Tag Archives: gender roles

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: 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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