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Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

sexism

Gender equality shouldn’t mean gynocentrism. Gender equality is for men, too. Ignoring injustices against men is sexist.

Kang on burdens of manliness among academics

John Kang’s article, “The Burdens of Manliness,” published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, displays burdens of manliness among elite academics. … Read the post Kang on burdens of manliness among academics

seedless watermelons insult men

Seedless watermelons are another chapter in the emasculation of men.  Just say no to seedless watermelons!

circumstantial entrenchment of public reasoning

Requiring only young men to register for military conscription is an obvious instance of sexism in the U.S. today.  Women today are an important part of the all-volunteer U.S. military.  One out of every seven soldiers on active duty is a woman, and one out of every forty-three soldiers killed in the Iraq war has … Continue reading circumstantial entrenchment of public reasoning

fully recognizing men’s sacrifices makes men more heroic

Men’s sacrifices are made more heroic when their lives are more valued. … Read the post fully recognizing men’s sacrifices makes men more heroic

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