The Politics of Packing: Suitcases, Sexism and Gender Roles
The time for spring vacations is here, which means a series of different things in my online and offline circles: …
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Marked Men: Taking A Bath Whilst A Being A Bloke
Well, that’s one fewer thing I need to worry about. According to the packing of these bathing products, I can …
The Battle of the Sexes: Metaphor and Violence
Yesterday I heard a TV presenter use the phrase “the Battle of the Sexes” yet again. It’s a set of …
He Knows Me Better Than I Know Myself: Don’t Tell The Bride and Gender
I’ve only been married a year, so I’m hardly in a position to start making pronouncements on the subject. I …
We Don’t Need Defending, Thanks: Being A Young, White, British Man
Apparently I am a media scapegoat. Young, white, British men are “the most derided group in Britain”, according to an …
“That’s what I’m looking for, sweetheart” – The Hunger Games, Sexuality and Media
When I first read The Hunger Games a year or so ago, I was expecting a critique of modern media …
November 19th, Actually: International Men’s Day
International Men’s Day took place this last week. It’s the 19th of November, a date more usually known on Twitter …
Marilyn and Charlotte: On Women and Wallpaper
This image has been providing some amusement, amid the disbelief, on Twitter recently. It’s difficult to imagine many more dramatic …
Knee Socks and Libraries: The Sexualisation of Educated Women
The academic year is about to start in earnest, and along with all the lecture schedules, seminar timetables and module …
Wifework and the University
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the idea of “wifework”, the term Susan Maushart uses for the hidden work …
