Gender in the News!

I know I have a lot of explaining to do.. I shall later. A lot of big things happened in the past few weeks.. and soon my stay in NYC will end.

On another note: Just to keep yourself updated on a few things in the news, here are a few important links on women and families.

I firmly believe changing how women are perceived in the media and by society is not a feminist issue... it's a gender issue. Look at yourself... MEN: groping and rape culture, how this isn't just a feminist's problem -- society needs to look at itself too.

The number of stay-at-home dad's is increasing and articles mention how these father acknowledge how gender roles are changing. Most of these dad's are white and educated, which is not the norm for stay-at-home fathers.

Did you hear about the woman who organized a campaign in the UK to have Jane Austen put on the 10 pound note? Well, she was threatened with rape and murder by Twitter users. One of them, a 21-year-old male, was arrested this weekend.