Category Archives: Gender and the Economy

Workplace Meetings At Hooters

This cartoon isn’t by me; it’s by my pal Kevin Moore. Click on the panel to read the whole thing.

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Cartoon: A Very Useful I.D. Card

(Larger version can be viewed here.) This is actually a cartoon from years ago, which I just redrew this week. Here, for comparison, is the original cartoon:

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1,000 Pickets And They All Agree

1,000 service workers in New Zealand hospitals have gone on strike, and then been locked-out. Service workers are some of hte lowest paid workers in any hospital. In this case the workers have been trying to get one contract to … Continue reading

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Why Does This Article on Tween Girls and Shopping Bother Me So Much?

I read this in the New York Times yesterday, and it didn’t sit well with me. Here is a quote: But on this day I’ve come not to bury Abercrombie. I am here to observe my daughter and her two … Continue reading

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Horribly Misogynistic Fashion Spreads Via America's Next Top Model and New York Times Magazine

Jean Kilborne, I hope you’re reading (I know she probably isn’t, but I figured I would give her a shout out anyways.). I’ve got some pictures you can add to your award winning films on misogynistic media. First, we have … Continue reading

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Sexualized Images in Media Harm Women and Girls, Duh!!

Sometimes its hard not to laugh at these headlines because they are so obvious.  I guess it is nice to have some research to back up the obvious–hence this report from the American Psychological Association on the negative effects of media sexualization on … Continue reading

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I'm pro-choice because…

Today is the 34th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, and also blog for choice day.* The topic is supposed to be ‘why am I pro-choice’. It seems a little trite, I’m pro-choice because I believe women are people, I’m pro-choice … Continue reading

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'Miss Lightman was howled down'*

I’ve just finished Women Workers and the Trade Union Movement, by Sara Boston. It covers women in the trade unions (I know, what a surprise) in Britain in the late 19th century, and most of the 20th. I really enjoyed … Continue reading

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The Developing World: Why Women Need To Be Empowered Within Their Households

I’ve been looking through the UN’s “State Of The World’s Children 2007” report (pdf link), which seems to concentrate mostly on children in the developing world. The entire report is well worth reading, or at least skimming the summaries included … Continue reading

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Justice for Janitors

More than three weeks ago now, cleaners in Houston went on strike, in an attempt to get the big cleaning companies to negotiate a union contract. Most cleaners are paid on, or close to, minimum wage and don’t get sick-leave, … Continue reading

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