Tag Archives: Media
Book publishing’s lady problem
TweetA few weeks ago, an article by Deborah Copaken Kogan came out on The Nation. In it, Kogan, an author and former photojournalist, details her experiences in the dauntingly male-dominated world of book publishing. But wait, *cue record stop* that’s just the problem – publishing is not a male dominated world at all. There are [...]
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In the words of Chi Yvonne Leina: How I stopped grandma from ironing my budding breasts
TweetCross-posted from UN Women On World Press Freedom Day, we highlight award-winning Cameroonian journalist and blogger Chi Yvonne Leina, a correspondent for UN Women media partner World Pulse. She is the founder and coordinator of Gender Danger, a grassroots women`s organization that is fighting to end the practice of breast ironing in Cameroon. She attended [...]
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Dear ‘Gentleman Scholar’: Shaking hands with a woman is easy
TweetYou see a business associate at a conference. You meet a new co-worker at the plant. Your boss wants to meet with you for a second. But there’s a complication! The person in question is a woman. Tricky stuff. What do you do? Hold out your hand. Shake it two to three times firmly whilst [...]
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“It’s just a harmless advertisement”: On liposuction, media, and perpetuation of sexism