Association of Women's Studies » Interesting http://www.ucoaws.com Fri, 14 May 2010 00:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Out-of-Body Image – Ms. Magazine http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/out-of-body-image-ms-magazine/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/out-of-body-image-ms-magazine/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:41 +0000 Lauren http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/out-of-body-image-ms-magazine/ Ms. Magazine | Out-of-Body Image | spring 2008 Out-of-Body ImageSelf-objectification-seeing ourselves through others’ eyes-impairs women’s body image, mental health, motor skills and even sex lives

By Caroline Heldman

girls are taught: your body is a project that needs work before you can attract others. Boys are taught: your body is a tool to master the environment.

]]> Ms. Magazine | Out-of-Body Image | spring 2008
Out-of-Body Image
Self-objectification-seeing ourselves through others’ eyes-impairs women’s body image, mental health, motor skills and even sex lives

By Caroline Heldman

girls are taught: your body is a project that needs work before you can attract others. Boys are taught: your body is a tool to master the environment.

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/out-of-body-image-ms-magazine/feed/ 0 "Stop Fat Talk" video http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/stop-fat-talk-video/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/stop-fat-talk-video/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:24:51 +0000 Lauren http://ucoaws.wordpress.com/?p=147

Thanks to AnyBody for linking to this great video.

]]>

Thanks to AnyBody for linking to this great video.

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/stop-fat-talk-video/feed/ 0 The importance of “talking the talk”: male feminists and visibility – Hugo Schwyzer http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/the-importance-of-%e2%80%9ctalking-the-talk%e2%80%9d-male-feminists-and-visibility-hugo-schwyzer/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/the-importance-of-%e2%80%9ctalking-the-talk%e2%80%9d-male-feminists-and-visibility-hugo-schwyzer/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:58:59 +0000 Lauren http://ucoaws.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/the-importance-of-%e2%80%9ctalking-the-talk%e2%80%9d-male-feminists-and-visibility-hugo-schwyzer/ I learned early a basic truth that I repeat to my students and my mentees every chance I get: the acid test of a man who claims the mantle of feminism (whether he calls himself a feminist or a “feminist ally” isn’t particularly relevant) is not how only how he treats women, but how he [...]]]>

I learned early a basic truth that I repeat to my students and my mentees every chance I get: the acid test of a man who claims the mantle of feminism (whether he calls himself a feminist or a “feminist ally” isn’t particularly relevant) is not how only how he treats women, but how he deals with the men in his life. Feminist men need to be able to be vocal allies of women even when there are no women around; in all-male and mixed settings, male feminists have a special obligation to stand against misogyny. If that’s too scary to do in “real life”, it surely isn’t too much to ask in the world of the blogosphere, where nasty language doesn’t carry with it the threat of imminent physical violence.


Read the full article here

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/the-importance-of-%e2%80%9ctalking-the-talk%e2%80%9d-male-feminists-and-visibility-hugo-schwyzer/feed/ 0 Sixteen hours per week: boys, girls, video games, and expectations – Hugo Schwyzer http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/sixteen-hours-per-week-boys-girls-video-games-and-expectations-hugo-schwyzer/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/sixteen-hours-per-week-boys-girls-video-games-and-expectations-hugo-schwyzer/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:28:25 +0000 Lauren http://ucoaws.wordpress.com/?p=122 Amanda at Pandagon linked last week to this summary of a study from the journal Sex Roles, reporting that college-aged women spent considerably less time playing video games than their male counterparts. No surprise there, but the key explanation for the discrepancy is chilling:

“Our findings suggest that one reason women play fewer games than men [...]]]>

Amanda at Pandagon linked last week to this summary of a study from the journal Sex Roles, reporting that college-aged women spent considerably less time playing video games than their male counterparts. No surprise there, but the key explanation for the discrepancy is chilling:

“Our findings suggest that one reason women play fewer games than men is because they are required to fulfill more obligatory activities, leaving them less available leisure time,” said Jillian Winn of MSU’s Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, and one of the co-authors of the study.

Read the full article here

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/sixteen-hours-per-week-boys-girls-video-games-and-expectations-hugo-schwyzer/feed/ 0 Words are not fists – Hugo Schwyzer http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/words-are-not-fists/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/words-are-not-fists/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:27:13 +0000 Lauren http://ucoaws.wordpress.com/?p=101 Hugo Schwyzer has a great article on the ways men use to deflect feminist anger:

There’s a conscious purpose to this sort of behavior. Joking about getting beaten up (or putting on the football helmet) sends a message to young women in the classroom: “Tone it down. Take care of the men and their [...]]]> Hugo Schwyzer has a great article on the ways men use to deflect feminist anger:

There’s a conscious purpose to this sort of behavior. Joking about getting beaten up (or putting on the football helmet) sends a message to young women in the classroom: “Tone it down. Take care of the men and their feelings. Don’t scare them off, because too much impassioned feminism is scary for guys.”

Read the article here

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/words-are-not-fists/feed/ 0 15 Sexist Vintage Ads – Oddee.com http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/15-sexist-vintage-ads-oddee-com/ http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/15-sexist-vintage-ads-oddee-com/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:46:52 +0000 Lauren http://ucoaws.wordpress.com/?p=98 Read the article here.

]]>
Read the article here.

]]> http://www.ucoaws.com/interesting/15-sexist-vintage-ads-oddee-com/feed/ 0