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I always thought my friend Sarah summed up the appeal of My Little Pony the best:  Once you believe in rainbow-coloured ponies who can talk, there isn't much limit to your imagination.

Re-post: OMG, Ponies! (Or… my love affair with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

I always thought my friend Sarah summed up the appeal of My Little Pony the best: Once you believe in rainbow-coloured ponies who can talk, there isn’t much limit to your imagination.

Jan 26 · by Terri · (1)
This week's Wednesday Geek Woman is Esther Orozco, cell biologist, winner of the 1997 Pasteur medal, and a 2006 laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.

Wednesday Geek Woman: Esther Orozco, cell biologist and politician

This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Esther Orozco, cell biologist, winner of the 1997 Pasteur medal, and a 2006 laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.

Jan 25 · by Guest Blogger · (0)
Re-post: On being harassed: a little GF history and some current events

Re-post: On being harassed: a little GF history and some current events

During the December/January slowdown, Geek Feminism is re-publishing some of our highlights from last year. This post originally appeared on October 13, 2011. Trigger warning for discussion of and graphic examples of threatening online harassment. ...

Jan 20·by Skud·(1)
This week's Wednesday Geek Women are Joanmarie Diggs, self-taught programmer and contributor to Orca; Máirín Duffy, interaction designer at Red Hat; Jessica McKellar, organiser of the Boston Python Workshops; and Stormy Peters, the Head of Developer Engagement at Mozilla.

Wednesday Geek Women: Joanmarie Diggs, Máirín Duffy, Jessica McKellar and Stormy Peters, open source contributors

This week’s Wednesday Geek Women are Joanmarie Diggs, self-taught programmer and contributor to Orca; Máirín Duffy, interaction designer at Red Hat; Jessica McKellar, organiser of the Boston Python Workshops; and Stormy Peters, the Head of Developer Engagement at Mozilla.

Jan 18·by Guest Blogger·(0)
Nannan reminds us that just like any other Lego kits, it's only a matter of time before the kids take it apart and build something way cooler.

Lego for girls can be awesome

Nannan reminds us that just like any other Lego kits, it’s only a matter of time before the kids take it apart and build something way cooler.

Jan 16·by Terri·(2)
I knew that someone posted on this blog discussing what requirements a feminist-informed social network would have. Turns out it was me. A year on, and due to discussions around Google+, I think I have some positive requirements.

Re-post: Social networking requirements

I knew that someone posted on this blog discussing what requirements a feminist-informed social network would have. Turns out it was me. A year on, and due to discussions around Google+, I think I have some positive requirements.

Jan 16·by Mary·(4)
Open thread: Happy New Year!
Jan, 14·by Mary·(3)
Wednesday Geek Woman: Virginia Satir, ground-breaking family therapist
Jan, 11·by Guest Blogger·(6)
Re-post: Steampunk, Tech, and TARDISes: A Cosplay Tale
Jan, 07·by Courtney Stoker·(0)
Re-post: "How could they not have known?!"
Jan, 05·by Terri·(2)
Wednesday Geek Woman: E. Lucy Braun, ecologist and expert on deciduous forests
Jan, 04·by Guest Blogger·(4)
Re-post: Harassing photography and recording; ethics and policies
Jan, 03·by Mary·(0)
Yes, “Hate *Atheists*”
Jan, 02·by Guest Blogger·(9)
Quick hit: rAtheism fail
Dec, 30·by Mary·(2)
Wednesday Geek Woman: Fan Chung, leading mathematician
Dec, 28·by Mary·(0)
Re-post: The advantage of being me
Dec, 26·by Terri·(0)

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