Just wondering if anyone knew of some depictions of women (either TV or film) in uniformed roles that pass the Bechdel test. Bechdel test being where two named women have a conversation about something other than a man. I'm racking my brain but can't think of any.
posted by Saebrial
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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Help me find a more recent book about issues surrounding women and the healthcare field, and issues surounding the field in general in terms of the attitude that medical professionals are almost superhuman, and the authoritarian attitude of doctors.
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posted by pandorasbox
on Nov 22, 2012 -
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I'm newly in charge of social media for my campus' Women in Computer Science group. What should I do to be the best at this?
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posted by CrystalDave
on Aug 22, 2012 -
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I'm looking for poetry with a feminist leaning and/or covering a certain set of topics.
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posted by kanata
on Mar 23, 2012 -
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What books, articles or online resources would you suggest to introduce a well-intentioned guy to feminism?
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posted by peacheater
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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Does anyone have any recommendations for films, performance art pieces, or shorts with the subject matter of women's identity politics in the South?
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posted by _superconductor
on Apr 21, 2011 -
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How was a woman's life prior to the feminist movement? Books? Articles? Documentaries? Personal stories? I want to know everything about a woman's life prior to the feminist movement: sex, food, drugs, smoking, parents, siblings, school, boobs, lesbians...everything. Nitty gritty.
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posted by lifeonholidae
on Mar 28, 2010 -
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"Women are different than men. In a relationship, a man needs to be the one who takes care of a woman when she's angry, who tells her to calm down. A man needs to be more understanding than a woman, and a woman needs to be allowed to have her moods."
Really? I'd like to call bullshit, but I don't quite know how. (Long explanation inside)
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posted by saysthis
on Apr 18, 2009 -
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I'm interested in reading feminist commentary on female sexual preferences, especially on the near-universal (?) preference of women for taller and older men. What does the range of opinions within feminism look like, and what books or articles or essays ought I search for? Suggestions for materials that respond to feminist perspectives on this topic are also welcome.
posted by Cucurbit
on May 21, 2008 -
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A recent conversation with my boyfriend brought up some weird, unexpected, slightly misogyenistic feelings on his part and I don't really know how to respond.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 6, 2007 -
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Is there academic research that claims that viewing of advertising material a ritual of genderization?
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posted by bilabial
on Apr 28, 2007 -
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What are some good comic books written by female authors?
posted by corpse
on Apr 14, 2007 -
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What can you tell me about organizations that support women's rights? I would like to donate some money.
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posted by exceptinsects
on Feb 28, 2007 -
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In the U.S., we get all caught up in the decisions that adult women make and the consequences of those decisions. (To have children, not to have children, to work, to stay home with the children, not to work, to marry, to have children without marrying, etc.) Are there similar convulsions about these cultural issues in other countries, especially non-English speaking ones? How can I learn about them? I'm curious both about how women's roles in in their societies are changing and about how those societies are reacting to the changes.
posted by croutonsupafreak
on Nov 30, 2005 -
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