In a recent blog post, Gia Milinovich responds to some of the heat she’s received for a panel she chaired for SohoSkeptics on gender. Though I don’t doubt Gia is well intentioned, her post is unfortunately filled to the brim with many misconceptions about gender stemming from what appears to be an adherence to a biological essentialist understanding of sex/gender. This post is meant to bring atten... »
Cross-posted at Queereka. A few days ago, Harriet Hall wrote a post on Science-Based Medicine titled “Gender Differences and Why They Don’t Matter So Much.” The article left a bad taste in my mouth for a number of reasons. Aside from what I feel is a gross misrepresentation of various criticisms of Michael Shermer (which I will leave to Ophelia and PZ to deal with as they see fit), the bulk of my ... »
It's Monday, LOL – Dec 09, 10:28 AM
D'oh! I fixed them both, thanks for pointing it out. – Dec 09, 10:01 AM Oops, and the Astronomical hijinks story link is broken. – Dec 09, 9:41 AM The Anita Sarkeesian story links to the Passing for white and straight story. – Dec 09, 9:39 AM
I support Buzz's the idea of creating Fillias’s Law! – Dec 08, 7:27 PM Very interesting article. Thanks! – Dec 08, 7:23 PM