Tag archives for gender
Clothes for the Rest of Us
Once upon a time, San Francisco Renaissance person Sarah Dopp wrote a guest article for Queercents. Sarah juggles a number of projects aimed at creating community for queers--such as MCing…
Ten Money Questions: Manisha Thakor
Manisha Thakor is the founder of the Women's Financial Literacy Initiative and the co-author of two critically acclaimed personal finance books: ON MY OWN TWO FEET and GET FINANCIALLY NAKED.…
Are Women Risk-Averse in Money Matters?
Feministing is reporting on a recent study that looks at gender differences as they relate to risk and money. The National Council for Research on Women has a new report…
Coverage Denied: health insurance, gender and financial discrimination
About a year and a half ago I unexpectedly lost my health insurance coverage. As you may have read in my posts about transitioning on the job, the client I…
What Does Gender Have to Do With Buying a Car?
In August I took a monumental step towards becoming a real adult - I bought my first new car. I've had POS clunker cars since I was 15. This was…
How is Money Gendered?
This week, Dawn at Frugal for Life has written a great post bringing together some thoughts and comments about gender and frugality. Though it might be true that more women…
Back to Work: Queers and Family/Work Balance
Today I'm going back to work. Gulp. My partner will be staying home with my daughter until the end of the semester (I'm a college professor and writer; she's a…