This International Women's Day, let's talk
about sexism in schools - to ensure it is no longer just brushed under the carpet; to ensure it is no longer «just everywhere»...
Creators E.K. Weaver, whose work will be featured at the upcoming STAPLE Independent Media Expo in Austin, Texas,
talks about sexism in the comics world, her favorite comics and her own comic, The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal.
After the Ellen Pao - Kleiner Perkins trial, Vassallo in particular was approached by many other women
concerned about sexism in tech and the startup world.
This concern with prejudice against blacks or women was not pervasive among social gospel adherents, many of whom championed labor, for example, but had little to
say about sexism or racism.
Ladies, if you have no interest in college football, check out this post about «empowered birth» from Jen over at Conversion Diary or this post
about sexism from Julie Clawson.
After months of
discussion about sexism within video games, and the use of near naked «booth babes» with no discernible links to the products they are selling, the EA PR team has decided that painting the third most popular ex-Pussycat Doll to promote a sci - fi shooter is an excellent idea.
During that interview, Parsons also responded to a
question about sexism in the tech industry by disputing that any such culture exists at GoDaddy — at least in terms of pay disparities.
According to Recode's sources, the spate of damaging incidents within the firm that have come to light recently — including
complaints about sexism from a former employee and the departure of its SVP of engineering over his failure to disclose an allegation of sexual harassment at his previous gig - made it impossible for Jones to continue his tenure at Uber:
I appreciate the shout - out, but the fact of the matter is, I didn't increase my blog traffic by
writing about sexism controversies.
When she wrote a blog
post about sexism in the blockchain industry, many social media users lashed out.
You can't
complain about sexism in the legal profession without having any understanding whatsoever of what the legal profession actually entails.
(Caro, a New Zealander, is best known for «Whale Rider,»
about sexism within the Maori community.)
Obviously, not every game has to deal with
worries about sexism, but the larger discourse about games is not governed by this misconception that games have to be fun.
When I first became an IT manager, I remember the meetings we'd have about dress code; explaining to the older managers that people can't just take gauges out of their ears during work, disagreements
about the sexism of allowing women to wear capris on 100 degree days, while forcing men to always wear pants.
When Merkel was
asked about sexism and working with so many «machos,» the chancellor said she's always fought the notion that physical attributes are important in a politician.
After a few quiet months following her announcement that she would not appeal the verdict of her discrimination suit against Kleiner Perkins, Pao penned an
essay about sexism in the legal and tech startup worlds.
It has created such a firestorm that Intel pulled advertising from gaming site Gamasutra over an opinion
piece about sexism in the gaming industry.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick held an «honest, raw and emotional» staff
meeting about sexism, after a former engineer detailed a sexist, discriminatory and abusive workplace culture.
I really would rather people DID
care about sexism, rape culture, and fact checking, though.
Amid a response thread of many
tweets about sexism in the church, Moore wrote, «There is utterly no tension whatsoever in regard to women & abuse: it is wrong, it is criminal & never to be excused or submitted to.»
If you have girls, you will also have to
think about sexism in both your Asian culture and in mainstream American culture.
«Bloom may well be trying to dismiss this as a joke but there's nothing
funny about sexism or about a party that tolerates it.»
But Harman, who has
spoken about the sexism she has faced since she entered parliament in 1982, was not surprised by the figures.
1) Accepted a
panel about sexism and online gaming, called «Level - up», to participate in its 2016 Conference.
The actress also provided a
comment about sexism accusations that arrived from the Internet once Quiet was presented to the press:
'» He even handed the mic to a series of actors who were more qualified to land
punchlines about sexism, racism, and Kevin Spacey's alleged history of targeting minors.
Director Lee, best known for the «Best Man» comedies, handles the huge, excellent ensemble and tonal shifts with skill as the crew
argues about sexism and politics, along the way mocking everyone from President Obama and R. Kelly to Bill Cosby and the Kardashians.
There are actresses who raise
hell about sexism in Hollywood, and there are, increasingly, actresses who do something about it.
In December, the National Education Union launched a ground - breaking
report about sexism in schools: «It's Just Everywhere».
Writer / creator Joss Whedon has an epic
quote about sexism in the entertainment industry.
The newly commissioned work — and the statistics that backed up the research — confirmed what we
knew about sexism in Ireland while also providing a space for discussion about the state of women in the arts.
Which leads Ann Althouse, who had jolly good fun with Laura Bush's Today Show
exchange about sexism, to say the tactics are speaking for themselves.
Flare magazine talks to Cynthia
Petersen about sexism in the legal profession and what female lawyers can do to address it.
It has a lot to
say about sexism and power structures in the workplace, and the complicated father - daughter relationship at its core evolves in a most unusual way — through role - playing and pranks in public.
We've fallen into a time where a lot of professional societies and universities are having very serious, vital
discussions about sexism in the workplace.
The host of the BBC's new Women's Football Show
talks about sexism, money and what it's like to be the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day.
Worth Reading: «R E S P E C T»: Artist Lee Moyer answers author Jim Hines»
questions about sexism and objectification in his art and SF / fantasy art in general.
As we previously reported, Fowler had referenced in her essay a series of managers who had mishandled her
complaints about sexism and sexual harassment.