justhypatia/sociology

lol Women have faced thousands of years of oppression and are often told to just "get over" how this effects their work, families, and lives.

One list that points out, quite correctly, that men don't live as long as women and have higher rates of certain genetic diseases and suddenly sexism matters. Which is funny because "The Weaker Sex" is obviously a tongue in cheek reference to the fact that women were consistently described as "the weaker sex" in the Victorian age.

Fantastic article on the myth of loneliness and lack of community in the big city.