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There is the sexism of a "potential backer" inviting you to go yachting by sending a naked photo of himself on the boat, or being mistaken for a secretary. And then there is the "women don't raise their hands" conundrum. More »
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Gourmet magazine has a story (via Newser) about Jaime Araujo, a "Napa Valley Girl" who has made a splash in French wine making. "A lot of what I do is psychological," Ms. Araujo tells the magazine. "Changing the identity of a wine that’s been in your family for four hundred years is hard, and it takes a lot of hand-holding." She also says: "France is a much more macho culture." But what about American culture? After all, she's being called a girl. A valley girl — a Napa Valley Girl, a play on words. It's a joke. But still: Jaime Araujo is 37 years old. When does a girl become a woman? And why are grown women so often called girls? And can we get fired up by a magazine calling a grown woman a "girl" when we're guilty of doing so ourselves? More »
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