May 2013
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How One College Is Closing The Computer Science... →
At Harvey Mudd College in California, about 40 percent of the computer science majors are women. That’s far more than at any other co-ed school. And it’s thanks in large part to the school’s president, Maria Klawe. She has worked hard to keep women interested in computer science and empower them to succeed in the field.
March 2013
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LGBTQ-Inclusive School Cultures: What's Policy Got... →
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Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth... →
The issue of wealth inequality across the United States is well known, but this video shows you the extent of that imbalance in dramatic and graphic fashion.
The video, which started going viral on Friday and whose traffic continues to climb on YouTube — reflects the facts as seen from many different sources. We present it without comment, letting you, our readers, be the judge.
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Hyper-Masculinity Encouraged By Aggressive... →
Does advertising influence society, or is it merely a reflection of society’s pre-existing norms? Where male attitudes are concerned, a new study* implicates magazine advertisements specifically aimed at men as helping to reinforce a certain set of views on masculinity termed “hyper-masculinity.” The article by Megan Vokey, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Manitoba, and...
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Annual count of women’s bylines shows little... →
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Personhood Mississippi Set to Announce Filing of... →
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She ++ Documentary on Women in CS Earns National... →
Ellora Israni ’14 (left) and Anya Agarwal ’14 are the founders of she++, an organization devoted to increasing the number of women studying computer science. The group recently released a documentary that has earned national attention. (Courtesy of Conrad Corpus).
February 2013
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South Panola waives dress code for transgendered... →
Small Victories…
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STUDY: As Many As 6 Million Americans Have An LGBT... →
A new report released by the Williams Institute estimates that 37% of LGBT Americans have had a child, meaning that as many as 6 million children and adults have an LGBT parent.
“These analyses highlight the diversity and prevalence of LGBT parents and their children in the U.S.,” said the study’s lead scholar Gary J. Gates. “The data show that LGBT families are clearly part of modern American...
Mississippi mayoral candidate found dead; person... →
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Transgender Triplet Banned From Her First-Grade... →
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Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen... →
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Trauma Sets Female Veterans Adrift Back Home →
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Married straight couples are 'healthier than gay... →
From a JHSB study: The scientists, from Michigan State University, believe that this could be down to a number of factors, including a lack of resources, such as partner health insurance, that come with marriage.
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Community at odds over transgender transition at... →
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Community at odds over transgender transition at high school By Michael Clark
Controversy is brewing in North Mississippi over a student’s decision to come out as a transgender.
“It was a big topic in the classrooms, everywhere, everyone has their own opinion,” South Panola High student, Jabrea Joiner...
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The Lack Of Women Presenters At The PS4 Event Is... →
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In Child Development, Early Intervention Is Vital... →
For more than 40 years since we wrote that law, the evidence has continued to pile up of the importance of early intervention in child development — what then-Senator Mondale, our colleagues in Congress and I well understood at the time.
And yet we as a country still fail to provide the resources to support working parents and ensure that their children have all the educational opportunities...
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Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study... →
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From CNN: Transgender job seekers face uphill... →
gaywrites:
This week, CNN Money published an impressive series of profiles of transgender people struggling to find work in America. Some are unemployed, others homeless or in debt.
In the opening article, Blake Ellis writes:
It’s hard to pin down a precise jobless rate since there’s so little transgender-specific data available. The most recent comprehensive study of more than 6,000...
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Girls & Science: Why Are We Still Having This... →
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'Hate-Filled' Backlash After Laurel Paper Reports... →
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Local Newspaper Runs Beautiful Story on Gay... →
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Even Astrophysicists Notice Gendered AP Study... →
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Why Gender Equality Stalled →
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Bayli Silberstein, Bisexual Eighth-Grader, Speaks... →
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TV Ad Featuring Republican & Democratic... →
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HRC and Coalition Launch Unprecedented $1 Million... →
“Male privilege is “I have a boyfriend” being the only thing that can actually...”
– The Sociological Cinema (via oitheresawargoingonhere)
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50th Anniversary of Feminine Mystique Symposium →
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The Pink & Blue Diaries: Feminine Mystique links... →
deborahsiegel:
Two years ago, when Stephanie Coontz’s A Strange Stirring–a biography of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique–was released, Girl with Pen posted an online, week-long symposium looking back at Friedan and looking forward to the status of gender equality today, as guided by Coontz. We invite…
“To be white, or straight, or male, or middle class is to be simultaneously...”
– Michael S. Kimmel, in the introduction to the book, “Privilege: A Reader” (via thinkspeakstress)
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Stereotype Threat in Criminal Interrogations: Why... →
AUTHORS Cynthia Najdowski, University of Illinois at Chicago
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LGBT Percentage Highest in D.C., Lowest in North... →
All states are within two percentage points of the overall national average of 3.5%
by Gary J. Gates and Frank Newport
Congratulations WNTW →
Casey is a trans woman who gave up her male identity 9 years ago. In addition to having some issues buying for her body, she expressed difficulty showing femininity yet not crossing that line into caricature (AKA Drag Queen). Once again the What Not To Wear crew gave a woman a makeover where she ended up looking like herself, only better.
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“If a young woman in middle school or high school hangs up a poster of Barack...”
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http://charlesclymer.blogspot.com/2013/02/why-are-we-so-ashamed-of-our-women.html (via there-was-a-girl)
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Why women leave academia and why universities... →
A recent report reveals that only 12% of third year female PhD students want a career in academia. Curt Rice looks at the reasons why and warns that universities’ survival is at risk
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The Feminine Mystique, 50 Years Later →
If women can have it all, why are they still angry?
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How to Save Science: Education, the Gender Gap,... →
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The rapid decline in girls’ enrollment in science,... →
Woman from Fox News’ accidental same-sex wedding... →
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Protecting Girls Against Science Stereotypes →
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Why academia is still hemorrhaging women in this... →
Watchgaywrites:
Stephen Colbert takes on Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. (More.)
Fox News Accidentally Uses Photo of Same-Sex... →
projectqueer:
by Neetzan Zimmerman
Atop yet another typical Fox News article espousing the merits of heteronormativity sits a decidedly atypical sight: A photo of the same-sex couple who made headlines last year for being the first same-sex couple to get married at the Empire State Building.
“Being equal in worth, or value, is not the same as being identical, interchangeable beings,”...
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Obama to Honor PFLAG Founder →
projectqueer:
The late Jeanne Manford, who started PFLAG after her gay son was beaten, is one of 18 recipients of the Citizens Medal.
BY TRUDY RING
Jeanne Manford
TW: anti-gay violence
President Obama announced today that he will posthumously honor Jeanne Manford, cofounder of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, with the Citizens Medal.
In 1972, Manford and her...
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“Four years ago, nobody thought civil unions would be possible here. Today, civil...”
– Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in his “State of the State” address. Oh yes he did. (via Towleroad) 