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Beware of anyone talking about your ‘hard wiring’
Published on 2010-08-25 07:46:12
Now, if you read nothing else this week, then read this: “Will Working Mothers’ Brains Explode? The Popular New Genre of Neurosexism” by Cordelia Fine. It is quite, quite perfect, as I am sure you will see from these two excerpts. .. with the buzz—phrase ‘hard wiring’ comes an extraordinary insistence on locating social pressures [...]
I spied while sipping my cup of tea today
Published on 2010-08-24 07:28:41
Notice something about the illustration accompanying this article titled “Diversity of voices enriches system”, an article about the optimism we should all be feeling about the likely hung parliament resulting from the recent Australian federal election? The diversity of voices, or their arms at least, all appear to belong to white men. How diverse.
Parenting is a pretty platonic business
Published on 2010-08-23 08:39:54
Lately I have been asking friends about their experiences of running hot and cold in their long-term relationships – I am nosey like that, and quite fascinated by such transitions. Why do they think it happens, how come it can flick on and off so abruptly in a perfectly happy relationship? I think my friend [...]
