Posts tagged ‘politics’

Four inspiring women have left us in the space of the past week. Diana Wynne Jones, acclaimed British fantasy author, lost her life on Saturday at 76. Ms. Jones’s work is critically acclaimed. Several of her ...

Call For Participation: Spectral Amoebas – A Blog Carnival about Asexuality and the Autism Spectrum: We are asexual bloggers on the autistic spectrum who want to explore the intersection between autistic and asexual identities. The ...

Chemistry and danger and pretty colours! All the ingredients of the perfect geek hobby. Have you seen Lauredhel’s series on soapmaking? The Setup, The Making, The Day After, Finis. She also runs a community for ...

A friend of mine submitted this out of season for Ask a Geek Feminist. The benefits of friendship, huh? Here we go: I want to donate money to a group that influences politics in a ...

(Cross-posted from my personal blog.) It should be no surprise that I am thrilled – nay, bubbling over with effervescent happiness – that Elena Kagan was confirmed today to the U.S. Supreme Court. As of ...

Via yvi, who points out problems with the Pirate Party’s stance on gender equality. Sources are in German, but she writes: Basic summary: “We don’t need to talk about gender equality in our party because ...

When I look around my Google Reader feeds, I see so many insightful, intelligent political and technical blogs by women, but hardly any by men. For instance, I read Shakesville every day for US and ...