Monthly Archives: July 2010

I chanced upon this on Pharyngula, the blog of Professor PZ Myers of the University of Minnesota, Morris a few weeks back: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/06/bravo_belgium.php “I’m hoping that they’re just warming up for the big one – I’d like to see a … Continue reading →

Ever known what it’s like to be falsely accused of doing or saying something beyond vile when you don’t even know what it was you were supposed to have done or said in the first place? Well I have. The … Continue reading →

  http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-cabin-crew-strip-off-for-2010-calendar Okay, good cause but; if this isn’t sexist and just a *bit of fun* then why… a) Is it only the female cabin crew amongst their staff whom Ryanair have asked to strip off to be displayed on … Continue reading →

  For anyone who doesn’t believe that the gender pay gap between women and men exists, here are some statistics and some links to some statistics. “When calculated using the mean rather than the median, women’s hourly pay was 16.4 … Continue reading →

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/transgender-woman-wins-ruling-565280.html Well done, Vandy Beth! Apparently, Sewell Brumby’s defence included: “It makes me think of things I don’t want to think about…” http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/hired-as-a-man-186360.html?bigName=Christian+Boone&bigPhotog=Christian+Boone&bigCap=Vandy+Beth+Glenn+was+fired+from+her+job+with+the+Georgia+General+Assembly+for+being+transgenered.+She+has+filed+a+federal+law+suit+seeking+her+job+back.&bigDeclCap=&bigCred=cboone%40ajc.com&bigUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ajc.com%2fmultimedia%2fdynamic%2f00293%2ftransgender1_293897c.jpg&superSizeImage=y Um, can you run that one by me again Mr. Brumby, but served with a double helping … Continue reading →