Topic: sexism

Does an Ivy League Education Include Husband Hunting?

Does an Ivy League Education Include Husband Hunting?

Though the Easter Bunny got a lot of attention this weekend, someone else did as well. Her name is Susan Patton and she is a Princeton alum, class of 1977. She caused quite a ruckus when she wrote a letter to The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University’s college paper, urging female students there to find there husbands now because the odds will never be as good for them in terms of finding smart men. The letter went viral, causing the college newspaper’s site to crash. Some people find this advice to be a little upsetting and also a bit snobby, as Patton feels that her marriage was somewhat doomed because her ex-husband didn’t attend Princeton. More »

Adria Richards Tweets About Sexism At Tech Conference, Becomes Internet’s Most Hated Person

Adria Richards Tweets About Sexism At Tech Conference, Becomes Internetâs Most Hated Person

Warning: the journey we’re about to embark on is long and fraught with misogyny. Pack light, stay positive, and beware: here be men who believe “misandry” is a thing.

I’m sure when Adria Richards attended this year’s PyCon, a conference for people to discuss the Python programming language, she didn’t have any explicit plans to get a developer fired, become an Internet pariah, or be publicly fired from her own job, but that’s exactly what happened. More »

FOX-CT Apologizes For Celebrating International Women’s Day With B-Roll Of Breasts

FOX-CT Apologizes For Celebrating International Womenâs Day With B-Roll Of Breasts

International Women’s Day is a holiday that honors the strength and sacrifice of countless women around the world; it’s an occasion that reignites the global initiative to empower women and young girls, and draws attention to gender-based violence and disenfranchisement. International Women’s Day is a time to commemorate women’s extraordinary economic, political and social achievements through public demonstrations and discussions — or, you can celebrate the day like a FOX affiliate in Connecticut did: force everyone to watch footage of faceless women’s breasts bouncing through a crowd. Humina humina humina! Women’s Day is awesome because women have boobs and boobs are awesome! B (.) (.) B S! More »

Coping With Harassment As A Female Journalist

Coping With Harassment As A Female Journalist

Unfortunately, being a female journalist isn’t quite the same as it looked on Murphy Brown — interviewees don’t take you seriously, male co-workers undermine and harass you, and there are fewer shoulder pads than you had expected. Female journalists have to contend with sexism from both the men they profile and the men they work with; just last year, Aaron Sorkin sparked controversy when he referred to The Globe and Mail‘s Sarah Nicole Prickett as “Internet Girl.” If you need further proof of the slights and stereotypes female journalists encounter on the job, check out the new blog “Said to Lady Journos,” a anonymous catalog of the sexism and harassment many women deal with in the field. More »

Tammy Duckworth Will Tell You What’s Sexist

Tammy Duckworth Will Tell You What's Sexist

When Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) was sworn into Congress last month, she became the first disabled woman in the House of Representatives. A veteran of the war in Iraq, she lost both her legs in combat as a helicopter pilot. After returning to the US, she served in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and then launched her successful campaign for Congress. She was also the subject of a great interview in the New York Times magazine this week that made clear: You do not mess with Tammy Duckworth. Here are our favorite three questions and answers, in which Duckworth explains what’s sexist, what’s sexual harassment, and why whining against women in combat “doesn’t make any sense at all.” More »

The CMO Behind GoDaddy’s Sexist Commercials Is A Woman

The CMO Behind GoDaddyâs Sexist Commercials Is A Woman

Much has been said, written, and dirge-d (I’m look at you, Robert Burns) about man’s inhumanity to man. Even man’s humanity to man has gotten its fair share of news coverage. After years of study and lying in wait, I have finally discovered woman’s ultimate inhumanity to woman: the GoDaddy commercials. Yes, it’s true; it turns out that The Man behind the most sexist and offensive advertisements shown during the Super Bowl (and that’s saying a lot) is a woman. More »

Sexist Career Advice That Grinds Our Gears: Gender Wage Gap

Sexist Career Advice That Grinds Our Gears: Gender Wage Gap

While I was perusing Twitter this morning, I came across an AOL jobs piece titled Tactics That Will Help You Get a Raise (If You’re Female). I’m sure plenty of people reading this piece were hoping to get some concrete advice regarding navigating the workplace structures that contribute to the gender wage gap, but unfortunately, this article’s advice only seemed to perpetuate the problem. More »

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