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[from amaah] Sworn to virginity and living as men in Albania
Sworn virgins became the patriarchs of their families, with all the trappings of male authority, by swearing to remain virgins for the rest of their lives. The ritual was a form of self-empowerment for rural women living in a desperately poor and macho co
/etc 2008 [Amsterdam 25-31 May] | Eclectic Tech Carnival
The Eclectic Tech Carnival (aka /ETC) is a gathering of women interested in technology. The event is held once a year, each time in a venue where there has been an interest hosting it.
[from bushwald] The Feminine Critique - After all these years, we've confirmed that we treat women as lessers...but have yet to do enough about it
"[These studies] gives women absolutely no way to 'fight back.' 'Most of what we learn shows that the problem is with the perception, not with the woman,' he said, "and that it is not the problem of an individual, it's a problem of a corporation.'"
[from amaah] Men only? You must be joking
On another occasion, when Lady Astor was hosting a costumed ball, Churchill asked what disguise she would recommend for him. She said: "Why don't you come sober, Mr Prime Minister?"
[from bushwald] Ypulse: Media for the Next Generation
"As long as teen tastes continue drive pop culture, and as long as the mass media rejects the reality of women aging, we'll all be in a state of arrested development."
[from amaah] Board won't relent for breast-feeding mother
the board's manager wrote that the disabilities act "does not cover temporary conditions, such as pregnancy. . . . Furthermore, lactation, breast-feeding and breast pumping are not disabilities as defined by the ADA. hmm, women in the workplace
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women in open source & free software communities
[from bushwald] D: Time Inc. CEO Anne Moore On Magazines And The Internet
Nice comments on women's reading patterns, media consumption in general, video, and online ads.
Violet Blue: Web Celebs and My Rainbow-Flag Bikini
"Only four women made the list, and TWiT's lineup this week of LaPorte, John Dvorak, Patrick Norton and Robert Heron had little nice to say about the list or about the women on it. The whole podcast has an old-techie Moose Lodge feel to it"
[from notmuch] Anal Sex Is Increasingly Popular in the Hetero World -- Every couple of years, another once-scandalous sex taboo starts making its way toward the commonplace. A decade ago, blow jobs were what people whispered about; then three-ways became
This is what shrinks say. I don't know. Btw. Cornflakes were orginally invented to counteract this by mister Kellog. http://reddit.com/info/x0q0/comments
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