What We Missed: June Link Roundup
Is it just me, or did June fly by? Here are some things that happened:
We celebrated, discussed, and lamented the reality of women in the workplace:
- Jill Abramson takes on one of the most important roles in American journalism [Forward]
- Sarah Seltzer suggests that improving work-life balance may begin with humanizing the workplace [Sisterhood]
- The nation's top women scientists discuss specific challenges that women in science still face [New York Times]
Pop culture charged along:
- Pixar releases the trailer for Brave, their first (and long overdue) animated film featuring a strong, female lead. [ThinkProgress]
- As we approach "Global Smurf Day," Roi Ben-Yehuda wonders if the TV show was anti-semitic and misogynist [Forward]
- Miss USA contestants were not really sure that evolution should be taught in schools. Or at least, not as the "only point of view." After all, it's just a theory. [Watch on Jezebel] This video prompted a fabulous satirical response video asking Miss USA contestants if math should be taught in school [Watch on Youtube]
New York passed gay marriage!
- The passage of gay marriage in New York means that Conservative rabbis might have to clarify their stance on the issue [Foward]
- New York clerks who oppose gay marriage are refusing to sign gay marriage certificates, using the same arugments as religious anti-aboriton pharmacists in refusing to dispense Plan B. The Campaign for Children and their Families equated the act of signing a gay marriage license to being a willing executioner in the Holocaust. “Ask your county clerk if they were a Nazi officer during WWII and had been ordered to gas the Jews, would they?” [Feministe]
Gabrille Giffords made her first public appearance since the shooting
- Renee Ghert-Zand reports that she "did not look sick" [The Schmooze]
- Giffords received a standing ovation as she was wheeled into the auditorium [Jezebel]
We said goodbye to Esther Broner
- Letty Cottin Pogrebin remembers Broner's legacy [Forward]
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