(I wonder how long it’ll take before we lose count or mistype and then entirely lose the sequence of these weekly threads…)
Anyway, welcome to your weekly post which gives you links to interesting stories we’ve seen or had pointed out to us but that we’ve not had chance to blog about…and as always, please use the comments as an open thread to discuss topics with other feminists…
- What’s making seven-year-old girls develop breasts?
- Dark chocolate can be good for older women
- Writers and literary critics discuss feminism in print
- Violence against women still rising
- Registrars ‘refused to run gay ceremonies’
- Dance, Blogger, Dance! The future of the blog and bloggers and how they’re both being compromised by PR and Big Media
- Fascinating stuff about the etymology of “Miss” and “Ms” – and note the extract in the comments from the Economist’s style guide, which makes me want to throw things
- Yet another “modern face of feminism” article from the Guardian
- 4iP awards include a “body image” category – “websites, applications or games that help people understand how they feel about their bodies. Projects should aim to target females ages 14-35, with an emphasis on being provocative and fun.”
- Lovely piece in remembrance of Senator Ted Stevens, champion of women’s sport
- CEO being sued for sexual harassment – stepping on a member of staff’s breasts
- Talk on “hysteria” in September (note to self: buy a ticket AND add this to the Events calendar)
- Company ignore court order to give trans woman Christine Ehlers her job back
- Is BBC Four a “blokes’ channel”?
- Choose Your Own Adventure for the iPhone (almost makes me want to get one) – and this time you won’t be forced to try to identify with “a white boy, looking like…a junior James Bond”
- The changing fashion of urban fantasy heroines
- Police report into brothels condemned as “amateurish” – seriously, the methodology for that study makes me weep
- US Chamber of Commerce blogger calls women’s desire for equal pay a “fetish for money” and suggests that choosing the right partner should be key for all the little ladies out there with feather-headed ideas about earning their own living; COO later issues an apology
- Bullying UK needs to raise £50,000 in the next week to avoid closure – donate and find out more
- Carnival of Kinky Feminists
- The power of women in protest movements
Cosplay: the sincerest form of flattery