Within one week, I had the misfortune to witness two instances of the kind of gender stereotyping that made me realize we haven’t really come a long way, baby. Unable to fall asleep, I tuned in to the Tonight Show on September 9. Bill Maher was being queried about the chances of Sarah Palin running [...]
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Tune in for Gender Discrimination
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Bill Maher, commercials, gender norms, media, Sarah Palin, Sexism, stereotypes, television, The Tonight Show, Tide on September 22, 2011, | 3 Comments »
The Potential of Princesses
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged Aladdin, Arabian Nights, culture, disney, ethnic diversity, Jasmine, Jordan, Kuwait, leaders, Orenstein, President, princess, Queen, Queen Rania al-Abdullah, Royalty, Scheherazade, television, Washington D.C. on May 10, 2011, | 3 Comments »
At the recent From Princess to President: Today’s Girls, Tomorrow’s Leaders event in Washington, D.C, panel speakers discussed the ill effects of princess mythology on girls. The problem isn’t with the mythology itself, the panelists said; the problem is that it is the only ideal being aggressively marketed to young girls. Princess mythology has infected [...]
The “B Word” Versus the “N Word”
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, Women's History, tagged Anderson Cooper, culture, pop culture, Schlessinger, Shirley Sherrod, television on August 27, 2010, | 12 Comments »
I’ve been listening to the commentary about Laura Schlessinger’s use of the “N word” on her radio show. Given the recent experience of Shirley Sherrod, I tracked down a copy of Schlessinger’s conversation on Anderson Cooper’s blog to listen for myself. Sclessinger tried to argue that, among black men, using the “N word” in a [...]
What to Watch Come September
Posted in Equity in the News, Women and Work, tagged Actress, television, TV on August 5, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Television programming on the big networks this fall is going to have a huge makeover —so huge that I will just give you a glimpse of the shows that may have the best female leads and supporting characters. These women highlight the realities of work-life balance. Some are in traditional roles or jobs like nursing, [...]
Beauty, Brains, and Body Image
Posted in Sexism, tagged beauty, body image, media, television, TV on July 10, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I’m a fan of Margaret Cho, so when I heard she was in the new Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, that certainly sparked my interest in the show, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. The premise centers around a model (Deb, played by Brooke D’Orsay) who dies, gets to the Pearly Gates via an escalator, [...]
Famous TV Aunt Fights Debilitating Disease
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Know My Bones, mental_floss, National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, osteoporosis, television, Women's Health on May 29, 2009, | 1 Comment »
The folks over at mental_floss recently unveiled their “8 Memorable TV Uncles,” naming a hodgepodge of characters from the hunky Uncle Jesse on Full House to the eccentric Uncle Leo from Seinfeld. At the end of the post, they opened up the dialogue. Who was missing? And they didn’t just want to hear about uncles; [...]
Angela Bassett, an Artist Breaking through Barriers
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged Actress, Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Dr. Cate Banfield, ER, Golden Globes, movies, Royal Theater Boys & Girls Club, Ruby’s Bucket of Blood, television, UNICEF, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Yale on March 11, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
When I volunteered to write about artists for women’s history month, I thought it would be easy. It turned out to be a huge learning experience, and it was harder than I thought. My artist who breaks through barriers is actor and producer, Angela Bassett. Bassett grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, raised with her [...]
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