Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Two provocative essays from Schemingreader: Something Good About Fandom and Women Writing Slash: An Idiosyncratically Feminist Meditation. Here is an excerpt from the first piece: …. “Take for example, the massive Harry Potter fandom in which I am a participant, … Continue reading →

From BBC News: Southern Indian actress Khushboo is taking legal action against Maxim magazine for publishing a faked photograph of her in underwear. The actress told the BBC she had filed a complaint with the police and refused to accept … Continue reading →

Lots of links and commentary here, at Reappropriate.

1. “Where Are My Asian American Sisters?” at Reappropriate 2. “My Understanding of a Radical WOC Feminism” at Blac(k)ademic 3. “Confessions of a Beauty Pageant Drop-out” at Campus Progress 4. “Growing Up Female in the Bad Old ’70s” at The … Continue reading →

According to this CanWest News Service story: … “Lapis, the blue-hued main character of a prototype video game by Heather Kelley, a designer with Ubisoft, wants to help women take a “magical pet adventure” to their “happy place.” “The prototype … Continue reading →

The infamous F word “The word feminist was introduced in the U.S. in 1895 and has been   used as a rallying cry for women and a term of derision against them ever since. Time Magazine declared feminism dead in … Continue reading →

Read Pam Spaulding’s post, “A Towering Figure is Gone,” at Pandagon.

She was nominated to the Supreme Court in July 1981, just a few weeks after I’d graduated from high school. The media interest in her confirmation and ascension to the Court seemed a bit overblown to me, because at the … Continue reading →

Wendy Wasserstein died today. Gail Collins’ reflections on Wasserstein here.

A few days ago this post noted: “According to Women in the Fire Service, Inc., the progress that women are making in entering the profession is slow. While in Minneapolis and San Francisco women make up 16% and 15% of … Continue reading →

NYT story about the very private author here. Lee attends the annual awards ceremony for an essay contest on the subject of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” sponsored by the University of Alabama. Here is a brief excerpt: … “Ms. Lee … Continue reading →

If you aren’t reading I Blame The Patriarchy you are missing some very zesty commentary, such as this post, which starts out: “Imagine my surprise when a recent post in which I waxed autobiographical about my former life as a … Continue reading →

As noted below, feminist economist Echidne of the Snakes has been writing about the gender gap in wages between women and men in some detail. Her first post, “Theories,” is here. Her second post on the subject, “Empirical Evidence,” is … Continue reading →

According to Women in the Fire Service, Inc., the progress that women are making in entering the profession is slow. While in Minneapolis and San Francisco women make up 16% and 15% of firefighters, respectively, and women are 13% of … Continue reading →

A Carnival of Feminists “is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Hosted by a different blogger for each edition, it aims to showcase the finest feminist posts from around the blogsphere.” The Carnival of Feminists homepage … Continue reading →

Tannen published a short article in the 1/22/06 Washington Post about the themes of the book that can be read here.

Pseudonymous economist blogger Echidne of the Snakes has two provocative and articulate posts about the gender gap: Part 1, “Theories” is here; Part 2, “Empirical Evidence” is here.

Some interesting posts here, here and here from UK feminist blog “Mind the Gap!“

NYT review of this book, “Male Like Me,” by David Kamp, available here. Below is one of the “Editorial Reviews” posted at Amazon.com: From Publishers Weekly The disguise that former Los Angeles Times op-ed columnist Vincent employed to trick dozens … Continue reading →