoyden
Don’t you just love How-people-found-us search term posts? As usual, I’ve ignored all the searches about rape, paedophilia, and pictures of fat naked women, which doesn’t leave a lot. Here are a few things people have googled this week to… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 