De-materialised work – the vast majority of “information economy” jobs can be performed by either sex, in practice, they often favour more feminine skill-sets and social strategies.

What American Bullies tell us about men Mary Harrington 9.12.2023

This last point struck a chord with me. When playing a game of chess there was usually multiple moves that I could make and I would determine and adjust my strategy from this. A mistake by the opponent could allow me to switch from a defensive to an attacking play or to consolidate control over part of the board. I would determine one course of... See more

Maybe it’s only embarrassing to be a girl, I thought, if you’re stupid — if you confirm the stereotype instead of subvert it. And maybe it’s only boring to be smart if you’re a boy ( or , I might have thought privately, in the worst recesses of my mind, ugly ).1