Here are some of my favourite guest posts of 2010. I’ve organized them by topic, but many of the links appear under more than one category.
On Geek Identity
- G33k & G4M3R Girls: You’re doing it wrong. by Metaneira
- She Geek: Women and Self-Labeling in Online Geek Communities by Courtney
Critical
- G33k & G4M3R Girls: You’re doing it wrong. by Metaneira
- How to Appear Incompetent in One Easy Step by Amber
Inspirational
- If She Can Do It, I Can Too by Leslie Hawthorn
- In Pursuit of Awesome by Cate Huston
Instructional
- In Pursuit of Awesome by Cate Huston
- Drupal Voices 100: Jack Aponte on Diversity, Power and Privilege in Open Source Communities by Neville Park
This is a personal (biased) list of favourites, and I did not consult other Geek Feminism bloggers before making the list. The full list of guest posts are tagged ‘guest post‘.
Earlier this year, I found this interesting drawing at Wrestling Buddies and unicorns: a personal reflection on gender:
In the accompanying text, Nicole Lorenz writes:
Secretly, I wanted to run away with my brother’s Wrestling Buddy (which he still slept with every night), bind my boobs, and live the rest of my life as a boy.
Even more secretly, though, I wanted to be a girl – and not just any girl, but a capital-G, trend-setting, epitome of femininity, datable, respectable Girl. I had the right biological accouterments. I had the right level of socialized self-consciousness. Thanks to my parents’ unintentional sexism around the holidays, I had the right toys in the back of my closet. What was wrong with me that kept me from being a Girl?
Near as I could tell, other girls had access to some sort of mythical well of girliness – some ace in their perfectly pressed sleeves that I didn’t have.
I wanted to provide commentary before posting the image and quote, but I never got around to it, so I want to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for including my post! :-)