Archive for March, 2010

We’ve talked about Google Summer of Code a few times already this week (see some projects who want our readers to apply, and Terri’s tips on making your application great). Applications are now open and ...

This is an Ask a Geek Feminist question for our commenters. What interventions do you recommend pro-feminist male geeks make in their workplaces? If you could get the guy geeks on your side to agitate ...

Like a lot of people, I think, I became an instant convert to the cult of Sady when I read her 13 Ways of Looking at Liz Lemon last week. I’m a big 30 Rock ...

This post is following on from Melissa’s post, and particularly inspired by a comment in moderation, which I am not sure whether she will approve or not, which defends “hardcore geeks” (presumed to never be ...

There’s a trend in geekdoms whereby after some visibility-enhancing event or incident some dudes notice that there are women participating in their geekdom (liek omg rly?!). With best intents and all, these dudes go off ...

This is an Ask a Geek Feminist question for our commenters. In my day job, I’m the teacher librarian at an independent (private) high school in the Midwest. I’m a geek myself, but more along ...

Anita Sarkeesian over at Feminist Frequency just posted a vid critiquing the gender imbalance in video games, to the Flight of the Conchords song “Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor”. It’s inspired by sloanesomething’s ...