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On Bare Breasts: Objections and Replies

On Bare Breasts: Objections and Replies

[I wrote this piece back in the early 90s when Gwen Jacobs did her thing (yay, Gwen!), but apparently it all still needs to be said. A couple years ago, I was 'spoken to' by a neighbour for taking my shirt off on a hot summer day when I was

Men, Women, and Fairness

Men, Women, and Fairness

It’s not that men aren’t fair. It’s that they don’t even think about fairness. When Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever (Women Don’t Ask) asked people whether they deserved what they wanted, women typically responded with something like “…my training—what is really engrained in me—

Has the USA Sterilized 2+% of all 6-17 year olds?

Between 1.83% and 7.95% of the USA's 6-17 year olds have received gender medicine treatments. A majority of them are expected to be sterilized. This population is projected to continue to grow significantly.

People protesting on the road with a placard saying "The Future is Female"

Patriarchy, Feminism, and Families: Can patriarchy be the reason behind the decline of the family system?

Many people have always hated feminism for different reasons. But lately, I’ve heard many people accusing feminism of destroying families. While women’s rights should not be a topic of debate, do you think women’s rights can cause damage to society? I don’t think so. When hunters

First (and last) Contact

First (and last) Contact

Women have a long tradition of being diplomats. “Historically… marriage has been the major alliance mechanism of every society, and little girls are trained for roles as intervillage family diplomats…the married woman straddles two kin networks, two villages, sometimes two cultures” (The Underside of History, Elise Boulding, p.53-54)

Misogyny: a clear case of projection

Misogyny: a clear case of projection

Misogyny is a simple and clear case of psychological projection, a defence mechanism whereby one denies the existence of a quality in oneself and instead attributes it to the other—'it's not me, it's you'. Men hate that they want us, that their thought, their behavior, is so overwhelmingly and

Survey design problems torpedo Universidad de Oviedo's Faculty of Psychology ability to understand societal attitudes towards trans women / trans women / TIMs in Spain

Survey design problems torpedo Universidad de Oviedo's Faculty of Psychology ability to understand societal attitudes towards trans women / trans women / TIMs in Spain

Last week, the Universidad de Oviedo, a public university located in the capital of Spain’s region of Asturias, published a survey for participation by the public about society’s attitudes towards “trans women” or “mujeres trans” in Spanish and their involvement in the feminist movement. Underlying design problems mean