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Drawing of a woman's face, eyebrows drawn, mouth downturned.
Abuse by Catt Small on April 28th, 2014
The true story of a team that tried and failed to retain diverse employees.
Scan of a vintage photo of Henry Ford riding in a Model-T car, which is emblazoned Fifteen Millionth Car.
Funding by Dorothy Kim & Eunsong Kim on April 7th, 2014
You don’t need to speak for us -- we are talking.
The Oracle character in the matrix sits at a table in a kitchen. The Smiths, a group of men in suits, stand in a group, appearing to question her.
Mythology by Amelia Greenhall on March 17th, 2014
And other made up titles...
Early interface of Microsoft Paint, showing simple colors and large shapes being made.
Mythology by Misty De Meo on March 17th, 2014
Or, how I quit programming and returned.
The Dating Ring startup's crowdtilt page for 'Cross-Country Love: Help Fly NYC Women to SF' attempting to fundraise $50k. The promo video below shows a woman smiling with her hands in a praying gesture.
Mythology by Kate Losse on March 17th, 2014
All of the efforts to get more women into tech will fail as long as the culture assumes that their labor is less valuable.
A woman standing behind a conference booth at SXSW, talking to a man.
Mythology by Zoelle Egner on March 14th, 2014
The indignities unwittingly foisted upon the early operations employee are many and varied.
Screenshot of the section of the libuv pull request comments. In it, bnoordhuis comments: Sorry, not interested in trivial changes like that. User coderanger comments: +1 for merging this change. Alex, who opened the request, comments: I'm sorry to hear that. I don't really see why you wouldn't merge it if it's so trivial though. Surely making the library less hostile is worth a few seconds of our time to press the merge button?
Lean Out by Tim Chevalier on February 24th, 2014
How open source enforces male domination through shaming and hostility.
A screenshot of The Nation's article on Toxic Twitter Feminism as it appears on their website. A tiny magazine in the top corner shows that this article was on the front page of the print subscription.
Form by Suey Park & David J. Leonard on February 3rd, 2014
Call-out culture, gentrification on social media and the politics of feminist discourse online.
Detail view of Rowe's 'Learning Feminine: sister' piece, showing a white art gallery wall, with three pink picture frames. The frames are filled with pink silicon, and a variety of ponytails and hair are hanging down from the frames to be styled by the visitor to the gallery.
Form by The Editor on February 3rd, 2014
Botticelli, 26 pairs of panties, hundreds of broken tea cups and challenging what it means to be feminine.
Early Facebook Profile of the Author
State by Kate Losse on January 13th, 2014
Surveillance, Power, and Gender