Brianna Wu, best known for calling attention to misogyny in the gaming industry — and being crucified for it — has a new campaign. She’s running for Congress and today she’s calling out the misogyny of the media, specifically the Boston Globe. Read more →
Since the 1960s, studies have asked children to draw pictures of scientists and since the 1960s, the pictures have depicted a man. Of the 5,000 drawings submitted then, 4,972 showed a man. Read more →
Here’s a story you’ll never see covered on TV news: TV news is unfair territory for women. A couple of stories in the news this week provide testimonials to the fact.
Read more →
Hockey is pretty big in Grand Forks. But not for women. Not anymore, apparently. Read more →
Many men have a difficult time recognizing this reality. Why? What threat does recognizing it present?
Read more →
The long-time pastor of a Minneapolis evangelical church is getting some examination in some religious circles after he said women shouldn’t be police officers. Read more →
A few days ago, a colleague of mine tweeted that she couldn’t even use an ATM the other day without some guy stopping to critique her breasts.
Read more →
Are women giving up swimming because they’re ashamed of their bodies?
Read more →
Another salvo today in the ongoing battle over whether women should be called “bossy.”
Read more →
Frontline ‘kneecaps’ the Vatican, it’s clear-your-mailbox season but what if you can’t, Delta scraps the old frequent flier program, where are the women in media, and recovering from the Arrowhead 135. Read more →
Bob Collins