Women
Semper Fido! Greater Love Hath No Dog
If I read one more article or listen to one more podcast about the dire social effects of flagging birth rates in developed nations, I think I’ll have a cow myself. Various countries have tried various programs to hike the birth rate but with limited success. It’s tempting to think we are doomed, that nothing …
Women Viewing Men as Dogs
The following book titles are all aimed at female readers and were collected from a cursory glance at Amazon. This sample is nowhere near the entirety of those available in this, er, genre – but they are sufficient to paint a picture of how millions of women around the world apparently view relationships with men …
This Time (And Every Time) It’s Personal
Perhaps the most famous quotation ever attributed to Sigmund Freud is “What do women want?” For the record, the complete quotation is “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman …
Propertius & Prudentius show gender allocation of credit and blame
To demonstrate romantic sensibility and gain warm acclaim, a successful man often proclaims that he owes all his success to his wife. Under the common law of coverture, a husband is responsible for all the crimes his wife commits. Such examples aren’t unusual. Crediting women while blaming men underpins the modern idea of gender equality. …
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Good women (and why that’s a red herring)
What is your definition of a “good woman” anyway? A friendly female may be outgoing with you, the life of the party, generous with her friends, and yet come home and treat her husband like dog feces.
The Evolution Of The Sob-Sisterhood
If you ever note the preponderance of female bylines in print media and think contemporary journalism is now all but synonymous with women, bear in mind that it wasn’t always so. In the early years of the 20th Century, newsrooms were, for the most part, male spaces. The reporters in the Woman’s section (yes, there …
The Company of Saint Ursula
The feminist historical narrative tells us that men have been systematically oppressing women for at least 5000 years. The more someone looks at history the more it becomes clear this isn’t true. History is replete with examples of women active in business and politics. Despite what feminists will tell you, societies historically educated their girls …