#gender

See tagged statuses in the local BookWyrm community

Agreeing completely with the publisher's summary! "Breathtaking in scope and powerfully intimate, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on , displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this beautifully lyrical debut novel provides a nuanced portrait of the world of exiles."

We know prisons are overcrowded but there is a gender issue here too:

The UK has one of the highest levels of women's imprisonment in Western Europe & the number of women in jail has doubled since 1993.

The 2007 Corston report argued for a shift to non-custodial punishments for women & gender specific support in the community to address women's specific needs, but these service remain under-funded & we still lock up too many women.

We need to change


https://wearenwjc.org.uk/nwjcwbgbriefing/

Giornata internazionale della .

Il concetto di famiglia ha subito profonde variazioni negli ultimi cinquant’anni.

Dalla famiglia tradizionale con , e si è passati alle famiglie allargate con , compagni, fratellastri e sorellastre per arrivare ora ad evolversi nell’ottica del .

È proprio di questo che si occupa l’articolo di .

⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/statoechiese/article/view/17154?mtm_campaign=mastodon

Tiziana Di Iorio, 2022. “Oltre il maschile e il femminile. La famiglia tra i colori del gender” pubblicato su Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale (2022) con DOI: https://doi.org/10.54103/1971-8543/17154.

Our ZOOM session TONIGHT with leading researcher of hunter-gatherers Vivek Venkataraman

🌗 TUESDAY May 20 🌘6:30pm (London UTC + 1)
Vivek Venkataraman
'The meanings and dividends of Man the Hunter'
ZOOM only ZOOM ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak

Vivek writes:
'The phrase Man the Hunter is associated with sexist theories of human evolution, but wildly disparate use of the phrase has led to unnecessary scientific disagreement and popular misunderstanding. In this talk, which follows a recently posted collaborative paper with other hunter-gatherer scholars, I ask: what does Man the Hunter mean?

I distinguish three historical meanings of Man the Hunter; first, the 1966 conference; second, popularized sexist theories of human origins; and third, the human behavioral ecology of hunter-gatherers. I then trace the historical development of these three meanings of Man the Hunter, situating their origins in evolutionary biology, ethnology, feminist studies, ethology, genetics, and other disciplines. This allows …

A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow
A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow
A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow
A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow
A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow
A San hunter aims a bow and poison tipped arrow with very focused concentration shown in his furrowed brow

“Any biologist knows there are variations in sex chromosomes, hormone levels and other traits … where an individual's biological characteristics don't align with typical male or female categorization,” said Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Democrat from Houston. “The real question is, do you believe that all people have the basic rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of their own personal happiness?”

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/10/texas-house-trans-bills-advance/

"A Leaked Memo Reveals Details About Trump’s War on Science at the NIH."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/nih-hhs-leaked-memo-funding-cuts-trump-war-on-science-vaccines-rfk-climate-change-covid-china/

"The National Institutes of Health () plans to end future funding for research projects focused on hesitancy and the , as well as -affirming care, change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion [], among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones."