Jumping to conclusions? The hidden shortcuts in “he-said–she-said” and “sexual harassment”
Susan and Richard work together at a law firm. One day when they’re alone in the conference room, Richard makes a vulgar sexual overture....
Lewd, Feeble, and Frail: Subverting Sexist Tropes to Gain Authority
I recently waded through a 700+ page volume on philosophical theology that seriously under-represents the historical contributions of women (and POC, and LBGT+ folx,...
Medical Sexism in Prescribing Birth Control
Practically everyone who is eligible to use birth control chooses to use it at some point in their life. And the availability of contraception...
Antiblackness and Philosophical Duplicity
The black woman philosopher Adrian Piper had an unfortunate run-in with Wilfred Van Orman Quine on her first day as a Harvard graduate student....
Dismantling Kantian Frames: Notes toward a Feminist Politics of Location and Accountability
Kant’s philosophical system is one of those master discourses in the discipline of philosophy (and beyond) – a whole architecture – that everyone, including...
Reflections on the Erasure of Violence Against Sex Workers Pre- and Post-Atlanta
By Erica MacDonald
In the hours following the horrific murders at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on March 16, 2021, journalists and other commentators attempted to...
Are They All Stupid and Irrational?
Why do people believe the election was rigged, refuse to wear face masks, suspect vaccines are a government plot, or vote for politicians who...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Secret Dreams in Istanbul
Ümit Hussein recently translated Secret Dreams in Instanbul and spoke with H. L. Schmidt about the experience of translating a work that encompasses psyche,...
Ask a Senior Woman Philosopher: Building on Work in the Face of Anonymous Review
I’ve reached this awkward stage of my publishing career where I find myself building on previously published work without being able to expressly say...
The Women Doing Philosophy Group in the Philippines
To Slay a Specter: On the Founding of the Women Doing Philosophy Group in the Philippines
By Cassandra Teodosio
For years there has been a lingering...