If you want to see how this is a problem that reaches to the top, I have
just added the refs from a recent lecture about the sexism that is directed
at our first female Prime Minister - Julia
rd>.
Politics is a very rough business so it is hard to separate out the usual
bad treatment from special bad treatment for any politician but the sexism
directed at Gillard is a case that has been made by reputable people in
reputable fora. I hope my addition to her article lasts.
Whiteghost.ink
On 8 September 2012 06:10, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Interesting that you posted this Pete. I was actually
mentioned to me
today that Quora is also having it's own problem with the gender gap.
Thanks for sharing this! (I'm going to share the link with a few other
folks not on this list from Geek Feminism)
Sarah
On 9/7/12 12:40 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
Hi,
Just wanted to point out this discussion. If you're not familiar with Quora, it's
a question-and-answer site, which has generally done a good job of attracting intelligent
and thoughtful participants. (The site sometimes requires you to make an account to see
its content, but this question is fully visible without an account.)
Anyway, the question is:
Is online hate speech directed toward women escalating in recent years, or is it just
being documented and talked about
more?http://www.quora.com/Internet-Culture/Is-online-hate-speech-directed-t…
As I write this, there are two interesting answers; in addition, the more detailed
version of the question has a number of interesting links.
Just thought list members might want to look at a related discussion in a different
forum.
-Pete
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