In my prior unnecessarily gendered product posts, I’ve focused on products targeted to men. This time around, I want to focus on a product marketed to women: a lace safety vest. Many jobs require workers to wear a reflective vest for safety. People may also own them to make themselves visible to traffic. I know […]
Let me start by saying….I loved the new Netflix documentary, Will & Harper. In the midst of the semester, I was feeling bogged down, and with social and political conflicts whirling around, Will & Harper was the breath of fresh air that I didn’t know I needed. Will & Harper, follows Will Ferrell and Harper Steele. […]
In so many ways, the 2024 election is about gender. There’s the obvious – if Kamala Harris is elected, she will be the first woman to be President of the United States. There’s also the fact that our political divide has become gendered. A poll from ABC news/Ipsos published on August 30th found that women […]
Gender is playing a very important role in this election cycle. In this post (as well as in one later this month), I want to muse about some of the gender dynamics of this election and think about ways that it could be discussed in the classroom. In this post, I’ll focus on what this […]
If you know a tween girl, you most certainly have heard the term “preppy.” Defined by colorful, feminine, and expensive clothes/accessories (e.g., Lululemon, Stanley cups, Kendra Scott necklaces), preppy is one of the biggest beauty trends among pre-adolescent girls. The term “Sephora girls” has also become quite popular, referring to tween-aged girls interested in the […]
This year’s Olympics were certainly a cause for celebration for women. With over 10,500 athletes, approximately half were women – marking the first time in history any Olympic games had gender parity (Buhler, 2024). Another record was set too –193 athletes were LGBTQ+ identified, and out of them, 170 were women (Yip, 2024). With seven […]
