Gender Essentialism, Genre, and Me

I’m late to the party.  The first major SF/F controversy party.  And while this post won’t be about Kemp’s argument specifically, it does come out of the discussions about his post — most particularly the criticisms.[1] Part of the problem I have with traditional gender roles is the way they assume what manhood (or womanhood) […]

SFWA, Sexism, and Progress (A Response to Jason Sanford)

(Note:  I originally intended this as a short comment on this recent post by Jason Sanford.  In his post, he basically suggests that the men in our field need to stand up and say “no” to sexism; his post is, I think quite obviously, a response to the SFWA Bulletin kerfluffle from this weekend, which […]

Link of the Week: Strange Horizons’ 2012 SF Count!

If you haven’t seen it already, Strange Horizons recently released their assessment of the data for books reviewed and reviewers, divided by gender, at major SF review sources.  It’s definitely worth checking out. (Yes, I mentioned this in my post on gender normativity earlier today.)