i went to a meeting yesterday for a political group where my friend's the secretary.. afterwards we were talking about something that bothered her.. we had discussed this before.. i never really notice this as much because i'm quiet and used to people not listening to me for that very reason.. but she's really frustrated because she said that ( Read more... )

Mock Walmart Ad

A bunch of the prior entries (particularly this one) have really made me think about the attitudes women encounter when contemplating careers. I'm sure this is all quite obvious to many of you, but I hadn't thought of it in quite these terms before, and wanted to talk about it ( Read more... )

so, i also belong to a vegetarian LJ community and a recent post has frustrated me ( Read more... )

Today, in my history class, we were talking about the Bay of Pigs and Kennedy and the Thirteen days. We were discussing the fear Kennedy had about appearing weak, and I commented that it was interesting how ideas of masculinity entered into policy discussions. My teacher (a male, if that's significant) responded by saying in a mocking tone, "Yes, ( Read more... )

It probably won't do any good, but I thought some of you might want to send some emails/make some postings with me ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20050915/hl_hsn/sexismmayshortenmenslivesstudyRead more... )

From http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/printedition/chi-0509140325sep14,1,4508255.story

( Natural )

Sometimes, i get tired of working with men. I'm not going to sugarcoat this ( Read more... )

Do you think that there is still widespread discouragement against women in the science and math departments?
Why do you think it is that women aren't represented in these professions as much as men?