Tag Archives: Education
Nothing in a vacuum: Title IX, sexual harassment and the need for cultural shift
Tweet A SYTYCB entry Title IX has given us plenty to cheer about this year. Enacted in 1972 as an amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX mandates that educational institutions and activities receiving federal funding may not discriminate on the basis of sex. The amendment is most well known for its [...]
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“Dear Dudes”
TweetHi Feministing! My name is Trevor, and I’m a dude. I don’t come from a strongly-feminist background – my mom was the only woman in the house throughout my childhood and (as I have increasingly come to find out) my dad has been pretty abusive and controlling of her for about the last 20 years [...]
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Todd Akin and the American educational system
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry So I am sure everyone has heard about GOP senate hopeful Todd Akin’s rape doesn’t result in pregnancy statement. If you haven’t, there are a number of other posts on this site that summarize the statements very well so I’m not going to go into too much detail. These comments are [...]
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The Question Is, What’s Wrong With Us?
Tweet A SYTYCB entry “What’s Wrong With A Boy Who Wears A Dress?” asked The New York Times magazine on its cover last week. Despite that the flippant headline sacrifices sensitivity for salability, at least it’s shedding light on the subject. I know so many men and boys and trans individuals who wear dresses for [...]
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What if kids could vote?