Posts tagged ‘social media’

As Mary stated in response to my last post, flouncing on Facebook isn’t necessarily an ideal option for some of us as much as we may wish to. If you choose to stay with Facebook ...

jon asked in comments: I wonder, what would a feminist- and womanist-oriented social network look like? (We might have readers unfamiliar with the term “womanist”, if so, see Renee Martin’s I’m not a feminist (and ...

Or, more to the point, Facebook’s privacy instability is a feminist issue. [Trigger Warning: Discussion of loss of privacy and its impact on survivors of violence.] Social media is a gamble. Unless you’re using a ...

jesstess at Stemming wants to motivate programming for a twelve year old girl. Head on over and give her ideas. There’s discussion following on from Cath Elliott’s admiration of The Lord of the Rings in ...

Felicia Day is not pleased with Vanity Fair‘s condescending portrayal of herself and other female social media entrepreneurs. Role Models and Stereotypes: discussing the comparative helpfulness in attracting women to a field of both questioning ...

How the Geek Stereotype Stunts Computer Science: Lisa Grossman, writer of "Of Geeks and Girls", responds to some Hacker News comments: “The entrance fee to a computer science career is membership in geek culture, and ...