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Computer Tech Barbie – Pink Meets Tech
Mashable has a great article on women/Barbie and tech. Mattel has introduced Computer Tech Barbie and some are upset that she has her usual pink accessories, but for women and girls who like pink or pretty does fashion preference automatically rule out career choice? This false dichotomy — that you have to choose between being feminine and “looking the part” of a mathematician or scientist — might be part of what turns girls off from math and science in the first place. Or maybe girls don’t aim for careers in math and science because they don’t see role models. Even Ada Lovelace ...
Not Even Men Believe That
Over at Bread & Roses Antonia posted a link to a David Warren column which included such gems as; Consider for instance the proposition, "a woman's right to control her own body." Not even men believe this, and a pregnant woman, who actually believes that the baby she is carrying is part of her own body, should wait for it to kick. Perhaps she has an astoundingly primitive notion of biology; but I should think even a woman of subnormal intelligence would understand the difference between what is in that bump she is carrying, and what is in the rest of ...
Power To The People!
Attended the Hamilton CAPP rally, what an inspiration. Canadians of all ages, income groups, ethnicities and political stripe joined together in a common cause it was all so...Canadian! Stephen Harper - Canadians HAVE noticed, we DO care, and all your Parliament are belong to us! Pics from the Rally [gallery]
Parliament Wants Answers Harper Runs Away
with apologies to the Arrogant Worms I remember back when I was still in Parliament The opposition always picked on me, they wanted answers every day They questioned my ministers! They questioned my policies! They wanted answers on Afghanistan, They said, "Come on and show some accountability!" (What'd you do??!!) I phoned the GG, prorouged Parliament then.. I ran away! I ran away, I ran away Democracy stared me in the face and I ran away Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament grew by leaps and bounds after that day I hate not having total control so I ran away here is the original