Tag Archives: gender
So, I’m from…Mars?
I’ve never been told I throw like a girl, but apparently I write like a man. At least according to the Gender Genie calculator on Bookblog. Inspired by an article and a test in The New York Times Magazine, the … Click to read more…
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The Gender Effect on Trust
By Lu Fong Sorry, Etta James. It turns out trust is relative. A recent study has found that gender plays an integral role in people’s perceived level of trust. Researcher Marilyn Boltz and her team published a paper in the … Click to read more…
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Smart Marketers Find Neutral Ground
Maybe it’s economy-related, but we can’t help but notice the proliferation of gender-neutral stuff in the spotlight right now. If you’re an expectant parent who doesn’t want to find out your baby’s gender prior to its birth, you would surely … Click to read more…
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Could History Become Herstory?
In the heyday of militant feminism, it was popular to say that the word history itself is a sign of how deeply sexism is embedded in the culture. Leaving aside the fact that this pun only works in English and … Click to read more…
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What Makes Millennials Happy?
The tensions don’t reliably play out the way you might guess By Mark Dolliver As if life weren’t complicated enough in an era of technological and economic flux, today’s 18- to 25-year-olds must also cope with unpredictable shifts in gender … Click to read more…
TED: Eve Ensler on “Embrace Your Inner Girl”
Eve Ensler talks about the “girl cell in all of us”—a cell we have all been taught to suppress. She shares stories of girls around the world who have revealed astonishing strength in the face of adversity and violence. Well … Click to read more…
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Katie Makkai – Pretty
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The Latest Rage in Men’s Fashion
By Romey Louangvilay Image is everything in fashion, as well as in public relations. Whether it’s how a message is communicated or how a designer’s outfit is worn on the runway, preserving an “image” is what sets brands such as … Click to read more…
Gender Reboot
I can’t help but notice there’s a lot of talk brewing about identity as it relates to gender. Just this Halloween, an American mom dressed her son in the gender-bending costume he chose—Daphne from “Scooby Doo”—and was applauded (although not … Click to read more…
