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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.

deadly sex discrimination in Titanic chivalry myth reporting

Endorsing violence against men for not privileging women is a modern form of chivalry so widely accepted that it passes almost without notice. … Read the post deadly sex discrimination in Titanic chivalry myth reporting

Costa Concordia disaster: sexist barrage from commanding heights

Public discourse’s commanding heights support the sexism of “women and children first.” Popular opinion is better informed, more rational, and less sexist. … Read the post Costa Concordia disaster: sexist barrage from commanding heights

sexism in the World Values Survey

The World Values Survey provides important insights into sexism via an international network of social scientists in leading universities. … Read the post sexism in the World Values Survey

sexism and gender inequality in family courts

About 14 times more mothers than fathers have received physical custody of their children. That’s a huge, legally supported, gender inequality. … Read the post sexism and gender inequality in family courts

Social Security shortchanges black men

Under equal earnings and a plausible interest-rate assumption, a black man’s Social Security payment stream is worth 26% less than a white woman’s. … Read the post Social Security shortchanges black men

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