“Hi, I’m New Here”: Building a Network of Support
We hardly enter academic spaces as equals. A growing body of literature shows that membership in different social categories such as race, gender, sexuality,...
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...
It’s Time to Talk about Women’s Submission
As a French person, I grew up thinking that philosophy was for everyone.
My parents didn’t go to college, but I grew up seeing Foucault,...
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...
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...
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 Politics And Metaphysics Of Freedom: Does Oppression Undermine Autonomy?
In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014), the United States Supreme Court considered whether religious corporations could refuse to abide by the contraceptive mandate in...
A Tribute to Karen Warren
When Karen Warren died last year, friends and colleagues agreed that we had lost a compassionate, bold, and radical scholar, an award-winning teacher, and...