Archive for 2014
Dealing with sexism from unexpected sources
I’ve got a post up this morning on Tenure, She Wrote on dealing with sexism from yourself and other women.
Divide and conquor
Racism, always a national fact, not just a southern one, emerged in northern cities, as the federal government made concessions to poor blacks in a way that pitted them against poor whites for resources made scarce by the system. Blacks, freed from slavery to take their place under capitalism, had long been forced into conflict […]
I can’t learn this pattern
Some mornings when my alarm goes off, I find it impossible to get out of bed. This shouldn’t happen. As part of my strict migraine prevention routine, I go to bed at the same, social-life-killing time every night. But the fatigue is so overwhelming that I turn my alarm off, roll over, and go back […]
Lessons Sheryl Sandberg hasn’t learned
Another black woman, Margaret Wright, said she was not fighting for equality with men if it meant equality in the world of killing, the world of competition. “I don’t want to compete on no damned exploitative level. I don’t want to exploit nobody. . . . I want the right to be black and me. […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading These scientists said women wear too much makeup. Here’s why they’re wrong. Canada in decline All the jobs I was hoping to get have all been eliminated. Best U.S. Neighbourhoods for Millennials Terrible pay, high rent. Lovely. How Christian Purity Culture Enabled My Step Dad to Sexually Abuse Me. “If your behavior […]
When can I say I did it?
I finally finished my research proposal the other day. I should be celebrating, but I don’t feel a sense of accomplishment or even relief. Perhaps that’s because it’s not really done. I’ll get comments back from my supervisor, then do some edits, then get her approval to send it on to my committee, then get […]
Political engagement isn’t just voting
In the spring of 1963, the rate of unemployment for whites was 4.8 percent. For nonwhites it was 12.1 percent. According to government estimates, one-fifth of the white population was below the poverty line, and one-half the black population was below that line. The civil rights bills emphasized voting, but voting was not a fundamental […]