Aram Zucker-Scharff

““It is critical that we and other news organizations remain aggressive about putting the next generation of women leaders in place now so that they are ready when their time comes.””

– The Rise (and Fall) of Female Editors.

dcwomenkickingass:

Warner Bros. makes a lot of money each year licensing the rights to the superhero IP of DC Comics. And that includes literally hundreds of t-shirts. We know that licensing can be pretty strict. It took a public shaming for them to allow the Superman logo to be used on a statue of a young fan who had been starved to death.

So it’s always interesting to see what DOES get signed off on. Like this shirt. 

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FFS DC

On Poisoned Apples, the “Great YA Debate,” and the Death of the Patriarchy:

anneursu:

“Ah, here we are. Appropriate subjects for sophisticated narrative art. A serious novel is about things these gentlemen find serious—like the decline of the cultural authority of the straight white male. It astonishes me how endlessly fascinating some men find themselves.”

Good write up of the YA reading debate.

“”76% of negative feedback given to women included some kind of personality criticism, such as comments that the woman was “abrasive,” “judgmental” or “strident.” Only 2% of men’s critical reviews included negative personality comments.””

– Learning to love criticism.