March 2011
11 posts
“…men perceive women as dominating a discussion when they contribute as little as 30% of the talk, a finding supported by other research (Herring, Johnson & DiBenedetto, 1992). Spender explains this finding by observing that since it is the “natural order of things” for women to contribute significantly less to a group discussion than their male counterparts, women are then thought of as dominating the discussion when they participate at anything beyond that minimal level. Another relevant finding was reported as regards the value placed on women’s contributions to mixed gender discussions. Specifically, Herring, Johnson and DiBenedetto (1992) found that both men and women responded more to comments made and questions posed by men, thereby suggesting a recognition of the more powerful status of men in the group overall (Stewart & Shields, 1997).”
—Communication: Policy, Power, and Participation , by: Stella Shields and Concetta Stewart
LGBTQ 30 Day Challenge →
sincerelymaarky.tumblr.com
· Day 1 - Your sexual orientation or gender identity. Be creative in your definition.
· Day 2 - Did you have any experiences as a child that might have foreshadowed your sexuality?
· Day 3 - How old were you when you knew? What was that like for you?
· Day 4 - The first person you came out to and that story.
· Day 5 - Thoughts regarding inner turmoil about your sexuality; Did you have any? Did it escalate to self-injury or suicidal thoughts?
· Day 6 - Did you face any problems regarding religion?
· Day 7 - How your parents took it or how you think they might take it.
· Day 8 - What do you think the closet or being closeted means to you?
· Day 9 - What do you think about LGBT Pride? Is it helpful or hurtful? Encouraged or unnecessary?
· Day 10 - What does marriage mean to you?
· Day 11 - Your favorite LGBT book (or one you’d like to read).
· Day 12 - Your favorite LGTB movie (or one you’d like to see).
· Day 13 - Your favorite LGBT role model/celebrity.
· Day 14 - Your favorite LGBT song or artist.
· Day 15 - Your favorite LGBT quote.
· Day 16 - A picture from your first LGBT relationship or of your first LGBT crush.
· Day 17 - Your first experience with an LGBT organization or event (Day of Silence, Pride, etc).
· Day 18 - Something about the LGBTQ community you don’t understand or have a question about.
· Day 19 - Butch or Femme?
· Day 20 - Maureen or Joanne? (Or your favorite LGBTQ show or queer-positive show).
· Day 21 - Political LGBT issue that is closest to you or affects you most.
· Day 22 - An LGBT image that makes you smile.
· Day 23 - An LGBT image that makes you cry or makes you angry.
· Day 24 - The stupidest argument/comment you’ve heard about gay people or an LGBT issue.
· Day 25 - The LGBT slur you hate most or if you’ve taken back a slur and used it as a definition, ie queer or fag.
· Day 26 - Your favorite gay joke (we all need to laugh at ourselves).
· Day 27 - Your favorite LGBT blog/tumblr/site.
· Day 28 - Write a letter to someone. It can be a coming out letter or a letter regarding how you hate their homophobia or whatnot. You don’t have to send it.
· Day 29 - SHOUT SOMETHING! IT CAN BE HAPPY AND ABOUT PRIDE OR ABOUT WHY YOU HATE HOMOPHOBIA!
· Day 30 - Anything LGBT you’d like to end this on.
Would you followers out there in Tumblrville like me to do this and get to know me better?
Are Educational Materials Challenging Or Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes? →
jezebel.com
Andi S.-R. noticed an interesting segment in a German textbook used to teach English. In the last few years, 12th-grade English classes have started including a section about gender, so textbooks have added chapters on the topic. Andi found a supplement from Klett, one of the major German publishers of educational materials, provided a supplement for covering gender that included a brainstorming exercises. While the idea was to foster discussion about gender stereotypes, Andi questions whether the sample comments provided as examples would help with that goal or would prime students to focus on stereotypical behavior by providing it as a model…
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Victory! Ministry of Justice Agrees to ‘Corrective’ Rape Activists’ Demands →
news.change.org
In late November, thousands of us were horrified by ‘corrective rape’, the increasingly common South African hate crime in which men rape lesbian women to ‘turn’ them straight or ‘cure’ them of their sexual orientation.
A tiny group of lesbian activists hiding out in the townships of Cape Town called us to action, and in the 100 or so days since, tens of thousands from 163 countries around the world join in to demand action on ‘corrective rape’, making it the largest Change.org campaign of all time.
