Tag Archives: women

Easily Confused (26) Feminism

Posted on 13 May 2013 by

Feminism, as seen by women: Feminism, as seen by academics: Feminism, as seen by men:

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Plastic Surgery Statistics

Posted on 8 February 2013 by

While browsing charts and graphs about property bubbles and purchasing power parity, I came across this chart in The Economist which shows how much plastic surgery is performed in the following countries. There is a lot to be said about … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused, # 10

Posted on 11 October 2012 by

“Big Breasts & Wide Hips”, a book by the Nobel Prize winning Chinese author Mo Yan: Big breasts and wide hips in Malta: Big breasts and wide hips in my imagination:

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Don’t be a sissy!

Posted on 11 October 2012 by

If you are scared of taking a risk, if you give up before you start, if you think that it’s not worth the fight, if you back down out of fear and slip back into your comfortable life instead of pursuing your … Continue reading →

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Women and Children First

Posted on 29 May 2012 by

“Women and children first” as practised around the world: “Women and children first” as practised by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria: (Zur deutschsprachigen Version dieses Artikels: Frauen und Kinder zuerst.)

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Bad Hair Day

Posted on 7 April 2012 by

Bad Hair Day in the West: Bad Hair Day in Iran: Bad Hair Day in Afghanistan:

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Malta, the Paradise for Victims of Domestic Violence

Posted on 17 March 2012 by

8 of March was International Women’s Day. I don’t think much of it, because I am anything but a feminist and because on the other hand I think the legitimate grievances by women (for example in Iran or Saudi Arabia) … Continue reading →

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Wedding: The most beautiful day of your life?

Posted on 29 September 2011 by

I try to avoid weddings. Actually, I try to avoid anything with a lot of people. But sometimes, very rarely, I attend one, always secretly pitying the groom and thinking of the wedding as a funeral, a funeral of freedom. … Continue reading →

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The real explanation for the gender pay gap

Posted on 19 February 2011 by

Women have consistently been earning less than men, even in highly developed countries, and even in 2011. This is still true in most industries, even for women with the same qualifications as men. (For the related topic of female under-representation … Continue reading →

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What I learned from the 33 miners:

Posted on 15 October 2010 by

For me, the main lesson of the 33 Chilean miners’ survival underground for 69 days is this: It doesn’t seem to make you depressed at all to spend more than 2 months without any women around. :-)

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