Monthly Archives: May 2007
Fun with Feminist Flickr (embracing feminist stereotypes edition)
I bought my first Birkenstocks last weekend. Now I’m a real feminist. Via me.
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Weekly Hungover Feminist Report – You don’t have to think you’re racist to say racist things Edition
Samhita’s post about gentrification and “ghetto fabulousness” has, not shockingly, turned into quite a conversation about race and privilege. I think it’s an important conversation to have, so let’s do it. The whole thing is really getting to me for four reasons. First, my back hurts. Second, just last week a bunch of us were [...]
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I heart cheetahs
Apparently female cheetahs “sleep around.” For female cheetahs in the Serengeti, the call of the wild is just too hard to resist as new research shows nearly half of their litters are made up of cubs with different fathers. And while the serial infidelities of the females does ensure a broader genetic mix to help [...]
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Gender discrimination at work: A-OK!
We’re a little tardy in writing about yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear. The court ruled that employees must make their discrimination complaints within 180 days “after the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred.â€? In other words, the discrimination occurs at the time a woman is given a salary that is significantly lower than [...]
More from the Causes in Common meeting!