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Is there an "Adobe Ceiling" for Latina Women in Academia?
In India, the roof is used as an economic indicator. Whether your roof is made of thatch, tin, or tiles sends a message about your place in society.
Academia has a less-literal ceiling that serves as a symbol of... Read more »
Girls, Girls, Girls: Recap of Episode Five, One Man's Trash
Patrick Wilson: That’s a good lookin’ newspaper.
Love it or hate it, Girls fits into a specific, maligned literary genre, noted television critic Emily... Read more »
Happy Galentine's Day Cards!
This Wednesday is Galentine’s Day, the fictional-turned-actual holiday from NBC’s Parks & Recreation, wherein ladyfriends grab brunch and celebrate one another’s awesomeness. To help get you... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning! Happy Monday! Here’s our list of feminist news links to kick off your week.
• Grammy Time: Was Frank Ocean stiffed awards because he’... Read more »
Where on TV are the Women Over 40? Increasingly, in the Boonies of Cable.
The rather unhappily squished cast of Hot in Cleveland.
In recent years, some TV industry-watchers have declared victory for older women on cable, writing that the explosion of original... Read more »
Hostile Territory: Q&A with Gamer Jessica Price on How Gaming is (Slowly) Growing Less Sexist
Jessica Price works as a project manager at tabletop roleplaying game publisher Paizo Publishing—a progressive company with a female CEO. But Jessica’s career reaches across jobs and companies. In the worlds of video and tabletop games, her experiences have... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy Friday! Why not start your weekend off with a sampling of feminist news from around the web?
• Domestic and intimate-partner violence has led to 90 women’s deaths since the massacre in Newtown, CT... Read more »
I'm Tired of Explaining Why I'm Offended by a Racist Drag Queen
On the first of February, I awoke to quite the stir on Facebook. A popular local gay bar in my town, Eagle Portland, had booked a drag performance by Shirley Q. Liquor for March. The people... Read more »
Mama: Ghoulish Horror Meets Maternal Self-Sacrifice
I believe this movie stirred something in me. Perhaps the feelings I had for my ‘97 sea foam Geo Metro? That was a similarly creaky and stressful thing that I’d have preferred to chop up for parts.
For good or for bad, Mama opens with a far more chilling scene than any of the film... Read more »
Rejoicing for the Return of <i>Community</i>, NBC's Subversive Feminist Sitcom
Community finally returns tonight for its fourth season, and I, for one, could not be more excited. While Community has been off the air since last season’s finale in May, fans’ grumblings over changing premiere dates and... Read more »
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