Category Archives: Gender and the Economy

Six Thoughts On The Case Of The Breast-Feeding Professor

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ampersand

From the Washington Post: Adrienne Pine was in a jam. The assistant anthropology professor at American University was about to begin teaching “Sex, Gender & Culture,” but her baby daughter woke up in the morning with a fever. The single … Continue reading →

Posted in Breastfeeding & Lactivism, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 190 Comments  

Cartoon: Really Good Careers

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Ampersand

Description of cartoon: The cartoon shows a woman holding a child’s hand, in a fairly dismal-looking city area, standing on a sidewalk at the entrance to a building. Above the entrance is a sign that says “Really Good Careers.” To … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 101 Comments  

Poised behind my closet door

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Grace Annam

[Edited to add context: I am a trans woman. I have not yet publicly transitioned, so I still present as male. And I am a police officer.] In “Milk”, the movie starring Sean Penn, there is a scene which haunts … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Bloggers, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Gender and the Body, Gender and the Economy, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 32 Comments  

Unexpectedly, Grace

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Grace Annam

Amp has very kindly granted me permission to guest-blog at Alas!.  This is daunting:  the signal-to-noise ratio here is astonishingly high, even though the topics are often fraught.  I asked Amp delicately for guidance.  He cheerfully told me to write … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Bloggers, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Gender and the Body, Gender and the Economy, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 25 Comments  

Cartoon: The Wage Gap and Women’s Choices

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Ampersand

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Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 122 Comments  

Surf Wisconsin

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

When you’ve said “Wisconsin,” you’ve said it all — including tropical freakin’ paradise. Seriously, look at the lovely palm trees in Madison. The winter blues are just melting away. Well, that, or global warming is much worse than previously thought.

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, SSM: The Scandinavian Question | 2 Comments  

How The CONSAD Report On The Wage Gap Masks Sexism, Instead Of Measuring It

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Ampersand

[Crossposted at Alas and TADA.] A recent comment by Robert cited the same Bush-administration-commissioned study that Ballgame of  Feminist Critics once cited. Ballgame wrote: Except that they’re all pimping the Big Lie by misusing statistics. If you take motherhood (and … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Gender and the Economy | 50 Comments  

Girls suck at video games

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Myca

Posted without comment: Girls suck at video games / Les filles sont nulles aux jeux vidéo from Stéphanie Mercier on Vimeo. Please do not comment unless you accept the basic dignity, equality, and inherent worth of all people.

Posted in Gender and the Economy | 81 Comments  

You'll Get No Argument from Me

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I enjoy reading Andrew Sullivan’s blog; he’s a cogent writer, and while he’s made some catastrophic decisions during his career, he at the very least is willing to change his mind when events warrant. He’s been one of the strongest … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Sexism hurts men | 27 Comments  

New political cartoon: Bitch If You Do, Broke If You Don't

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Ampersand

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Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 47 Comments