Feminists and, for that matter, other women of a certain age, fondly recall the concept of the "tomboy" and are sometimes inclined to reflect on their "tomboy" heroes. The author points out that it's a concept largely in decline, and this book is a contemplation of that notion and what might be lost if it disappears ( Read more... )

Back in February I did a blog post responding to neurologist Debra Soh, who claimed that research backs the idea that men and women are naturally gendered at the brain level - that male and female brains are different.

Today I want to write in response to a different neurological study ( Daphna Joel, , et. al., Sex beyond the genitalia: The human ( Read more... )

The following is a letter sent to Newsday in response to their printing of op ed article "The Myth of Gender-Neutral Parenting", available here. Newsday declined to print this letter ( Read more... )