MARGARET ATWOOD in NYC
Soo I was really excited when I found out that Margaret Atwood would be in NYC this Tuesday and thought I’d pass this along in case anybody else is as psyched as I am. She will be reading from her work and will also be interviewed by Leonard Lopate at Queens College this coming Tuesday, […]
Reading Response to Atwood
Margaret Atwood has a way of creating futuristic universes in which society is fairly technologically advanced but gender norms and roles are backward. The non-egalitarian treatment of women in The Year of the Flood reminds me of the mistreatment of women in Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale, albeit a little less strict. In both books, men […]
Reading Response to Kate Losse
When I first heard the title of the article “Who Wins from Leaning In?,” I thought the term “leaning in” referred to something else entirely. I thought it referred to women “leaning in[to]” male superiors to advance their position or get their way, but I’m glad I was wrong. Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In suggests […]
Introduction
Hi all! My name is Adrienne, and I’m a student at Brooklyn College who is currently double majoring in Health and Nutrition Science and Sociology. I’m also technologically challenged and just recently learned how to access all of the content on this site— women and technology at it’s finest. A few days ago, I bought […]
