gendered roles

How many ways can you get it wrong?

By Jo Tamar on 2011-02-08 • ( 5 )

Two main “facts” in the headline. Two main “facts” completely and utterly wrong.

Quicklink: newswithnipples on Mark Latham’s sexism

By tigtog on 2011-02-07 • ( 9 )

She wrote all about it, which means I don’t have to!

Poor Journalism nearly causes Road incident

By Helen on 2011-01-26 • ( 8 )

Yesterday, as I learned while driving along Burke Road listening to PM, Lara Giddings had just replaced David Bartlett as Tasmanian premier, and DID A JOURNALIST IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE JUST ASK THIS QUESTION? OH YES SHE BLOODY WELL DID…. Read More ›

Femmostroppo Reader January 22, 2011

By tigtog on 2011-01-23 • ( 3 )

Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader – an even broader mix than usual this time around. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.

BFTP: Friday Hoyden – Eleanor of Aquitaine

By tigtog on 2011-01-07 • ( 2 )

Another Summer Slowdown blast from the past post from the archives.. A long time e-friend in 2006 welcomed the arrival of his second daughter, to be known as Eleanor.

I love that name, as Eleanor of Aquitaine (at various times Prince of Aquitaine as ruling Duchess, Queen of France, Queen of England, Queen Mother and Regent of England) is my favourite historical hoyden. EofA is, indeed, how I judge the quality of any encyclopaedia I encounter.

Femmostroppo Reader January 6, 2011

By tigtog on 2011-01-06

Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. Please leave your own interesting links in comments.

Bitter

By Mindy on 2010-12-23 • ( 17 )

“highly educated women should quit their jobs in order to guide and “sculpt” their husbands to professional triumphs” – I don’t have a subscription to Madison magazine so I can only assume that it is real, not a tongue in cheek article. I’d love someone to prove me wrong – about the article that is. I don’t think I’m wrong in thinking this is a bad idea.