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I.N.A.Y. #2: Touching

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: March 16, 2010

Posted by Robin, Philly This is post #2 in a series called I.N.A.Y.: It’s Not About You. I.N.A.Y. #1: “Effectively” Calling Out Patriarchy can be found here. Recently, I had a series of discussions with a new male acquaintance about touching. Basically, I had tried to communicate that I disliked him touching me, and he [...]

Memoirs of a Women’s Studies Major: Female Leadership Styles

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: February 6, 2010

posted by Christa (Philly) Robin Markle helped me immensely with this piece.  It wouldn’t be possible without her. This paper was a companion piece to my internship with SDS that I completed January 2009. Most of this research is qualitative, although there is some quantitative data. I’m not speaking in absolutes, but researched behavior and [...]

Because it is a holiday weekend, I have spent the last two days around my family, including my parents,brother, and extended family. I never been incredibly close with my family, so I don’t spend a lot of time with them, and since I am often surrounded by progressive/feminist/activist/LGBTQQI/sex-positive/etc. friends and other folks at school, it’s [...]

Concrete Ways Not to be a Total Dude Bro

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: November 18, 2009

Concrete Ways Not to be a Total Dude Bro i.e., I Can’t Believe You Guys Are Being for Real by Adrian & Emilyn with special thanks to Christa. DISCLAIMER: We recognize that the tone of this piece is probably a little aggressive or angry. That’s because we were really angry and upset and in a [...]

Men and the Written Word

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: November 15, 2009

by Robin, Philly This is a topic I’ve been thinking about for a long time and have had a hard time drawing decisive conclusions about. At this point I’ve been noticing it consistently for about 2 and a half years, though, and I think it’s time to throw my thoughts out there to hear what [...]

An Apology to Men Everywhere.

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: October 20, 2009

This is just something I’ve started fleshing out. I think it would be really good for us all to contribute so PLEASE add. An Apology: I can’t tell you enough how sorry I am that you are so confined to your awful gender norm that require you to ASSUME positions of power and that require [...]

Sharing experiences of abusive behavior-how the hell should I do it?

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: July 23, 2009

Posted by Carly, Providence SDS For a year now, I’ve been struggling with the question of how to share my experiences, and my chapter’s experiences, of a member’s abusive behavior in a productive, conscionable way.

Lessons That Men in SDS Have Taught Me

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: April 5, 2009

This list is based on my own experiences with men in SDS. If you’re a man that I know, and you’re reading this and wondering if any of it is about you… then it could be. Please don’t send me a(nother) long e-mail about how you’re angry about the way I “called you out” (notice [...]

“It’s not me…it’s patriarchy” How men hide behind patriarchy (A Series) by Tyneisha Bowens Part 1: How men deny the effects of patriarchy on their emotional intelligence “I’m just not as emotional as you are”. Many of us have heard the men in our lives utter these words. And to some extent it’s true. I [...]


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