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• On Being A Bit Of A Stereotype

  It’s not exactly a secret that social work is an extremely gendered profession. About 86% of MSW students are women, and the percentage of licensed social... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [in Brief] CFI Board’s Statement on the #Wiscfi Controversy

  The CFI Board of Directors has released their statement on the controversy surrounding Dr. Ron Lindsay’s opening remarks at the Women in Secularism conference. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [guest Post] Undigging the Hole: FOFISSAMO

  While I continue to recover from what I did to myself to celebrate finishing college, CaitieCat is back with some advice about apologizing.So you’re in a mess. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “I’m the REAL Skeptic”: On Begging the Question

  Things you need to stop doing in debates: framing your position as “rational/skeptical” and the opposing position as not “rational/skeptical. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Depression and the Lie of the “Real Self”

  [Content note: depression and suicide]Mitchell of Research To Be Done has a fantastic post up about this idea that when you’re on psychiatric medications, you’r... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Harassment Is Not An Isolated Incident

  The reason it’s so hard to get people to take harassment seriously is because it looks so different from the outside than from the inside.Here’s an example... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [guest Post] Dictionary Arguments, and Why They Suck

  CaitieCat, a frequent and awesome commenter around here, has a guest postIIt’s not news to any activist for any cause that people just love to whip out... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Letter to the CFI Board of Directors

  This was sent to the CFI Board of Directors today as they prepare to meet this week to discuss the controversy surrounding Dr. Ron Lindsay’s opening remarks at... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Yes, Activists Have Doubts Too, And Also Criticism Is A Process (A Rant About Tw...

  

  I was avoiding my statistics homework today and found this comic on Tumblr, by an art student named Alyssa Korea:This really resonated with me, for various... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Guy Leaves Internet For A Year, Finds That That Doesn’t Solve All His Problems

  A writer named Paul Miller has done what most people could probably only dream of–he completely unplugged from the Internet for an entire year, hoping to find... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [interview] Greta Christina on Writing Dirty Stories

  

  [Content note: BDSM]Greta Christina has a new book of kinky erotic stories out. It’s called Bending and I read it and it’s great. So I interviewed her about... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Small Things You Can Do To Improve Mental Health In Your Community

  [Content note: suicide, mental illness]A few weeks ago Northwestern lost yet another student to suicide. There’s been pressure building all year for improved... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Useful and Not-So-Useful Definitions of Racism

  Richard Dawkins, whose Twitter feed never fails to amuse, has lately been discussing racism–specifically, against white people:[Here's the link in case you can'... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “It’s Not About Gender.”

  

  Loggerhead sea turtle. Credit: Upendra KandaSea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea) are found in all of the world’s oceans except the Arctic. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Assorted Thoughts on Women in Secularism 2

  

  Last post about Women in Secularism (for now), I promise!I just wanted to give a quick overview of how things went since I couldn’t do much over the weekend... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [guest Post] Hello from a Severely Disenchanted Former Democrat

  While I’m in DC, here’s a guest post from my friend Andy, who wrote this after he received yet another letter from the Democratic Party asking for donations. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] What the Secular Movement Can Learn from Other Social...

  

  After just four hours of sleep, I’m back to blogging. This is a panel with Debbie Goddard, Carrie Poppy, Desiree Schell, and Greta Christina, and moderated by... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] Secularism: A Right and Demand of Women Worldwide

  

  Next up is Maryam Namazie, a blogger and activist who’s been involved with tons of secular organizations: Equal Rights Now, the One Law for All Campaign... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] The History of Atheism, Feminism, and the Science of Brains

  

  Now up: Jennifer Michael Hecht, a poet and author of three books about history. She has a PhD in the history of science from Columbia, and teaches at the New... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [#wiscfi Liveblog] Why the Lost History of Secular Women Matters Today

  

  Susan Jacoby is up! She is a journalist and author who’s written a bunch of awesome books, including The Age of American Unreason, which I recently read. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES