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Why I Write “Strong Female Characters”

As someone who also tends to write “strong female characters”, I applaud this article. via Why I Write “Strong Female Characters”.

Jeff’s Take On His Platonic Friendship With Juliet (Slate)

Some people complain that only women talk about platonic friendships and that men are, essentially, faking it. Well, it ain’t always so. …

Why the Very Concept of Male-Female Friendship Makes People Uncomfortable (Slate)

It was famously said in the movie, When Harry Met Sally: Harry Burns: You realize of course that we could never be …

Can We Level the Title IX Playing Field?

Is it time to rethink how scholarships are distributed in college athletics? The head-butting between Title IX and Football has resulted in some inequities that should be addressed for the health of all college varsity sports.

Female Athletes: An Unspoken Sisterhood | BlogHer

Totally important. Female Athletes: An Unspoken Sisterhood | BlogHer.

Write Like a Man | Salon.com

It really annoys me that this is an issue still. When will the (overwhelmingly male) road-blockers stop being such poopy-heads? Why are …

The XY Problem in Sports

The spector of gender development disorder complicates things mightily when it comes to athletic competition. For one South African runner, this has created a bit of a problem.

More Summer Glau Polling

Well, around the ‘net, Summer Glau continues to impress—those of us who have been fans for years are hardly surprised…we’ve been impressed for quite a while, now.

Genderless Pronouns – Ey, Em, and Eir

English changes all the time. Our standard pronoun structure has served us well, but it does have weaknesses. It’s time that we fill the gap of not having a non-gendered pronoun. Whether in academic writing, or just because we want to be inclusively generic, ey/em/eir fit the bill easily.