tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post5028645499279225203..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Musings: Delusions of GenderAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-87669934065084898052012-08-20T04:12:53.152-05:002012-08-20T04:12:53.152-05:00"Why is it that the fields in which women hav..."Why is it that the fields in which women have not yet made much headway - engineering, sciences, investment banking, etc. - are those that are generally higher paid?" I would say that's a big factor in it, especially as there's still a gap in a lot of jobs anyway.<br /><br />I wish I could give this book to my mother. If anything I think it's the older generation that's going to keep this whole issue stay around.Charliehttp://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-64483839851819300322012-08-18T15:54:34.289-05:002012-08-18T15:54:34.289-05:00It can be depressing, but it is also liberating to...It can be depressing, but it is also liberating to know that your gender does not define you- youdo that.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-39452904542482663692012-08-16T09:45:16.663-05:002012-08-16T09:45:16.663-05:00I've read reviews of this book and others like...I've read reviews of this book and others like it, and just that alone has made me even more aware of gender bias manifesting itself in the conversations around me. I fear that I will be quite depressed if I read this book, but I want to read it anyway. Christyhttp://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-91121426006801702592012-08-16T09:16:11.272-05:002012-08-16T09:16:11.272-05:00I think you'd really like it - it's truly ...I think you'd really like it - it's truly fascinating. Also disturbing, but still important!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-10666114379428365392012-08-16T09:15:49.579-05:002012-08-16T09:15:49.579-05:00Oh, wow. That IS very sad. I think when I was 11...Oh, wow. That IS very sad. I think when I was 11, my career choice was "environmental oncologist," meaning, I wanted to be an environmentalist AND cure cancer.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-12493899472439834782012-08-16T09:14:55.317-05:002012-08-16T09:14:55.317-05:00I know, it is really disturbing, isn't it? I ...I know, it is really disturbing, isn't it? I guess you can't fight such a slippery idea...Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-90852164547012709902012-08-16T09:14:27.363-05:002012-08-16T09:14:27.363-05:00Yes, and you should have your daughter read it aft...Yes, and you should have your daughter read it after you, too! She would greatly benefit as well.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-60250817690263728422012-08-16T09:14:02.586-05:002012-08-16T09:14:02.586-05:00I don't know if I would qualify it as a classi...I don't know if I would qualify it as a classic as it's pretty new. But it's definitely a good book for any feminist to read!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-8660201455873152152012-08-15T11:34:21.640-05:002012-08-15T11:34:21.640-05:00This looks fantastic, Aarti. It's been a good ...This looks fantastic, Aarti. It's been a good (too) long while since I've read any books along these lines, and this one is making me crave the subject matter!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-78284883989911462342012-08-14T15:31:45.324-05:002012-08-14T15:31:45.324-05:00I'm glad I own a copy of this book, can't ...I'm glad I own a copy of this book, can't wait to read it. I work as a primary school teacher and in the four years of my career I have taught children aged 6-11 and the gender messages they get from society can be shocking. The 11 year old girls in my last class all wanted to marry a sports star or just 'be famous' at the moment. I try to encourage them to aspire to be more than that, but it feels like swimming against a current.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-47294656745593770922012-08-14T14:23:38.600-05:002012-08-14T14:23:38.600-05:00That's a stunning idea that the "soft&quo...That's a stunning idea that the "soft" prompts to stereotypical behavior today may be more pernicious than the blatant ones of the past. I write about women in the thirties who were not bound by these rules...but they paid a price.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-47956568622014879732012-08-14T12:53:52.237-05:002012-08-14T12:53:52.237-05:00Thanks. We all need clear, basic accounts like th...Thanks. We all need clear, basic accounts like this. Would it a good book for the Feminist Classics group to read and discuss?mdbradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405971338172182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-54774250564729653212012-08-14T09:15:31.175-05:002012-08-14T09:15:31.175-05:00I find so much of what you have said here to be ve...I find so much of what you have said here to be very intense and think that this is a book that would not only shape the way that I look at the world, but the way in which my children would too. I need to get this really soon and dive in. The fact is, many women have been influenced by gender stereotypes to the extreme, and I can count myself in that number as well. Thanks for the very wonderful review today, Aarti. Thanks for pointing out the news article as well! I will NOT be reading the comments.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-66490371071550555772012-08-14T08:28:14.808-05:002012-08-14T08:28:14.808-05:00You know, it was really hard to write this review ...You know, it was really hard to write this review because I just wanted to spew a bunch of facts out at everyone and scream "CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!" But instead had to try to be semi-articulate. Which was very difficult!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-22025882735214352442012-08-14T08:27:34.990-05:002012-08-14T08:27:34.990-05:00That is definitely what you should do. Right now....That is definitely what you should do. Right now.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-81216409124518612852012-08-14T08:27:20.692-05:002012-08-14T08:27:20.692-05:00Check it out!Check it out!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-88081063070798647592012-08-14T07:25:58.537-05:002012-08-14T07:25:58.537-05:00I know, I know! I WANT this book! I guess I should...I know, I know! I WANT this book! I guess I should just go online and buy it right now. Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-67102411785905430202012-08-13T16:27:10.511-05:002012-08-13T16:27:10.511-05:00Yes, EVERYONE should read this! I've been look...Yes, EVERYONE should read this! I've been looking forward to your review for ages - so glad to see it at last :D And yeah, Don't Read The Comments is pretty much my strategy with any news article these days.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-88760194341216175692012-08-13T15:10:16.976-05:002012-08-13T15:10:16.976-05:00Sounds interesting! I'd sure like to know more...Sounds interesting! I'd sure like to know moreBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com