Reilly’s roleas home economist was less a blue-collar job than a highly professionalizedposition for educated women at a time when many women were deniedprofessional status.
Expansion of middle-class white women's roles into food-related professions Reflects how 1950s American culture confined women's professional opportunities to consumer-oriented domestic fields.
food companies were happy to step in and helpwomen with these unreasonable expectations, providing ready-to-eat foodswith “built-in maid service” that housewives could whip up in a jiffy,
Processed foods like green bean casserole supported a gendered ideal where women were caretakers and consumers, shaping domestic labor and expectations --> gender roles Food industry marketing reinforced women's roles and contributed to domestic econ
Nixon held up this space, its technologies and abundant processed foods,and the feminine women staffing it, as proof of American superiority.
Green Bean showcased as proof of the American standard of living and capitalist success Domestic life and food were frontline of ideological competition
A polished housewife serving her family green beancasserole each evening came to embody a kind of American conformity inwhich not only communism but any kind of unorthodox views or social statuswere seen as suspect. White norms, traditional gender roles, domesticity,patriotism, celebration of capitalism, and religiosity were held up as ultimate“American values” and talismans against communism
Symbolize social comformity, gender norms, etc. Food practices became intertwined with political identity and social control Represents the American value as opposed to the communist
The green bean casserole embodiedall of these qualities. It was easy enough for any housewife to prepare, madeof ubiquitous canned foods, and produced through the marriage of homeeconomics and the food industry. It was thus a potent ideological weapon,alongside other processed food dishes.
Represented middle-class suburban prosperity and American capitalist superiority during the Cold War Showcase domestic modernity and abundance against the Communist
operated by “hundredsof Austin girls”—that ensured food safety
Spam produced by female workers Reflect shifting in gender roles, increase presence of women in industrial labors
I find it interesting that in this case, the tables turn. We finally take a deeper look at the "hero" and how questionable his actions may come across. I love how in Sita Sings the Blues, the spotlight is put on the women.
When he had cursed the Trapper to his heart's content he turned on the harlot. He was rousedto curse her also. 'As for you, woman, with a great curse I curse you! I will promise you adestiny to all eternity. My curse shall come on you soon and sudden. You shall be without aroof for your commerce, for you shall not keep house with other girls in the tavern, but doyour business in places fouled by the vomit of the drunkard. Your hire will be potter's earth,your thievings will be flung into the hovel, you will sit at the cross-roads in the dust of thepotter's quarter, you will make your bed on the dunghill at night, and by day take your standin the wall's shadow. Brambles and thorns will tear your feet, the drunk and the dry will strikeyour cheek and your mouth will ache. Let you be stripped of your purple dyes, for I too oncein the wilderness with my wife had all the treasure I wished.'When Shamash heard the words of Enkidu he called to him from heaven: 'Enkidu, why areyou cursing the woman, the mistress who taught you to eat bread fit for gods and drink wineof kings?
The fact that the terms "mistress," "harlot," and "wanton" were being used to describe Shamhat shows how they truly view women. Although they are aware of the “positive” impact she has had on Enkidu, it is almost as if she is minimized to just a promiscuous woman. Those terms in and of itself have negative connotations.
Enlil, "Because they have killed the Bull of Heaven, and because they have killed Humbabawho guarded the Cedar Mountain one of the two must die." Then glorious Shamash answeredthe hero Enlil, "It was by your command they killed the Bull of Heaven, and killed Humbaba,and must Enkidu die although innocent?" Enlil flung round in rage at glorious Shamash, "Youdare to say this, you who went about with them every day like one of themselves!"So Enkidu lay stretched out before Gilgamesh; his tears ran down in streams and he said toGilgamesh, 'O my brother, so dear as you are to me, brother, yet they will take me from you.'Again he said, 'I must sit down on the threshold of the dead and never again will I see my dearbrother with my eyes.'While Enkidu lay alone in his sickness he cursed the gate as though it was living flesh, 'Youthere, wood of the gate, dull and insensible, witless, I searched for you over twenty leaguesuntil I saw the towering cedar. There is no wood like you in our land. Seventy-two cubits highand twenty-four wide, the pivot and the ferrule and the jambs are perfect. A master craftsmanfrom Nippur has made you; but O, if I had known the conclusion! If I had known that this wasall the good that would come of it, I would have raised the axe and split you into little piecesand set up here a gate of wattle instead. Ah, if only some future king had brought you here,or some god had fashioned you. Let him obliterate my name and write his own, and the cursefall on him instead of on Enkidu.'With the first brightening of dawn Enkidu raised his head and wept before the Sun God, inthe brilliance of the sunlight his tears streamed down. 'Sun God, I beseech you, about thatvile Trapper, that Trapper of nothing because of whom I was to catch less than my comrade;let him catch least, make his game scarce, make him feeble, taking the smaller of every share,let his quarry escape from his nets.'When he had cursed the Trapper to his heart's content he turned on the harlot. He was rousedto curse her also. 'As for you, woman, with a great curse I curse you! I will promise you adestiny to all eternity. My curse shall come on you soon and sudden. You shall be without aroof for your commerce, for you shall not keep house with other girls in the tavern, but doyour business in places fouled by the vomit of the drunkard. Your hire will be potter's earth,your thievings will be flung into the hovel, you will sit at the cross-roads in the dust of thepotter's quarter, you will make your bed on the dunghill at night, and by day take your standin the wall's shadow. Brambles and thorns will tear your feet, the drunk and the dry will strikeyour cheek and your mouth will ache. Let you be stripped of your purple dyes, for I too oncein the wilderness with my wife had all the treasure I wished.'When Shamash heard the words of Enkidu he called to him from heaven: 'Enkidu, why areyou cursing the woman, the mistress who taught you to eat bread fit for gods and drink wineof kings
I find it interesting that words like "wanton" and "harlot" were used to describe this woman. Although Shamash himself states how important of a woman she is. they will always see her as a "mistress" or "harlot." Those words in and of itself have negative connotations. It is as if they degrade her almost.
I find it interesting that Enkidu is not considered "fully man" until he experiences loss of virginity from a woman. What dictates whether or not a man or civilized? Also, what does this say about how men view women? Was this act necessary to became a civilized man? This shows how women are seen as beings who are not only domesticated but that they can domesticate others.
"I counsel you, let Kay-Kavous decide between you." And they listened to the voice of the counsellor, and they took with them the Pari-faced, and led her before Kay-Kavous, and recounted to him all that was come about. But Kay-Kavous, when he beheld the beauty of the maid, longed after her for himself, and he said that she was worthy of the throne; and he took her and led her into the house of his women.
Instead of asking the lady herself, Tous and Giwe insisted on asking Kay-Kavous about who she belongs to. And Kay-Kavous was attracted to her beauty and ended up having her all by himself. In conclusion, nobody thought that it was appropriate to ask it to her itself. It shows that they did not regard her opinion or whom she wanted to partner up with, since she was a woman. Her voice was not even heard. She was barely an object, an eternal source of beauty and entertainment for them. It can be said that females were not given any leading roles neither their decisions mattered at that time. It was a full on patriarchal society where it was the gender role of the men to decide the fate of women whom they had never even had any interactions before.
Now when all was ready, Kay-Kavous bade Siawosh his son ride into the midst of the burning mount, that he might prove his innocence. And Siawosh did as the King commanded, and he came before Kay-Kavous, and saluted him, and made him ready for the ordeal. And when he came nigh unto the burning wood, he commended his soul unto God, and prayed that He would make him pure before his father. And when he had done so, he gave rein unto his horse, and entered into the flame.
This incident serves as evidence of valiant bravery, as well as the unavoidable tragic outcome. Kay-Kavous's order for Siyavash to endure such a cruel test exposes the harsh and frequently nonsensical nature of the Shahnameh's legal system. Rather than resorting to dialogue or a fair trial, Siyavash is made to prove his innocence through a life-threatening trial by fire. In doing so, he displays an unshakable belief in his own virtue and submits to his father’s command without resisting. As he seeks purity before his father, his prayer to God prior to going into the flames demonstrates his strong belief in divine justice. Even though he is innocent, his entry into the fire represents the extent he will go to in order to protect his honor. This moment in specific reveals the inherent absurdity of the test, as Siyavash’s need to prove his virtue through such a drastic and senseless act speaks to a broader societal issue in which virtue is judged by unrealistic, and impractical measures. The irony is obvious that even though Siyavash lives unharmed, his good deeds and pure heart will not ultimately spare him from the fate that awaits him. His role as a tragic hero, virtuous and innocent yet still chained by a system which demands complex proof of his worth, is preserved as a testimony by this trial. Additionally, as a piece of the general story, the passage reflects traditional gender roles, and in this case it is the way masculinity is defined and/ tested in the context of heroism and honor.
But Soudabeh, when she had so far accomplished her longing that she had gotten him within the house, desired that he should speak with her alone. But Siawosh resisted her wish. And three times did Soudabeh entice him behind the curtains of the house, and three times was Siawosh cold unto her yearning. Then Soudabeh was wroth, and she made complaint unto the King, and she slandered the fair fame of Siawosh, and she spread evil reports of him throughout the land, and she inflamed the heart of Kay-Kavous against his son. Now the King was angered beyond measure, and it availed nought unto Siawosh to defend himself, for Kay-Kavous was filled with the love of Soudabeh, and he listened only unto her voice. And he remembered how she had borne his captivity in Hamavaran, and he knew not of her evil deceits. And when she said that Siawosh had done her great wrong, Kay-Kavous was troubled in his spirit, and he resolved how he should act, for his heart went out also unto his son, and he feared that guile lurked in these things. And he could not decide between them. So he caused dromedaries to be sent forth, even unto the borders of the land, and bring forth wood from the forests. And they did so, and there was reared a mighty heap of logs, so that the eye could behold it at a distance of two farsangs. And it was piled so that a path ran through its midst such as a mounted knight could traverse. And the King commanded that naphtha be poured upon the wood; and when it was done he bade that it be lighted, and there were needed two hundred men to light the pyre, so great was its width and height. And the flames and smoke overspread the heavens, and men shouted for fear when they beheld the tongues of fire, and the heat thereof was felt in the far corners of the land.
If Siawosh is the hero then Soudabeh can be considered the villain since her lies led him to go through a lot of pain. She is illustrated as a woman who harbors intimate feeling for her step son and spreads ill things about him when he did not comply with her feelings. Since Kay-Kavous liked her dearly, he could not go against her. However, he never made an effort to ask his son and clear all the misunderstandings there and then. Or it could be that men were supposed to prove their innocence through illogical tests and strengths rather than simply answering the questions honestly. Likewise, had he failed and died during the process, would an innocent person be branded as a criminal? And why was Soudabeh not questioned? How can words enough to prove that she was innocent yet his son was not?
Eine Studie aus dem Jahr 2021 zeigt, dass Männer in Schweden 16% mehr klimaschädliche Emissionen verursachen als Frauen, obwohl sie ähnliche Geldbeträge ausgeben. Der Hauptgrund ist der höhere Kraftstoffverbrauch für Autos. Die Studie, veröffentlicht im Journal for Industrial Ecology, ergab, dass über die Hälfte der Emissionen durch Nahrung und Urlaube verursacht werden. Eine pflanzenbasierte Ernährung und Zugreisen könnten die Emissionen um 40% senken. Die EU wurde kritisiert, weil ihr Green Deal geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede nicht berücksichtigt. [Zusammenfassung mit Mistral generiert] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/21/men-cause-more-climate-emissions-than-women-study-finds
Am 14.05.2025 zeigte eine französische Studie mit 15.000 Teilnehmern, dass Männer 26 % mehr Treibhausgase ausstoßen als Frauen, hauptsächlich durch höheren Fleischkonsum und Autonutzung. Nach Kontrolle sozioökonomischer Faktoren beträgt der Unterschied 18 %. Der Konsum von rotem Fleisch und das Autofahren erklären fast den gesamten verbleibenden Unterschied von 6,5-9,5 %. Traditionelle Geschlechternormen, die Männlichkeit mit Fleischkonsum und Autofahren verbinden, spielen eine bedeutende Rolle. Frauen zeigen mehr Besorgnis über die Klimakrise, was zu klimafreundlicherem Verhalten führen könnte. [Zusammenfassung mit Mistral generiert] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/14/car-use-and-meat-consumption-drive-emissions-gender-gap-research-suggests
Joseph’s time in Egypt is even more tumultuous than his life in Canaan. The Ishmaelite traders sell him as a slave to Potiphar, a wealthy Egyptian merchant. Joseph finds great fortune with Potiphar, but his promotion through Potiphar’s household attracts the attention of Potiphar’s wife, who repeatedly tries to seduce him. When her attempts fail, she accuses Joseph of rape, which lands him in prison.
Joseph’s Fate<br /> The story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, especially in Genesis 41:25–30, depicts how, through God’s help, Joseph ascended from being imprisoned to attaining power. Joseph explains Pharaoh’s dreams of having seven years of plenty and hunger to come, “… God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do” (Genesis 41:25, ESV). https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41&version=ESV&utm_source=chatgpt.com
With insight, Pharaoh can prepare Egypt for the oncoming famine giving Joseph the post of second in command at 30. Joseph’s life journey calls for the appreciation of faith, wisdom, and discipline while reproaching capriciousness and dishonest conduct. The story emphasizes the rational conviction of the guidance from divinity as authentic fathers’ leaders must possess.
Ethics and Integrity Lessons from The Life of Siavash
Disregarding Siavash of Shahnameh, Ferdowsi puts him in a position of self-virtue of morals grappling with ethics. Siavash as a character chooses to ward off Sudabeh affections known as his step-mum proving to be of austere moral high ground. He does not kill her. He is put in a trial where tested by fire comes out unscathed yet unproven right. Instead of being praised for his virtue, Siavash has to put up with wrong against him, so much that he must choose neither way, and send himself away from conflict. His tale critiques the fragile nature of moral goodness in his story within the framework of a self-serving political system and accentuates the strength of personal goodness in the absence of God. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siyâvash
Hippolytus:
Divine retribution and the character tragedy of Hippolytus is centered on the themes of chastity and honor and the retaliation of God. A devotee of Artemis, Hippolytus spurns Aphrodite and Phaedra, his stepmother, who makes not-so-discreet attempts at seducing him. Offended by such blasphemy, Aphrodite engineers the tragic event which results in Phaedra’s lying accusation Hippo- lytius’ death. The play deals with and reconciles the dilemma of free will as opposed to divine control. This tale is from ancient Greece as reflected in the Wiki link above.
Linguistic Perspectives
The words used and the translation of these texts have everything to do with how these ideas are interpreted. Through the lens of the King James Bible, the account of Joseph is told through a formal authoritative tone. This reinforces the subjugation of women under men, and the idea of wisdom in men, being favored by God.
Through an Orientalist perspective, Josephus depicts the earlier European account of the Shahnama’s Syavash as sans eye and imbued with innocence, while Rav Sudabeh was depicted as a flawed temptress. Unlike modern renditions like Dick Davis’s, which are more context-centered and nuanced, portraying the ethics instead of the ‘innocence/seduction’ dichotomy.
As time went on, people found ways to translate Hippolytus.
These different stories demonstrate the relationship between virtue, political consequences, and gender. Each tale, whether or not through some form of divine intervention or personal morals, encapsulates the culture and religion of the time. These stories are molded by the language and translation that evolve them through time.
Works Cited
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Crossway, 2001.
Davis, Dick, translator. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi. Penguin Classics, 2006.
Euripides. Hippolytus. Translated by James Morwood, Oxford University Press, 2001.
“Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh’s Dreams.” Columbia Museum of Art, www.columbiamuseum.org/collection-highlights/joseph-interpreting-pharaohs-dream. Accessed 10 May 2025.
“Women in the Shahnameh: A Paragon of Strength.” Medium, sbehrouz.medium.com/women-in-the-shahnameh-a-paragon-of-strength-12634ab43da5. Accessed 10 May 2025.
“Phaedra and Hippolytus.” GreekMythology.com, www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/Phaedra_and_Hippolytus/phaedra_and_hippolytus.html. Accessed 10 May 2025.
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Phaedra’s tragic infatuation with her stepson Hippolytus
Divine retribution and the character tragedy of Hippolytus is centered on the themes of chastity and honor and the retaliation of God. A devotee of Artemis, Hippolytus spurns Aphrodite and Phaedra, his stepmother, who makes not-so-discreet attempts at seducing him. Offended by such blasphemy, Aphrodite engineers the tragic event which results in Phaedra’s lying accusation Hippo- lytius’ death. The play deals with and reconciles the dilemma of free will as opposed to divinity control.
“Phaedra and Hippolytus.” GreekMythology.com, www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/Phaedra_and_Hippolytus/phaedra_and_hippolytus.html. Accessed 10 May 2025.<br /> CC BY-NC-ND
Mr. Renn’s description of the contours of “negative world” range widely, and include the spread of sports gambling, legalized drug use and even tattoos. But the framework might not have electrified evangelical America if not for the perception on the right of a new secular orthodoxy around sex, gender and race. When you ask someone who embraces the term to discuss their own experiences in “negative world,” the answer is almost always connected with this cluster of issues.
“Monica prefers to stay at home thinking beautiful thoughts,”
Women are reduced to beauty and domesticity
Gender Transgender (or trans) generally refers to individuals who identify as a gender other than the one that they were assigned at birth. The term is used as an adjective (e.g., “a transgender woman” rather than “a transgender”); however, some individuals may describe themselves by using transgender as a noun. The term transgendered is not used because it emphasizes ascription and undermines self-definition. The term transsexual is also not preferred as it has been medicalized and emphasizes biological sex rather than gender. Transition – the process of revealing one’s true gender – can be internal, social, legal, and/or medical. Trans* is an umbrella term that encompasses all gender-diverse identities (Tompkins 2014), and thus is intended to be inclusive and denote that trans includes nonbinary identities rather than only the binary identities of trans woman and trans man
GENDER chapter 2: identities and other terms
First, although the National Institutes of Health (NIH) now emphasizes the need to include women and female animals in clinical research [e.g., 57], decades of research on the topics reviewed herein have been conducted using only men and male animals.
The experience of killing with drones can be both hypermasculine and emasculating, as operators are both invulnerable to physical harm and removed from the traditional masculine ideals of combat.
The technostrategic discourses of drone warfare also distance the use of lethal technology from its deadly consequences, using rational language, euphemism, and abstraction. The altered spatiotemporal experience of drone warfare makes killing easier, but it also raises questions about the masculinity of drone operators. They are often depicted as being in the domestic sphere, juxtaposing their combat experience with running errands for their spouses or coaching a kids' soccer team.
ape (or allegations of rape) became increasingly entangled in survival strategies, and in which women were encouraged to represent themselves as survivors of rape in order to establish themselves as legitimate recipients of humanitarian aid
"victim-appropriation" to access donor funding, which led to women representing themselves as rape survivors to receive aid.
It also highlights the importance of linking research on MSV to broader conversations on rape culture and gender-based violence, as MSV has been largely left out of international discussions and academic work on sexual violence and rape culture.
he analysis reveals that media coverage is dominated by five themes: military justice, institutional structure, culture, gender/gender integration, and change. Gender is a relatively minor focus throughout media coverage, with attention to court cases dominating the majority of the coverage.
Military exceptionalism is shaped by ideals of "good militaries" and "good soldiers," which are constructed as necessarily white, masculine, exclusive, and reproduced through the regulation of sex and the exclusion of women and racialized groups.
the book unite with a singular message of justified inaction, which helps answer the core question of how the public comes to normalize, accept, and diminish the problem of MSV.
edia coverage of MSV is shaped by gender bias and "rape myths," which are prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists.
patriarchal confusion to challenge and transform military cultures, and that looking for sites of patriarchal confusion can be a productive way to respond to the challenge of promoting diversity and inclusion in the military. The study suggests that patriarchal confusion can be exploited as a strategy for disrupting and challenging contemporary patriarchy, which has practical implications for feminist politics.
where gender fails, feminists can demonstrate the radically contingent nature of patriarchy and open up possibilities to exploit this failure and engender patriarchal confusion.
exploit the confusion it creates
but I was so unused to travel that my progress was tardy. The third month had already begun now
ourt's sexual economy and the role of wet nurses within it.
Confessions narrates the birth of Nijo's son as though it took place around the same time Empress Higashi-Nijõ bore a daughter
sexuality and religiosity
possibility of women's salvation outside dominant medieval Buddhist principles.
whiteness operates as a dominant ideology,
AI and Gender Equality on Twitter
there are movements that address gender equality issues, which oppose Thai society’s patriarchal culture and patriarchal bias. These include attacking sexual harassment, allowing same-sex marriage, drafting legislation for the protection of people working in the sex industry, and promoting the availability of free sanitary napkins for women.
reducing racial inequality means also addressing class inequality
for - key insight - Wage stagnation is a universal problem of the working class and reducing racial and gender inequality goes hand-in-hand with reducing class inequality.
Whenever I say man/son, I intend this irrespective of gender, which is such a rudimentary concept for spiritual beings that we are temporarily incarnated, housed in these bodies of ours for a lifetime.
Not sure if I should use trailmarks and listicle here or not? I will choose to use it.
gendered syntax - I understand, but I also pointed out that the evolutionary nature of a language's syntax gives it unique gender characteristics. - I gave the example of my own mother tongue of Cantonese which is syntactically more gender neutral instead of English, which is patriarchal: - Cantonese (play the audio at the following links) - person - https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-dictionary/ - man - https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-dictionary/ - woman - https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-dictionary/ - In the Cantonese language, the suffix (Yan) means person, - It is then modified by the respective female and male prefix - Noi (female) - Nam (male) - This gives us gender neutral syntax, as opposed to English where we have patriarchal gender syntax, where the suffix is male and the female is constructed as a secondary concatenation using the male syntactical suffix - male - FEmale - man - WOman - HUman - HUmanITY - men - WOmen - The English language gives syntactical primacy to the male gender, while a language such as Cantonese does not - What the psychological effects are, I'm not sure of. For within the Cantonese language, there is as much patriarchism as any other culture. It is not a particularly feminine culture. - And the gender neutrality does not even take into account of the more recent transgender category.
to - Cantonese syntax - person - man - woman - https://hyp.is/3wgg0BQOEe-uRQ-kpQf8Eg/www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-dictionary/ - With English, we have to read between the lines and project the author's salience landscape because it's not explicit in the syntax.
PROBLEM - This page does not generate a unique URL for each of the onpage search results returned. - Can Indyweb create unique CID for this?
This suggests that Africa has been dispensed from applying the DDF declaration, although the formal contours of this special dispensation remain very unclear.
No exception. They actually agree with what Fides supplicans declared.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240201113513/https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998 Interesting trend: younger women and men are diverging on the progressive/conservative axis. Young men at times more conservative then older cohorts, or trending in that direction whereas older cohorts trend oppositely. Twtter thread by author mentions two possible explanations: rebalancing of power between women and men and young men feeling threatened by it (but then other men would feel threatened too right?) or that women and men live elsewhere on the internet getting a different algorithm-determined infodiet. - [ ] Fwd to E.
https://werd.io/2023/doing-it-all
Interesting to see what, in generations past, might have been a gendered (female) striving for "having it all" (entailing time with children, family and a career) has crossed over into the masculine space.
Sounds like Ben's got some basic priorities set, which is really the only thing necessary. Beyond this, every parent, especially of new babies, in the W.E.I.R.D. culture is tired. By this measurement he's doing it "right". What is missing is an interpersonal culture around him of extended family and immediate community of daily interaction to help normalize his conditions. Missing this he's attempting to replace the lack of experience with this area by reaching out to his online community, which may provide a dramatically different and biased sample.
Some of the "it takes a village" (to raise a child) still operates on many facets, but dramatically missing is the day-to-day direct care and help that many parents need.
Our capitalistic culture has again, in this case of parenting in the W.E.I.R.D. world, managed to privatize the profits and socialize the losses. Here the losses in Ben's case are on his physical well-being (tiredness) and his mental state wondering if his case is "normal". A further loss is the erosion of his desire for a family unit and cohesion of community which the system is attempting to sever by playing on his desire to "have it all". Giving in to the pull of work at the expense of family only drives the system closer to collapse.
militarized masculinities are sites where boundary lines are drawn – “one between good guys and bad guys and the other separating what we can look at from what we can’t”
polarised identity formation
“peacekeeping” over “peacemaking” in Afghanistan (the poll defined peacemaking as distinct from traditional peacekeeping because it involves combat).
differing definitions of peace depends on gender based understandings
white masculinity and perpetuated narratives of saving "brown women" in need of salvation.
Female soldiers were depicted as tough but tender, exhibiting masculine qualities while helping others.
females only good if masc, only used 'good' fem qualities for reputation
combat activities would make Canada more respected and taken seriously by other countries.
masc = serious IR
believed that projecting warrior masculinity would enhance Canada's reputation internationally.
IR
"warrior creep," which refers to the spread of the warrior culture into non-combat roles and environments.
affects culture
The peacekeeping model emphasizes traits like impartiality, sensitivity, compassion, and empathy, which are sometimes seen as feminized and can lead to frustration among peacekeepers who feel they cannot prove their masculinity.
combat (masc) vs peacekeeping (fem), gender dichotomy
archetype obscures the violence and imperialism of war.
helpful hero can obscure hidden real motives
role of gender in legitimizing violence in the Global War on Terror.
gender (save women etc) can used to justify military intervention and violence (seen an expression of desired masculinity).
health impacts of violent conflict, bioterrorism, pandemics, and endemic diseases disproportionately affecting certain regions are all linked to health and security
World Health Organization (WHO) and policymakers recognize the importance of health for international peace, stability, and human security.
"responsibility to protect" (R2P).R2P suggests that states have a responsibility to intervene and protect civilians in other states if they are unable or unwilling to do so themselves.Some feminist scholars argue that the language of protection can reinforce gendered and racialized narratives.
International Criminal Court
providers of human security, and that NGOs and international organizations
he United Nations Development Programme and the Commission on Human Security have played important roles in promoting and defining the concept of human security.
political actors and dynamics, not vague forces of development, are the central factor producing and mitigating inequalities in representation
quotas still places female inclusion and recruitment in the hands of already established political elites, is this really fair? and it doesnt always reflect societal and economic changes in the status of women.
option to pursue positive action in candidate selection.
choice not made which means that most parties wont
ausal heterogeneity and the interaction of different factors.
linked to taking a different approach to political science
International norms and organizations play a role in promoting quotas for women.
Quotas tend to emerge during periods of democratic innovation, as a way to establish the legitimacy of the new political system.
quotas for women are often seen as an extension of guarantees given to other groups based on factors like language, religion, and race.
Quotas can be seen as compatible with ideas of equality and fair access, and left-wing parties are generally more open to implementing them.
Some see them as a way to achieve justice and promote women's interests, while others adopt them strategically to compete with rival parties or maintain control within their own party.
gender inclusion and feminist ideas can be used strategically
egrees of dependence between women elected through quotas and the parties and elected officials who make their election possible.
Quotas can increase women's representation even without social and economic prerequisites. The adoption of quotas highlights the role of political elites in recruitment practices and the production and mitigation of inequalities in representation
including the mobilization of women's groups and the calculations of political elites
different gender dimensions
I was not aware of this: Gender Dimensions - body, identity, social
middle ground between identity and fluidity
The text raises concerns about the feasibility and potential dangers of rejecting fixed identities altogether
proliferation of identities rather than challenging fixed categories.
inking may only be accessible to certain individuals who do not conform to societal norms, while others may need to pass as "normal" to support dependents
may reinforce a romanticized version of queer identity, which can overlook the experiences of lesbians and women.
focus on identity can be limiting and disconnected from broader social issues.
issue with Butler is she focuses too much on identity and not enough on real issues
ubversion that challenges traditional gender norms and promotes the mixing of multiple identities.
mix and create new identities
gender and sexual identity are not natural or fixed, but rather performative and constructed.
f "queer" politics, which rejects fixed identities and embraces unpredictability.
“All feminists are suffragists, but not all suffragists are feminists.
we apply our own terminology that we have now to the past and this can often give us incorrect interpretations
less than fully human
who counts as a political subject
human character
questions of human nature- important part of politics to question it- political ideology.
cluding those construc male" bodies from "male" bodies.
gender is a social construction which could be constructed based on ideologies
Timmy Broderick in Evidence Undermines ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Claims In Scientific American at 2023-08-24 (accessed:: 2023-08-25 09:26:00)
The researchers did observe a change in their referral population in recent years, however. More kids assigned female at birth have been transitioning in recent years than those assigned male at birth. Many studies have captured this difference—including the 2018 survey proposing ROGD—but experts are unsure of its cause.
A recent analysis of 10 Canadian medical centers in the Journal of Pediatrics found that 98.3 percent of young people seeking gender-affirming care had realized more than a year prior that they may have been transgender.
Almost 40 percent of transgender youth experience homelessness or housing instability, according to a 2022 report from the Trevor Project, a nonprofit that provides crisis support for young LGBTQ+ people.
The participants in both the 2018 and the retracted 2023 studies were recruited from online communities that were explicitly critical about many aspects of gender-affirming care for transgender kids.
As legislation targeting trans people has reached an all-time high in the U.S., ROGD’s alleged social contagion has been invoked by lawmakers in states such as Missouri, Utah and Arkansas to justify banning or restricting gender-affirming care for young people.
his suggests that men tend to use one another’s sexual orientation as a rough proxy for their ability to contribute to aggressive male coalitions rather than valuing the orientation in itself.
I tracked down military reports about gender bias in simulator sickness, much of which dated back to the 1960s
in the 1960s the US military had reports on gender bias wrt simulator sickness. (Such simulators would likely have been more of the physical (rotation, speeds etc.) than virtual (screens / vr))
There are many reasons why Meta's Metaverse is a dud (Vgl https://zylstra.org/blog/2021/11/metaverse-reprise/ and https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2022/02/was-second-life-ahead-or-metaverse-nothing-really-new/ ) but boyd points to a whole other range of reasons: women and men respond entirely different to VR based on hormonal levels.
Potential antilib [[Making a Metaverse That Matters by Wagner James Au]]
II 115Went he forth to find at fall of night that haughty house, and heed wherever the Ring-Danes, outrevelled, to rest had gone. Found within it the atheling band asleep after feasting and fearless of sorrow, 120of human hardship. Unhallowed wight, grim and greedy, he grasped betimes, wrathful, reckless, from resting-places, thirty[1] of the thanes, and thence he rushed fain of his fell spoil, faring homeward, 125laden with slaughter, his lair to seek. Then at the dawning, as day was breaking, the might of Grendel to men was known; then after wassail was wail uplifted, loud moan in the morn. The mighty chief, 130atheling excellent, unblithe sat, labored in woe for the loss of his thanes, when once had been traced the trail of the fiend, spirit accurst: too cruel that sorrow, too long, too loathsome.[2] Not late the respite; 135with night returning, anew began ruthless murder; he recked no whit, firm in his guilt, of the feud and crime. They were easy to find who elsewhere sought in room remote their rest at night, 140bed in the bowers,[3] when that bale was shown, was seen in sooth, with surest token,— the hall-thane’s[4] hate. Such held themselves far and fast who the fiend outran! Thus ruled unrighteous and raged his fill 145one against all; until empty stood that lordly building, and long it bode so. Twelve years’ tide the trouble he bore, sovran of Scyldings, sorrows in plenty, boundless cares. There came unhidden 150tidings true to the tribes of men, in sorrowful songs,[5] how ceaselessly Grendel harassed Hrothgar, what hate he bore him, what murder and massacre, many a year, feud unfading,—refused consent 155to deal with any of Daneland’s earls, make pact of peace, or compound for gold: still less did the wise men ween to get great fee for the feud from his fiendish hands.[6] But the evil one ambushed old and young, 160death-shadow dark, and dogged them still, lured, and lurked in the livelong night of misty moorlands: men may say not where the haunts of these Hell-Runes[7] be. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men, 165lonely roamer, wrought unceasing, harassings heavy. O’er Heorot he lorded, gold-bright hall, in gloomy nights; and ne’er could the prince[8] approach his throne, —’twas judgment of God,—or have joy in his hall. 170Sore was the sorrow to Scyldings’-friend, heart-rending misery. Many nobles sat assembled, and searched out counsel how it were best for bold-hearted men against harassing terror to try their hand. 175Whiles they vowed in their heathen fanes altar-offerings, asked with words[9] that the slayer-of-souls[10] would succor give them for the pain of their people. Their practice this, their heathen hope; ’twas Hell they thought of 180in mood of their mind. Almighty they knew not, Doomsman of Deeds[11] and dreadful Lord, nor Heaven’s-Helmet heeded they ever, Wielder-of-Wonder.—Woe for that man who in harm and hatred hales his soul 185to fiery embraces;—nor favor nor change awaits he ever. But well for him that after death-day may draw to his Lord, and friendship find in the Father’s arms!
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Title: Gender Roles and Heroic Constructs in Beowulf: Chapter II
In chapter 2 the exploration of gender roles and the construction of the hero within the text continues.
The opening lines reveal the aftermath of Grendel's ruthless attacks on the Ring-Danes. The phrase "that haughty house" refers to Heorot, the magnificent mead-hall. The contrast between the evil Grendel and the unsuspecting, slumbering atheling band, predominantly consisting of men, highlights the vulnerability of the male heroes in the face of a monstrous threat. This portrayal challenges traditional gender expectations, where men are typically depicted as protectors and warriors.
As the poem progresses, it becomes evident that Grendel's reign of terror specifically targets male warriors, emphasizing the disruption of gender roles and the erosion of male heroism. The repetition of terms such as "than," "atheling," and "thanes" underscores the predominantly male victims of Grendel's attacks, while women remain largely absent from the narrative. This absence suggests a limited role for women in the heroic context of the poem, reinforcing traditional gender roles that associate heroism primarily with men.
The linguistic value this chapter is shown through its descriptive language and imagery. The use of alliteration, rhythm, and vivid metaphors contributes to the poem's aesthetic appeal and oral performance. The repetition of sounds and words, such as "ruthless murder" and "lured and lurked," adds emphasis and evokes a sense of foreboding, heightening the emotional impact of the narrative.
It's significant to also note that the translator/editor/scribe of the time had, at least partially, their opinion in the text. And the socio-cultural context on the representation of gender roles in the text. The dominance of a patriarchal mindset during the translation, gathering, and manipulation of the text might have influenced the portrayal of gender dynamics, potentially perpetuating or reinforcing gender biases prevalent at the time.
Comparatively, analyzing the representation of gender roles in multiple versions of Beowulf would provide a deeper understanding of the variations and nuances present in different translations and editions. It is essential to examine the translator's choices, the cultural and historical context in which the translation was produced, and the potential influence of contemporary gender politics on the interpretation and presentation of the text. Gender roles can be a complicated and complex topic, especially when it is in context of older societies and we don't know their expectations and norms fully as we know our own.
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A sample of 489 self-identified Australian gay men 18–72 years old participated in an online survey on masculinity and homosexuality. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and sequential multiple regressions were used to test the study’s aims. Sequential multiple regressions revealed that conformity to masculine norms and threats to masculinity contingency were stronger predictors of internalized homophobia over and above demographic and other factors.
A sample of 489 self-identified Australian gay men 18–72 years old participated in an online survey on masculinity and homosexuality. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and sequential multiple regressions were used to test the study’s aims. Sequential multiple regressions revealed that conformity to masculine norms and threats to masculinity contingency were stronger predictors of internalized homophobia over and above demographic and other factors.
Amidst a number of very gendered advertisements in issue 4 of volume 24 of LIFE magazine from 1948 is a short piece on the pending release of The Encyclopædia Britannica's Great Books of the Western World.
The piece starts out talking about the 432 classical works written by 71 men and highlights the fact that "Woman, not a main idea, is included [with] in [the topical category] Family Man and Love." The piece goes on by way of example of the work to excerpt portions on Idea number 51: "Man". To show the flexibility of the included Syntopicon categorization they elaborate with 15 excerpted passages from authors from Plato to Freud on Idea 51, subdivision 6b: "Men and Women: their equality or inequality".
It provides a fantastic mini-study on the emerging conversation on gender studies as seen in a mainstream magazine in 1948.
Were there any follow up letters to the editor on this topic in subsequent issues? How was this broader piece received with respect to the idea of gender at the time?
When they were inducted into the army, soldiers and junior officers had to swear elaborate oaths of loyalty tothe Great King, including a bringing down of curses on their heads if they were disloyal.
Some of the oaths taken by Hatti warriors involved mutton fat and melted wax on one's hands. Another version indicated that the breaking of the oath would turn them into women, their troops into women, and their weapons destroyed and replaced with weaving sticks and mirrors.
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Also saves balf the time in filing correspondence , enabling one girlto do the work of two. This saving alone will quickly pay installationexpense.
Example of sales touting productivity in a filing system.
Note also the specific gendering of the clerk here in 1906.
Hesiod’s depictionof humans in the myth of Prometheus and Pandora. We consider theimplications of this myth for the Greek view of society and particularly of
women and gender roles.
If my perception of mythology and orality is correct, can we look at Indigenous stories, myth, and knowledge and draw parallels from their knowledge about women and gender to similar stories in the Western canon which have lost linkage to their narratives? What would this show us potentially about Western mythology and gender studies?
"Physics, engineering and computer science fields are differentially attracting and retaining lower-achieving males, resulting in women being underrepresented in these majors but having higher demonstrated STEM competence and academic achievement," said Joseph R. Cimpian, lead researcher and associate professor of economics and education policy at NYU Steinhardt.
This is specific to USA. I wonder if anyone has compared performance in Canada, especially in engineering. The difference in the approaches to accreditation suggest to me that this may not be as much a problem. That is, since getting a license is harder in the US, then it may be that many students study engineering but then don't go into engineering. I'd like to see the numbers for just engineering. I'd like to see corresponding numbers for Canadian engineering. And I'd also like to know the numbers for the subset of students that then actually go on to a career in engineering. I wonder if the effect will still be present, and what the Canadian numbers would show.
For example, someone who is the main wage earner ina household may feel a failure because of their belief that they should always be able to provide fortheir family. In contrast, according to the femininity script, someone who aspires to a happy familylife more than a happy work life may lose their job but still find fulfillment in the home.
It is true that males derive more satisfaction from their success at work and females from their success at building family.
As hypothesized, men scored significantly higher onthe overall male script than women. However, there was almost no difference between men andwomen’s scores on the overall female script.
Men have more gender pressure than women. It can be argued that men have more social pressure in general.
Male inequality, explained by an expert, Richard Reeves, Big Think
Jan 4, 2023
Modern males are struggling. Author Richard Reeves outlines the three major issues boys and men face and shares possible solutions.
Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to some people, and maybe ridiculous to others, considering that discussions on gender disparities tend to focus on the structural challenges faced by girls and women, not boys and men.
But long-term data reveal a clear and alarming trend: In recent decades, American men have been faring increasingly worse in many areas of life, including education, workforce participation, skill acquisition, wages, and fatherhood.
Gender politics is often framed as a zero-sum game: Any effort to help men takes away from women. But in his 2022 book Of Boys and Men, journalist and Brookings Institution scholar Richard V. Reeves argues that the structural problems contributing to male malaise affect everybody, and that shying away from these tough conversations is not a productive path forward.
About Richard Reeves: Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Future of the Middle Class Initiative and co-directs the Center on Children and Families. His Brookings research focuses on the middle class, inequality and social mobility.
ut for her acquaintance with the Martins of Abbey-Mill Farm, it must have been the whole. But the Martins occupied her thoughts a good deal; she had spent two very happy months with them, and now loved to talk of the pleasures of her visit, and describe the many comforts and wonders of the place
Ah, the seduction of the nuclear family! What parallels are there between Fanny in MP and Harriet I wonder? Additionally, Emma and Harriet are perhaps more similar than Emma realizes as both women choose marital partners with the concern of familial acquisition or preservation in the end.
exactly the something which her home required.
Like a shiny kettle! I'm more and more curious about the way Emma- however consciously- objectifies Harriet throughout the novel through the lens of both class and internalized misogyny. What Emma most valued in Harriet (at least initially) is her beauty and her mailability. Freud would probably have something to say about penis envy here honestly as the way Emma superimposes herself into Harriet's life as her keeper echoes the way Mr. Knightley administers unsolicited guidance to Emma on the basis of age and- more significantly- gender.
He had made his fortune, bought his house, and obtained his wife; and was beginning a new period of existence, with every probability of greater happiness than in any yet passed through.
Is the fact that Frank Churchill, the product of Mr. Weston's first marriage, is the effective villain a critique of imprudent marriage? Or more specifically a union that disrupts an existing family structure? By them marrying, the late Miss Churchill and Mr. Weston created a rift with her family and their son Frank Churchill will later reveal himself in this novel to be duplicitous and inattentive to familial responsibility and honor. Lends a sort of "live by the sword, die by the sword" note to a potential cause for Frank's behavior. He is also the foil to the stable patriarch Mr. Knightley presents in that sense. In some ways, Emma chooses family above all else by marrying Mr. Knightley. Especially as it is also understood that- realistically- her sole friend will be largely unavailable to her at the end of the novel when neither of them are single women any longer- and due to class separation now that Emma has admitted Harriet is not a secret lady of nobility. What also does it mean that Emma so struggles with what could be equitable relationships- moreso with Jane Fairfax who she envies- but is more comfortable in the patriarchal oversight of Knightley?
whether he knows it or not, the intellec-tual workman forms his own self as he works towards theperfection of his craft.
Here Mills seems to be defining (in 1952) an "intellectual workman" as an academic, but he doesn't go as broad as a more modern "knowledge worker" (2022) which includes those who broadly do thinking in industry as well as in academia. His older phrase also has a more gendered flavor to it that knowledge worker doesn't have now.
a few years later our founding fathers wrote another document they started this one with words we the people of the United States this of course is the preamble to the Constitution
The speaker goes on to describe the inherent inequities in the U.S. Constitution, which also says "we the people". Notably, the lack of rights for women (pointing out "51 gender specific male pronouns"), no mention of natives, and counting Africans as three-fifths.
Victor, S. E., Trieu, T. H., & Seymour, N. (2021). LGBTQ+ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Testing mechanisms and moderators of risk. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3famu
She introduces a phenomenon she calls the "double bind for men" (232). Her explanation makes use of the more documented female double bind which is created by sexual object/prey stereotypes of women, and reduces women to choosing between being considered either a "virgin" or a "whore." In Serano's male double bind, the options are between "nice guy" and "asshole."
Williams' model helps us see how racial marking becomes desirable to white geeks: if suffering equals virtue and moral superiority, then the virtue of a marked identity type (black, female, gay, disabled) can be reduced to how much one suffers for it. Here is also the key to why our analysis reads geeks primarily as straight white men. The anxieties of the straight white male geek's identity are transformed into the authenticating devices that paradoxically make him a moral hero in a postmodern world in which an unmarked and untroubled straight white male hero would normally be out of place.
What were (or still are) the relative attitudes towards issues related to gender at our respective institutions? What did the students at our respective institutions think about the gender issues of their day? We take particular focus on trans, queer, and women’s issues where they arise.
Viewing group 2's project pitch, I believe that this group and my group (group 1) share a similar research question with some distinct variations. In group 1, we plan to go through the digital collections as well as publications from institutions that our members attend to find out about the students' attitude towards women during different gender discrimination eras. Meanwhile, this group covers a broader range of research in the study of genders. I am impressed with the meticulous explanation of the timeline that this group narrows down and also with the media that the group bases on for their sources of research. I hope that the research will be a success and I can learn new, interesting aspect of group 2's research to apply on my group's future research.
I strongly suspect myself of thinking as the rest of the world think in this matter–except in the case of Rachel Verinder. The self-dependence in her character, was one of its virtues in my estimation;
More of a positive tone towards Rachel's independence than Betteredge's; does not imply that Rachel should change to become more dependent. Still, both Bruff and Betteredge see Rachel's self-sufficiency as contradictory to her gender.
Related site with content based on this article: https://history.uconn.edu/taking-the-trade/#
Charting the COVID-19 spread: How Australia is faring. (2020, March 16). ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-cases-data-reveals-how-covid-19-spreads-in-australia/12060704
It was a quiet plea to be left alone.
Or was it a quiet plea that people can figure things out without hard rules and signs?
Q also used the boys’ bathroom, which led to problems with other boys.
What were the problems with the other boys?
Mehta, N., Rezaei, S., Puthillam, A., & Kapoor, H. (2022). Impact of Partisanship on Mobility in India during COVID-19. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/p2jk6
ReconfigBehSci. (2021, March 18). EMA rules AZ ‘safe and effective’ and benefits outweigh risks... [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1372584269529419776
EU DisinfoLab. (2021, March 9). 🗣️In this week’s #IWD2021 update: We highlight initiatives promoting gender equality and women safeguarding our digital information ecosystem. We also acknowledging the rise in online GBV and the threat of gendered disinformation. ▶️https://disinfo.eu/outreach/our-newsletter/disinfo-update-09-03-2021 #WomeninOSINT [Tweet]. @DisinfoEU. https://twitter.com/DisinfoEU/status/1369198151639441411
baseball
For a long time, Austen's use of the word baseball in Northanger Abbey was cited as its first appearance in the English language. But as this episode from the podcast The Thing About Austen explains, this was a mistake. Co-hosts Zan Cammack (she/her) and Diane Neu (she/her) address past speculation regarding Austen's role in the invention of this word, while providing illuminating historical context about Regency sports (Did Austen's contemporaries play baseball?), gender (Was it socially acceptable for women to play cricket and baseball?), and the supposed "all-American" game (If it was common in Britain, when did baseball makes its way into American national identity?).!
The study’s authors suggest that this discrepancy may emerge fromdifferences in boys’ and girls’ experience: boys are more likely to play withspatially oriented toys and video games, they note, and may become morecomfortable making spatial gestures as a result. Another study, this oneconducted with four-year-olds, reported that children who were encouraged togesture got better at rotating mental objects, another task that draws heavily onspatial-thinking skills. Girls in this experiment were especially likely to benefitfrom being prompted to gesture.
The gender-based disparity of spatial thinking skills between boys and girls may result from the fact that at an early age boys are more likely to play with spatially oriented toys and video games. Encouraging girls to do more spatial gesturing at an earlier age can dramatically close this spatial thinking gap.
Results showed that men prefer working with things and women prefer working with people, producing a large effect size (d = 0.93) on the Things-People dimension.
F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE. (2022, February 4). If you, like me, are “skipping ahead” during the ACIP meeting re: Moderna vaccine—This slide really drives home the benefit / risk paradigm among the group at highest risk of myocarditis (men 18-35). 2 million shots = 1903 avoided hospitalizations, and 68 myocarditis cases. Https://t.co/3nzWXGXyD1 [Tweet]. @fperrywilson. https://twitter.com/fperrywilson/status/1489649379979972609
Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.
most prominent within the sphere of the family household.
Even though customary law may not enforce these practices, they persist nonetheless
Muth, A., Vermeer, A. L., Terenzi, D., & Park, S. Q. (2021). The impact of diet and lifestyle on wellbeing during COVID-19-lockdown. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/erta5
Jannot, A.-S., Countouris, H., Straaten, A. V., Burgun, A., Katsahian, S., & Rance, B. (2021). Low-income neighbourhood was a key determinant of severe COVID-19 incidence during the first wave of the epidemic in Paris. J Epidemiol Community Health, 75(12), 1143–1146. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-216068
Part of the reason "race" & "gender" as identities make people so angry (aside from those people being comemierdas) is that they're used as immutable characteristics visible from the outside -b/c the State really, really wants them to be- while they are, scientifically, not.
ReconfigBehSci. (2021, July 6). RT @mvankerkhove: I’m struggling with how best to stress how fragile the global situation is, so I’ll be blunt: Each week >2.6 million cas… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1412416348676820992
Hansmann, R., Fritz, L., Pagani, A., Clément, G., & Binder, C. R. (2021). Activities, Housing Situation and Other Factors Influencing Psychological Strain Experienced During the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Switzerland. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 735293. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.735293
Shih, S.-F., Wagner, A. L., Masters, N. B., Prosser, L. A., Lu, Y., & Zikmund-Fisher, B. J. (2021). Vaccine Hesitancy and Rejection of a Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus in the United States. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 558270. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.558270
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Queer theory scholars have developed theories which suggest that gender is fluid, flexible and subject to change.
My assumptions of understanding gender is one of the reason why I took this subject. I am aware of my low level of knowledge and awareness in this area. I felt after the first weeks reading and this sentence it awakened a change in the way I view gender. As I have always viewed gender as Male or Female.
Anyone have similar or different reflections?
With an increase from 8% in 2011 to 11.2% as of September 30, 2020, thyssenkrupp achieved a significant improvement in this area, even though the target of 15% was not achieved.
Manual - Gender Equality
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Agarwala, Hemlata, and Sandeep Kaur-Ghumaan. ‘Agarwala and Ghumaan_Covid-19_Impact of Covid-19 on Women in South Asia’. PsyArXiv, 23 July 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6ycqz.
Nine of 10 of House Republicans will be white men, calculates David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report, compared to just over one-third of House Democrats.
117th Congress
I am alone in the castle with those awful women. Faugh! Mina is a woman, and there is nought in common.
These women are separate from their gender and different creatures from Mina.
that they did dare much for her sake.
The whole endeavor to kill Dracula is framed to save Mina, not England, and not the world.
One of the saddles has a movable horn, and can be easily adapted for Mina, if required.
“This is what I can give into the hotch-pot.” I could not but note the quaint legal phrase which she used in such a place, and with all seriousness.
Using a professional legal term.
It
Also done in the Gazette, the child is genderless.
It was the doubt as to the reality of the whole thing that knocked me over. I felt impotent, and in the dark, and distrustful. But, now that I know, I am not afraid, even of the Count.
This affirms his sanity and his intelligence, therefore his manhood.
I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit
She is not putting up with the sexism.
Ah, then you have good memory for facts, for details? It is not always so with young ladies.” “No, doctor, but I wrote it all down at the time. I can show it to you if you like.”
Mina admits here that she falls short of male expectations, a fraught memory, but she makes up for it by recording her days, a male activity.
rthur was saying that he felt since then as if they two had been really married and that she was his wife in the sight of God. None of us said a word of the other operations, and none of us ever shall.
This would make all 4 men wed to Lucy, although since Arthur was first his would be the most respected. The others would be illegal and immoral. However, even without the legalities of marriage they are all bound to Lucy.
Kiss me
Seducing him like the women did to Jonathan. We've never seen this side of Lucy before her transformation.
His very heart was bleeding, and it took all the manhood of him—and there was a royal lot of it, too—to keep him from breaking down
Seward has already broken down crying.
You are a man, and it is a man we want
Even though Lucy is a woman and therefore a woman's blood would be best for her health they think that a man's blood will offer her more strength.
You were only student then; now you are master,
Similar relationship as Lucy and Mina, student and teacher, except Lucy and Mina wouldn't be expected to become academics. They leave school to do household and other womanly duties.
Mina Harker
Name has changed to Jonathan's, they are now one and bonded.
Some of the “New Women” writers will some day start an idea that men and women should be allowed to see each other asleep before proposing or accepting. But I suppose the New Woman won’t condescend in future to accept; she will do the proposing herself. And a nice job she will make of it, too!
Mina knows that women's roles are changing. Though she is progressive for the time she does so safely, these women go even further and are judged.
It was better to die like a man; to die like a sailor in blue water no man can object. But I am captain, and I must not leave my ship.
Here the captain faces conflicting values. His job requires him to go down with his ship but his manhood asks that he not die by a hand like Dracula's.
Monster, give me my child!
How a woman is expected to act, to dare to fight Dracula himself to protect her child
there was a gasp and a low wail, as of a half-smothered child
Since women are supposed to have a motherly instinct this shows that these spectres are no longer women and no longer human.
just touching and pausing there.
Whole experience is very sensuous in a way encounters with Dracula can not be for Jonathan and in a way other women of this novel are not described.
Your girls that you all love are mine already; and through them you and others shall yet be mine—my creatures, to do my bidding and to be my jackals when I want to feed.
She has man’s brain—a brain that a man should have were he much gifted—and a woman’s heart.
We women have something of the mother in us that makes us rise above smaller matters when the mother-spirit is invoked
Which is what makes Lucy attack of children so repulsive and clearly against her nature.
I suppose there is something in woman’s nature that makes a man free to break down before her and express his feelings on the tender or emotional side without feeling it derogatory to his manhood
sweet-faced, dainty-looking girl
Woman. She's likely older than Lucy after all.
The sweetness was turned to adamantine, heartless cruelty, and the purity to voluptuous wantonness
She has gone from innocent object of affection to sexual temptress
just as a woman does. I tried to be stern with him, as one is to a woman under the circumstances; but it had no effect. Men and women are so different in manifestations of nervous strength or weakness!
Once again we went through that ghastly operation.
Now all 4 men have transferred blood to Lucy.
A brave man’s blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble
Have not heard from Seward for three days, and am terribly anxious. Cannot leave. Father still in same condition. Send me word how Lucy is. Do not delay.—Holmwood.
The bond of these men takes precedence over their love for Lucy. Male relationships were very important during this time and thought to be the strongest bond.
you can’t trust wolves no more nor women
Both used by Dracula
She charm me, and for her, if not for you or disease, I come.
Lucy's ability to charm men is responsible for the interest they take in her case. Seward, Arthur, and Morris are all dedicated to protecting her due to their love and even Van Helsing remains dedicated.
lady journalists
I want to keep up with Jonathan’s studies, and I have been practising shorthand very assiduously.
She wishes to be equal in both work and intelligence to her future husband.
been simply overwhelmed with work. The life of an assistant schoolmistress
A modern woman who works but in a still female-dominated profession and where society expects her to be.
This man belongs to me
Very homoerotic.
Mem., get recipe for Mina.
Bring cultures and ideas from East to West. Also expectation for Mina to cook though Jonathan has experience with the dish.
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He had never before seen or imagined a woman of the Party with cosmetics on her face. The improvement in her appearance was startling. With just a few dabs of colour in the right places she had become not only very much prettier, but, above all, far more feminine. Her short hair and boyish overalls merely added to the effect. As he took her in his arms a wave of synthetic violets flooded his nostrils. He remembered the half-darkness of a basement kitchen, and a woman's cavernous mouth. It was the very same scent that she had used; but at the moment it did not seem to matter. 'Scent too!' he said. 'Yes, dear, scent too. And do you know what I'm going to do next? I'm going to get hold of a real woman's frock from somewhere and wear it instead of these bloody trousers. I'll wear silk stockings and high-heeled shoes! In this room I'm going to be a woman, not a Party comrade.'
defining what it is to be a woman? problematic, but interesting.
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This is what happened when 125 participants were given $500/month over two years to see what would happen.
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