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31 May, 201718 April, 2017

An unaddressed epidemic of workplace gun violence

A dark-skinned person performing research at a lab bench.
Posted in gender, social justice by s.e. smith

Outrage over gun violence often skims over the fact that women are at high risk of being shot at work.

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14 May, 201724 March, 2017

Will we ever shake the manic pixie dream girl?

An iron sign reading GIRLS.
Posted in gender, pop culture by s.e. smith

Why is the manic pixie dreamgirl such a mainstay in youth adult literature, and what does that say about our attitudes on mental health and young women?

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3 May, 201713 March, 2017

On girlie crafts, math, and science

A quilt in progress.
Posted in gender by s.e. smith

Crafts can provide people with a valuable grounding in math and science; do you still think they’re worthless?

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12 April, 201722 February, 2017

Public accommodations bills aren’t just about bathrooms

A derelict locker room.
Posted in gender, LGBQT by s.e. smith

Transphobic public accommodations bills targeting the trans community are often reduced to bathrooms, but people are ignoring the fact that they also cover changing rooms and other gender-segregated spaces.

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11 April, 201722 February, 2017

‘But no women applied for the position!’

A Black woman consulting her laptop.
Posted in gender, technology by s.e. smith

Lots of dudes like to claim that they don’t have women on their teams because there weren’t any available to hire. Here’s why this is wrong.

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30 March, 201730 March, 2017

Sometimes the safest gender is hidden

Graffiti advertising gender abolition.
Posted in gender by s.e. smith

When life gets dangerous, sometimes people have to make hard choices. For some trans people, that means going into hiding.

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22 March, 201726 January, 2017

Get your gender essentialism out of my movement

A dark-skinned woman in a saree and colourful jewelry, checking the health of a corn plant.
Posted in gender, social justice by s.e. smith

In times of social contraction, people of resort to exclusionary organising tactics. Uniting for the sake of the cause is the wrong approach.

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8 March, 201713 January, 2017

Keep your transmisogyny out of International Women’s Day

Stencils of women in various vintage costumes along a wall.
Posted in gender by s.e. smith

It’s International Women’s Day and time for an important reminder: All women are women, no matter who they are, where they come from, or their background.

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3 March, 20174 March, 2017

Be careful when it comes to talking about trans people in 2017

Two smiling people at the Trans*March Berlin, dressed similarly in jeans and black hoodies. One has auburn hair, and the other has purple hair and big sunglasses.
Posted in gender by s.e. smith

It’s going to be a lot more dangerous to be trans in America. Please think carefully about the power you wield if you know that someone is trans, or are aware of their deadname.

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31 January, 201710 January, 2017

Send nudes: PETA, misogyny, and animal welfare

A flock of sheep.
Posted in animals, gender by s.e. smith

The misogyny behind PETA’s publicity stunts is on painful display when you see who is allowed to wear clothes and who is not.

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