Apologies if I’m teaching anyone to suck eggs, as most people are probably more internet scam savvy than me, but still never hurts to spread the word.
work and family
Shirky’s “Rant About Women”
Shirky thinks this disparity is a problem, and that it’s a problem because well qualified women are missing out on opportunities because they are not even attempting to bluff their way into them, but his solution to the culture of dissembling successfully that works for some men is not the merest hint of a suggestions that decision-makers should stop rewarding flagrant bullshit artistry by falling for it (or at least not calling it out), just that women should do more of the arrogant dissembling if they want to succeed.
Hot off the Press Release: Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Enhance Competitiveness
“There simply is no negative relationship at all between decent working conditions and competitiveness or job creation. In fact, we found that a number of these guarantees are associated with increased competitiveness.”
Essentialism damages, even kills
Is this becoming a pattern in Australian heterosexual behaviour, and criminal sentencing? 1. A dysfunctional couple have a child. The dad just decides he’ll opt out of the child care role. 2. The mum is such an abominable carer that… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Just because you can, should you?
A 7 year old African girl is at the centre of a custody dispute between her single mother and a wealthy white Australian couple who have helped with her care since she was a baby. The full story is here… Read More ›
Things annoying me today
The parents of a 13 year old girl encouraging her to sail solo around the world. She is keen to do it, don’t get me wrong, I just think that 13 is too young, boy or girl, to be doing… Read More ›
Feminism Friday: bell hooks on parenting and feminism
I’m reading bell hooks’ Feminist Theory; From Margin to Center. Coincidentally, I started reading Chapter Ten, “Revolutionary Parenting”, just after reading this thread at Feministe, “Sacrifice, Parenting, and Feminism“, particularly bfp’s comments (21-24, 41-42). It also serves as an important… Read More ›
Days off
Am I stretching a point weirdly when thinking about applying some of the principles of radical disability acceptance outside of its remit? I’m talking about my kid and (relatively) minor illnesses and injuries. This afternoon he took a pretty awful… Read More ›
Take unpaid leave or lose your job
This appears to be a looming trend:
Bendigo Bank urges staff to take unpaid leave
The Bendigo Bank is asking its 5,000 staff to take up to 10 days unpaid leave in a bid to avoid job cuts.
It follows similar calls from some major international corporations, including British Airways.
Spirit of P P McGuinness, leave Razer’s body!
One of the scary things about getting older is watching other people, who used to be younger and groovier than yourself, age and settle into the sclerotic patterns of unexamined privilege and rightwing attitudes. In the 90s, as a thirtysomething,… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 