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Social justice, fairness, and ableism

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sarah

In his post “Who owns the world?“, Doug Muder looks at the ‘justice’ in social justice, and argues that economic justice – or fairness – requires recognition of one’s debt to the commons. He explains that private ownership of natural … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: more on work cultures

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 3rd of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] In the previous post, I highlighted what I’ve learned around work cultures, gender, and belonging. Highly gendered work cultures tend to be a … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: careers and ‘belonging’

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 2nd of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] The previous post focussed on the power of gender as a social identity in influencing and organising our behaviour. Perhaps not surprisingly, it also … Continue reading →

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