Tag Archives: gender
International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day. I’m not certain what the point of the day is. I’ve been trying to open the official website for the movement but it’s not working. … Continue reading
All jokes aside….
Just now as I opened my computer I unwittingly spotted a sexist remark on facebook that I couldn’t help but share with you. Stephen’s account was open in a firefox … Continue reading
What do you do in a day?
This week a couple of people have asked me that fated question, “so what do you do in a day?” I do appreciate the interest, but the question also makes … Continue reading
Lausanne doesn’t love Jozi
Next week in Cape Town the Lausanne 2010 conference is taking place. If you’re thinking “isn’t Lausanne that city in Switzerland where they make decisions about the Olympics” then you’re … Continue reading
She’s taken my job
Over the last 24 hours something has happened to the portrait of Australian society that is altogether unprecedented. I, and my fellow countrymen and women are now the subjects of … Continue reading
Boys, boys, boys
Remember my homeschooling friend with the questionable theology and very large family who writes the blog inashoe? I wrote about her on the 10th of May. Though we shared the … Continue reading
Baby minefields
Since I wrote the post ‘Stupid Pregnant Woman’ on May 11 I have tried to be less prickly, and all in all a nicer, needier pregnant woman. 13 days have … Continue reading
Willing women, frustrated men
As alluded to yesterday, today’s blog post will be about another sexist stereotype that pervades society and which I take great offense to (after today I promise I will ease … Continue reading
Stupid, pregnant woman
I am probably going to regret this post. In a few weeks I will probably also regret the way I have spent the last 8 months being determined to be … Continue reading
Boy or girl? What say you…..
Since living in South Africa flirting has become my ally in dealing with everyday situations. As well as getting married and knocked up (in that order) in the first 18 … Continue reading
