The last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired ten years ago today on May 20th, 2003
NEW VIDEO! Have you ever wondered what happened to the DISNEY princesses after their happily-ever-afters? WELL HERE IT IS!
"Teachers are often unaware of the gender distribution of talk in their classrooms. They usually consider that they give equal amounts of attention to girls and boys, and it is only when they make a tape recording that they realize that boys are dominating the interactions.
Dale Spender, an Australian feminist who has been a strong advocate of female rights in this area, noted that teachers who tried to restore the balance by deliberately ‘favouring’ the girls were astounded to find that despite their efforts they continued to devote more time to the boys in their classrooms. Another study reported that a male science teacher who managed to create an atmosphere in which girls and boys contributed more equally to discussion felt that he was devoting 90 per cent of his attention to the girls. And so did his male pupils. They complained vociferously that the girls were getting too much talking time.
In other public contexts, too, such as seminars and debates, when women and men are deliberately given an equal amount of the highly valued talking time, there is often a perception that they are getting more than their fair share. Dale Spender explains this as follows:
The talkativeness of women has been gauged in comparison not with men but with silence. Women have not been judged on the grounds of whether they talk more than men, but of whether they talk more than silent women.
In other words, if women talk at all, this may be perceived as ‘too much’ by men who expect them to provide a silent, decorative background in many social contexts. This may sound outrageous, but think about how you react when precocious children dominate the talk at an adult party. As women begin to make inroads into formerly ‘male’ domains such as business and professional contexts, we should not be surprised to find that their contributions are not always perceived positively or even accurately."
Woo your Valentine with a cheeky library pick-up line.
Made using vintage library check out cards.Available in my etsy shop.
These are so adorable that I might pull the kindergarten move and get one for everyone in my class.
Quick, someone fall in love with me.
Whoa, hey, we just met.
Your point being?
I’d still check your references.
As long as you do it on the desk.
All night long?
Illustrations by Mila Losenko
Sometimes I gotta get my groove thang on.
With Mr Darcy.
Sometimes when I’m having a bad day I remember that there will be a new Sailor Moon anime this coming summer and I just…
Obviously!
