Expert Opinion: Actual sexism

Listening

J.S. Bach, Invention No. 13 in A minor
J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
L. v. Beethoven, Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No. 1
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata in G, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
L. V. Beethoven, Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro
F. Chopin, 12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 2 in F minor
F. Chopin, Waltz in D flat minor, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
F. Chopin, Waltz in F minor, Op. 70, No. 2: Tempo giusto
F. Chopin, Waltz in A flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2
F. Chopin, Waltz in G flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
C. Debussy, Deux Arabesques - No. 1
J. Haydn, Piano Concerto No. 7 in F Major, Hob XVIII:7, I. Allegro moderator; III. Presto
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 53 in E minor, Hob XVI: 34, I. Presto
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Hob XVI: 23, II. Adagio
W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, J. 453, I. Allegro
V. Rebikoff, Valse Melancolique, Op. 2, No. 3
P. Tchaikovsky, Song of the Lark
H. Villa-Lobos, O Polichinelo from Prole Do Bebe, No. 1

Monday, September 15, 2008

Actual sexism

I recently received an email for fundraising from a friend's child's school. It includes a link to a web site that's selling magazines. The usual deal is that the school gets some cut of the subscription price and the kids get crappy "prizes" from Oriental Trading. So, I clicked on the "Children" section link and was almost immediately struck by two magazines offered:

Boys' Life, with a cover on future manned missions to Mars, and
Discovery Girls, with a cover touting stories like, "Jealousy ruined my friendship" and "Mix & match fashion".

Is it any wonder that so few girls make it through middle school with their natural interest in science and mathematics intact?

Expert Opinion

Archives

Topics

Links

Upcoming

Twitter Updates

See Also

Blogroll

Reading

Listening

Shared

Monday, September 15, 2008

Actual sexism

No comments:

Post a Comment