Tag Archives: feminism

On parenthood: longings and fears

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Sarah

Part of the magic of having a child for many people surely is underlining a union with a beloved partner – preserving it forever in the double helix, to borrow from a poetic Jewel lyric. The entwining goes beyond the partners to … Continue reading →

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Lean In vs Lean Out, and thoughts on diversity

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Sarah

I recently read “Lean Out” by Dawn Foster, a response to “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. It gave me a lot to think about. I think these books together highlight two contrasting approaches to resolving inequality: one is to try to remove differences and distinctions … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: so why do girls play with dolls and boys play with cars?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 7th (and last) of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] We become aware of gender at a very young age. In fact, as Cordelia Fine reports in the last section of … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: neurosexism

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 6th of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine – finally getting around to finishing off the series!] In part 2 of the book, Cordelia Fine critiques the neuroscience of sex differences. I … Continue reading →

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Anger

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Sarah

I was once an angry atheist, for a fairly brief period. Maybe a year or so. It came with finally giving up religion, after a long struggle with it; regretting the energy I’d wasted on it, and seeing it as mostly … Continue reading →

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Caregiverism

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Sarah

I’m sort of sick of the word “feminism.” If I had my way, we’d replace it with something less gender-specific, like “caregiverism.” That’s ugly, I know. We’d have to come up with something better. But “feminist,” to me, falls short … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: a gender instinct?

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 5th of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] In this post we get to what, for me, turned out to be the most interesting and exciting part of the whole book: a discussion … Continue reading →

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Delusions of Gender: the domestic sphere

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Sarah

[This is the 4th of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] “The managers who don’t get the promotions or salaries they deserve, the saleswomen and investment bankers who determinedly network at topless bars and lap-dancing … 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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