tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183159252024-03-12T21:32:58.962-05:00broad recognitionfeminist responses to sexism at YaleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-53178718145478950972009-04-23T18:38:00.002-05:002009-04-23T18:43:46.059-05:00Broads Is Dead. Long Live Broads!The new Broad Recognition is up on its feet. Look! We plan to publish monthly. Enjoy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-16140212261580267312009-03-28T11:27:00.004-05:002009-03-28T11:32:03.720-05:00The New Broad RecognitionAnnouncement! In April, Broad Recognition will be expanding into a monthly online magazine for observation, commentary, and analysis by feminists at Yale and elsewhere. We'll announce the launch here, so stay tuned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-35277181479952433722009-03-12T15:31:00.007-05:002009-03-12T17:01:39.850-05:00More Voices<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Sochiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085655902677488453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-88666686211159678912009-03-02T23:41:00.010-05:002009-03-03T00:07:11.994-05:00"Are You There, Steinem? It's Us, Yale."Something's up. Gender-neutral housing (oh, that phrase!) is at least on the grown-ups' table; a relatively sensible article about contraception didn't ruin the effect by confusing CLAY's values with a viable student health policy; and one Yale male blushingly affirmed that women are, indeed, "people" (!).Like a kid approaching puberty. Awkward, but cute.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-26635208291560933562009-02-27T16:01:00.005-05:002009-02-27T17:37:32.007-05:00Even Broader RecognitionDo you like Broads, or would you help us spread the word? Jump onto our Facebook Page and become a Fan!Tell us what's up, what's good, and what sucks on the Discussion Board; we'll respond (in one way or another). And feel free to send relevant links or campus events so we can share them on here and on the Page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-59946044490734692462009-02-20T11:00:00.006-05:002009-02-26T19:39:31.197-05:00More on Law School Women Fighting AutoAdmitFor a lucid account of the actions taken by two Yale Law School women against the website AutoAdmit, see David Margolick's "Slimed Online" in the March issue of Condé Nast Portfolio. I always see Portfolio as a lean, elegant liberal finance mag fighting a losing battle against its stodgier counterparts. I hope it doesn't fold, as sites like Gawker have been saying it will since before its first Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-74896260374869105132009-02-20T09:52:00.008-05:002009-02-26T19:39:00.827-05:00One Year Later, Forty Years BackI am reprinting here my op-ed of this morning. It's a sort of director's cut, since some of my final edits didn't make it into the published version. To read it on the YDN website, go here.ONE YEAR LATER, FORTY YEARS BACKPresca AhnI write 40 years after Yale welcomed its first female applicants, and one year after a group of fraternity brothers blocked the entrance to the Yale Women’s Center, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-23265149468838413482009-02-15T14:16:00.004-05:002009-02-15T22:21:07.981-05:00Ms. Jessica Svendsen Explains It All To YouI've been living in New York this year, but on a rare trip back to Yale I saw parts of Jessica Svendsen's meticulous, beautiful project Graphic Feminism. Jessica's talent isn't news; for a while now she's been a powerful architect of what feminism looks like on campus, and there's a subset of gender students and the Yale Women's Center collective who murmur reverently about Jessica's designs. ButUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-88238895603924751342008-04-27T21:40:00.003-05:002008-04-27T22:06:25.792-05:00In light of the recent decision by the Executive Committee...Click here to obtain the Yale Women's Center's report to the administration on February 8. 2008.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-80110616497845277752008-03-14T16:02:00.009-05:002009-02-15T22:08:53.064-05:00Is The Vagina Monologues A Feminist Play?To continue in a self-referential vein, I wanted to thank Rachel Achs for her article on the most recent Yale production of The Vagina Monologues, which I directed last month. The article was remarkably uncritical, however, and I don't think it had to be. The play is problematic, both artistically and politically, and I wish there was a forum in which to discuss it with nuance. Check out Basha's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-44556669343740516882008-03-14T14:54:00.010-05:002008-03-14T17:18:15.763-05:00A letter to esteemed columnist Brent BozellI'm a little distressed that my critique of Sex Week at Yale, and of its manner of presenting pornography, has been appropriated by conservative "journalism" with dubious (if any) feminist sympathies. Transparency, I think, will bring some relief. Below is the full text of my recent letter to a gentleman named Brent Bozell, who in a recent article seems to be laboring under some false impressionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-36142290603699041552008-02-22T16:01:00.004-05:002008-03-14T15:18:37.844-05:00Gio speaks!Of all the media attention the Women's Center's been getting recently, the story of the Fox interview with Gio Christodoulou (who held the "We Love Yale Sluts" sign) is still my favorite. Read about it on Jezebel.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-26855062461702118562007-11-17T12:52:00.001-05:002008-03-14T15:55:28.807-05:00Strange bedfellowsIn a YDN article on The Owl Shop, Dave Thier '09 writes:"The Owl Shop, the smoking bar on College Street... feels as if it is from a time before women came to Yale, before Hitler, before Stiles and before lung cancer."Thanks, Dave. As the 40th anniversary of co-education here rolls around, we've been looking for a catchy slogan for the Women's Center. And you've just handed us one on a plate: "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-80704923806948088102007-10-06T08:38:00.000-05:002007-10-06T18:52:04.591-05:00ExcellentI am reposting here Chase Olivarius-McAllister's recent op-ed on choice, which, incidentally, is one of the only morally responsible opinion pieces I have ever read in the Yale Daily News. To read it on the YDN website, go to http://yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21650.RIGHT-WING FOOLISH; ABORTION IS NECESSARYChase Olivarius-McAllisterAnn Marie Beckley was born, and not aborted, in 1932. In thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-11070214212812584772007-04-18T23:49:00.000-05:002007-04-18T23:54:45.288-05:00A Major Loss in the Fight for ChoiceI just wanted to link to this New York Times article that details the shocking decision that was handed down today by the relatively young Robert's court. In short, the 5-4 decision upheld a federal ban on late term abortions (derisively called 'partial birth abortions' by pro-life campaigners, and known medically as 'intact dilation and extraction' abortions). Unsurprisingly, the one woman Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-84799516865069855142007-04-18T23:03:00.000-05:002007-04-18T23:16:43.916-05:00Feminist Art Label is ProblematicI wrote my last 'Broadly Speaking' editorial in the Yale Daily News on Tuesday, so I thought to re-publish the article here since it was, after all, about feminism and Yale (sort of). Feminism blurs line between art, politics Adda Birnir Broadly Speaking The art world at large has been abuzz over the past few months about the seeming re-emergence of feminist art. Three weeks ago, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-10234579667566257822007-04-17T05:54:00.002-05:002008-05-02T09:46:42.237-05:00Some Words from a Guest Bloggerthis probably should've been a post but here i am.... maybe i will make it one...excellent comments andom; most especially because they highlight the role our-ever friendly media plays in devaluing racism.but in truth, what's a woman who thinks, well i do remember hearingSmack that, give me some moreSmack that, 'till you get soreSmack that.and akon's "smack that" doesn't even include "ho".there'sBashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540001502067165796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1175827206218558152007-04-05T20:39:00.000-05:002007-04-05T21:41:10.016-05:00Online Misogyny: Does the Internet Make Sexism Easier?By now I'm sure many of you have heard about the scandal at the Yale Law School. As the Yale Daily News and the Washington Post have reported, three female students at Yale Law School have claimed to be the victims of slanderous comments on an online discussion, AutoAdmit, which allows posts by undergraduate students about schools, job offerings, etc. One of the three students believes that the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1175455229659169882007-04-01T14:15:00.000-05:002007-04-01T14:36:48.136-05:00Whoa, Women's Crew!On an incredibly positive women-note, the Yale Women's Crew team made a ridiculously funny, ridiculously critical video about their relationship to food ("This has 3,000 calories, this has 3,000 calories, let's eat it!") where they spoof the now famous internet video "Shoes." Amazing. Thank god for women being funny and making light of the ridiculously stringent eating habits athletes have to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1175454448686628002007-04-01T11:00:00.000-05:002007-04-01T14:07:28.703-05:00Naked Women, They Sell EverythingI have been meaning to complain about the above poster since I first saw it heralding me from outside of the Yale Rep. My vigor was re-fueled last night when walking by the poster and my friend asked me if I wasn't surprised that The New York Times refused to run the image as an ad for Yale's production of Lulu.No, I am not surprised, in fact I totally agree with The New York Times' discomfort, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1175201108611694552007-03-29T16:41:00.000-05:002007-03-29T16:59:36.946-05:00New Header ImageApparently the only way to get a header graphic is to first host it. Apologies for this useless post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1174910967318745762007-03-26T08:05:00.000-05:002007-03-26T08:09:27.330-05:00Black Justice Blog at YaleIf you have a moment, you should check out the brand new Black Justice Blog, which focuses on issues of black justice at Yale.That's all.Bashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540001502067165796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1174262353742819082007-03-18T19:58:00.000-05:002007-03-18T19:59:13.760-05:00Want to write for Broad Recogntion?Sadly, Basha, Maggie and I are all graduating this year and though we would love to keep writing for Broad Recognition forever, we think it better to pass it on to the next generation of Yale feminists. And that is where you come in! Are you a Yale feminist who is interested in blogging for Broad Recognition? If so, please email us at Basha.Rubin@Yale.edu, Hallfridur.Birnir@yale.edu or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1174250980683045442007-03-18T16:40:00.000-05:002007-03-18T16:56:51.030-05:00Staying critical of the Feminist conversation about work and familyI was recently invited to speak for a symposium for a group called RESPECT, which is part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore. The topic of the event was "Economics of the Gender Divide." My talk was called "Staying critical of the Feminist conversation about work and family," and here it is (know that this was written to be spoken, hence all the use of the first person):Before I start,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18315925.post-1173934141121960162007-03-15T00:48:00.000-05:002007-03-15T00:49:01.133-05:00Feminism meets CapitalismI want one?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0