"developing-male-allies" Articles & Blogs:
Developing male allies in your male-dominated field
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The CalWomenTech Project has archived a Podcast on "Developing Male Allies in Your Male-Dominated Field" with Lori Johnson, President of Ladies Start Your Engines, an automotive class for women. In this informative 20-minute interview Lori shares tips to...[Read on] |
ESPN Bans NY Post for Showing Naked Erin Andrews Photos; Female Sportscaster Finds Allies Everywhere
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As the investigation into who the peeping Tom was violating Andrews’s
privacy, reports and blogs pop up everywhere blasting sexism, voyeurismPost | 07/23/2009 10:30 amThe disgusting ordeal ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has had to face — being the...[Read on] |
HBO developing show for Laura Dern
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HBO seems to be on a great track. Based on her Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated performance as Katherine Harris in Recount, HBO wanted to get into the series business with Dern. But she wanted to wait for the right vehicle
Enter Mike White (Ye...[Read on] |
Why is it so strange that male critics like movies about women?
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I read this blog post yesterday What does this say about U.S. manhood: Male critics actually like ‘Eat Pray Love’ by Patrick Goldstein of the LA Times and it didn’t really get to me enough to blog about it. But while I was tossing and turning in...[Read on] |
How a sports brand can create awareness through viral video
| One of the best viral videos I’ve seen coming from a sports brand is associated with a powerful advocacy campaign created by the Nike Foundation called the Girl Effect.
Although the campaign’s mission is not overtly obvious, the interactive video (se...[Read on] |
Critique of March Madness Sports Illustrated Cover
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Sports Illustrated 2010 March Madness Cover
I love March Madness. Every year I wait for the March Madness cover of Sports Illustrated. Every year I do a critique of the cover. Now that I have a blog, I can post the critique for the first time as ...[Read on] |
Male Domination in Egypt is Only Half a Revolution
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(WOMENSENEWS)--The images of Egyptian men and women standing side-by-side in Cairo's Tahrir Square inspired and captured the attention of the world and shattered stereotypes about the restriction of women from political life.
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Sexism & Horse Racing: The Preakness
| I’m watching the pre-race coverage of the Preakness horse race right now on NBC. I’ve been following the media coverage of this race all week. Drama and debate rage on “should fillies race with stallions” due to the recent success of filly Rachel...[Read on] |
Media coverage of Serena Williams' outburst emphasizes gender norms
| Serena Williams, in her outburst at the U.S. Open, stepped outside the box of what is considered acceptable behavior for female athletes, according to the most recent report from the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. We analyzed article from both ...[Read on] |
Vermont's Gay Marriage Decision Reignites Right
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After Vermont lawmakers pass gay marriage, opponents vow to fight onGay Marriage | Today 9:10 am
Gay rights advocates celebrated across the nation yesterday, when the Vermont legislature overrode the Governor’s veto and legalized same-sex marriage...[Read on] |
Vera Wang takes the ice
| Many of us know Vera Wang as an American designer whose
trademark fashion is the bridal gown. But before she entered the fashion
industry, Wang was a figure skater who competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating
Championships. When her skating dreams failed ...[Read on] |
CA Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8
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California’s Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold gay-marriage banPost | Today 1:30 pm
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Proposition 8, an amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages, will remain intact. Opponents called on the court to review...[Read on] |
Does Mel Gibson Suffer from Male Menopause?
| • The Barefoot Bandit was sentenced to 18 months in jail for endangering the life of an elderly man during a string-cheese-heist gone wrong. [Gawker] • Both McDonald’s and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are denying The Wall St...[Read on] |
Does sex sell women's sport? (and is it worth the trouble to find out?)
| Originally, I had tried to put down some thoughts so I could comment on a post at WTS. But they have grown too numerous for a comment, apparently, so I share them here. (Note: You may want to listen to the interview before reading on.)
In the int...[Read on] |
Has (Women’s) Tennis Gone to the Dogs?
| The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament starts tomorrow. After reading “Pets Are the Portable Part of a Tennis Player’s Entourage” in the August 30, 2009 New York Times online, I winced internally. Even before reading the story, I thought to myself, “I be...[Read on] |
Elena Kagan Has Support From Both Left and Right as Supreme Court Nominee
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As Internet gurus get ready for Supreme Court fight, some wonder whether nominees’ health records may come into play
Supreme Court | 05/14/2009 11:20 am
Though President Obama has reportedly been considering at least a half dozen potential Supr...[Read on] |
Tutu Withdraws from Peace Conference Over South Africa's Dalai Lama Snub
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The South African government claims that the Dalai Lama’s presence would be a ‘distraction’South Africa | Today 2:20 pm
South Africa may have ignited a cold war this week when it refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for an upcoming p...[Read on] |
Mindy Kaling of 'The Office' Wants To Write Romantic-Comedies For A New Generation
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We all love Tina Fey, don’t get me wrong, but wouldn’t it be nice to have more than one path set for women writing comedy? She has really has set a new standard for what it means to be a female comedy writer and I’m sure it’s...[Read on] |
Columbia/Barnard Take Back the Night March
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On the night of Thursday April 16th, there will be a Take Back the Night March held in New York City. One of the event’s coordinators, Robin, said in her email to me that the march is “an empowering event for both men and women, survivors, ...[Read on] |
Female heads of state will add luster to G20 summit
| Four female leaders who smashed through glass ceilings in the male-dominated political arena will gather in Seoul to attend the G20 summit. This will be the largest number of female heads of state present at one place in the history of the G20 summit.
Th...[Read on] |
Meet SHE
| Part of a continuing series on cool, women-centric companies and organizations around the world.
Better sanitary protection, PERIOD. Girls and women in developing countries can miss school and/or work--up to 50 days--because they don't have access to aff...[Read on] |
All-Female Ant Species Not Bugged by Males
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Biologists believe the ant, myocepurus smithii, which reproduces asexually by cloning the queen, is the only specie to be completely male freeNo Boys Allowed | Today 2:00 pm
Biologists have discovered a South American ant that is all woman. As in, there...[Read on] |
Why is Facebook's avatar a dude?
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Sociological Images has a great short post about Facebook's default avatar - which appears to be a white male.
Lisa makes the interesting point that when Facebook wants to represent people globally, they use avatars that look markedly different:
So ...[Read on] |
Women on the Bench: The Quality of Justice
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by Amy
Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
It’s come up a lot: Elena Kagan would be the fourth woman Justice ever to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, and would, for the first time, join two other female Justices on the bench. It’...[Read on] |
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