Posted on March 18, 2008 by tigtog
AKA: Women like it, really! They say they don’t, but they do!
A: I’m not joking, some people still do use this argument. Even if most of them are just trolls looking to stir up outrage, this trope is still out there needing some debunking.
Potential PTSD Trigger Warning
OK, let’s go through this step by [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2007 by tigtog
There I was last week thinking that I’d noodle along with this FAQ thing with a post every now and then and eventually it might get some attention. I was obviously not accounting for the “Feministe effect” after zuzu, bless her cotton socks, linked here with not just one but two separate posts recommending [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2007 by tigtog
Introductory Essays
University of Montana Women’s Center: a brief history of Western Feminism
International Women’s Day: a brief history from the UN
Classic Quote
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute…”
–Rebecca [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2007 by tigtog
Updated 10 November 2007
The term “gender gap” generally refers to the observed inequity in earnings, whereby men earn significantly more than women both on average and when performing the same job, although there are also discussions of gender gaps in representation in certain areas of society such as education and politics. This gap varies [...]
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