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    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: As SarahMC mentions downthread, this is an experiment that can easily be replicated (sort of). If you're a man, join a general interest discussion boa... more »
    loreleilevans: What exactly do you expect with all these girls going to college for nothing but to get a Mrs. degree? (It's not a stereo type I've heard plenty of '... more »
    trixiebee67: For anyone who reads the "standard liberal" political blogosphere, this comes as no surprise. A few years back, an incredibly respected blogger , who ... more »
    wrapped in plastic: Wow, this is incredibly depressing. (Also: I just sent out a round of job applications and got a pretty feeble response. I should wait a month, then ... more »
    feliciag27004: I had published several successful ebooks on Internet marketing under my real name, with my real gender (female.) I was starting to build a name for m... more »
    Sarcasmatic: I was a Woman's Studies minor in college. After I graduated and started applying for jobs, I found that I started getting more calls back after I rem... more »
    perfidia: I run a small software business that features no name other than the company's. 100% of incoming first-time email correspondence is addressed to "dea... more »
    MsAvignon: When she was applying for HS teaching jobs near her hometown, a friend used her first initials + last name. Got a call from a school who thought she w... more »
    lisas: There were two things about this story that struck me, number one is that I wish she felt comfortable representing as a woman from now on because visi... more »
    zoethebitch: et tu Harry Potter? "[J.K. Rowlings's] publisher Bloomsbury feared that the target audience of young boys might be reluctant to buy books written by a... more »
    Mr.Gawn: makes sense.... and obviously it makes cents.. but i had a friend whose family name was Perez...... They found that Perez' dont do a lot of business,... more »
    pichou: The world of ideas is always much more powerful than regulations and legislation. People think we've outgrown sexism, or racism for that matter, becau... more »
    Sev: Reading all of these comments is making me wonder if I shouldn't do this myself. I'm trying to get my "real" career started, and maybe it would help m... more »
    SarahMC: The comments over there are interesting. A lot of people seem shocked that sexism still exists. I wish every man who spends time commenting on blogs... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Oh, I actually know a professor who had her name legally changed to her first and middle initials, so she could use it on her research publications. H... more »
  • #bloghim

    "Taking A Man's Name Opened Up A New World:" Why A Blogger Hid Her Gender

    Blogger James Chartrand came out today as a woman — and her experiences reveal that the blogosphere, and the job market in general, aren't as egalitarian as some people claim. More »
  • #doubleaxed

    Do We Need Websites For Women?

    The news that women's blog Double X is being folded back into Slate has sparked both disappointment and relief, but for us it raises the inevitable question: what's the point of a women's blog anyway? More »
  • #modelbehaviors

    Can This Model Really Sue Someone For Calling Her A Ho?

    Look, we wouldn't fancy being called "Horsey Face," "ho," "skank bitch," "#1 skanky superstar," "old hag," and "psychotic, lying, whoring, still going to clubs at her age, skank," either. But grounds for a lawsuit? More »
  • #photoshopofhorrors

    The Week You Gave Us 'Faith' In The Internets