“Adorkable misogynists are male characters whose geeky version of
masculinity is framed as both comically pathetic and endearing,” McIntosh
says, “And it’s their status as nerdy nice guys that then lets them off
the hook for a wide range of creepy, entitled, and downright sexist
behaviors…These types of characters are shown engaging in a variety of
harassing, entitled, and sexist behavior where women are concerned. They
consistently stalk, spy on, lie to, and try to manipulate the women in
their lives. They’re overbearing, they refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer,
and they often ignore the basic tenets of consent.”
This video essay is about a gendered trope that has bothered me for years
but didn’t have a name, so I gave it one: Born Sexy Yesterday. It's a
science fiction convention in which the mind of a naive, yet highly
skilled, girl is written into the body of a mature sexualized woman. Born
sexy yesterday is about an unbalanced relationship, but it’s also very much
connected to masculinity. The subtext of the trope is rooted in a deep
seated male insecurity around experienced women and sexuality.
Note that Born Yesterday isn't meant literally. Born Sexy Yesterday can
be written literally but it doesn't have to be. If media uses a "fish out
of water" plot to frame an adult woman as an inexperience child then it
fits the trope.
Many people have engaged in cross-dressing during wartime under various circumstances and for various motives. This has been especially true of women, whether while serving as a soldier in otherwise all-male armies, while protecting themselves or disguising their identity in dangerous circumstances, or for other purposes.
Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century[1] until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight.[2] Various forms of relatively subtle differences usually enabled others to tell little boys from little girls, in codes that modern art historians are able to understand.
Sull’opportunità di rimarcare o meno le differenze di genere negli anni
della prima infanzia è stato scritto tutto e il contrario di tutto. Indipendentemente
da ciò che ognuno di noi può pensare, ancora una volta pare proprio che la storia
smentisca solide convinzioni.
This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. While the timeline primarily focuses on women involved with natural sciences such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics, it also includes women from the social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology) and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics, computer science), as well as notable science educators and medical scientists. The chronological events listed in the timeline relate to both scientific achievements and gender equality within the sciences.
This is a list of women's firsts noting the first time that a woman or
women achieved a given historical feat. A shorthand phrase for this
development is "breaking the gender barrier" or "breaking the glass
ceiling." Other terms related to the glass ceiling can be used for
specific fields related to those terms, such as "breaking the brass
ceiling" for women in the military and "breaking the stained glass
ceiling" for women clergy. Inclusion on the list is reserved for
achievements by women that have significant historical impact.
The Women in Technology International Hall of Fame was established in 1996 by Women in Technology International (WITI) to honor women who contribute to the fields of science and technology.
8 March is International Women’s Day. As in previous years, I’ve put together another edition of this series looking at underappreciated women from chemistry history.
The concept of toxic masculinity is used in academic and media discussions of masculinity to refer to certain cultural norms that are associated with harm to society and to men themselves. Traditional stereotypes of men as socially dominant, along with related traits such as misogyny and homophobia, can be considered "toxic" due in part to their promotion of violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence. The socialization of boys in patriarchal societies often normalizes violence, such as in the saying "boys will be boys" with regard to bullying and aggression.
Throughout history, women in rural Hunan Province used a coded script to express their most intimate thoughts to one another. Today, this once-“dead” language is making a comeback.