As someone who's taken microbiology and has swabbed a great, great many sources in similar studies, you'd be really hard-pressed to find ANY surface that didn't contain mold and yeast. Heck, I swabbed the insides of "clean" places, like shower heads, sink faucets, and soda fountains (interesting project — long story)…

It's also hard to say that "if you sell any clothing at this store that is marketed towards 13 year olds, you are not allowed to sell any other clothing in the store that isn't appropriate for 13 year olds at all."

I think the blackface example (another response to your comment) is a little extreme, but keep in mind that we're not "offended by the dancers" per se. Heck, I've been out to strip clubs before (I'm a straight female, despite the name.) — it was a lot of fun. But, at a professional industry event, where I'm…

I think it would have the same vibe, but it wouldn't make as much sense. The image of all the women he'd slept with watching as he burned would still be unsettling, and you'd still feel compassion for the guy, I think. But it wouldn't make as much sense, as a symbol.

I've been in situations, events, worked at companies, etc. with a far more severe (male-biased) gender ratio than 25/75, and our equal bathroom facilities were never a big deal from what I heard. I mean, *I* didn't mind, obviously, but none of the guys ever complained. There's definitely something going on here.

How are you the only person who's said this so far!?

"only about 3 out of 100 reported rapes result in an actual conviction"

Gawker/Jezebel isn't exactly known for getting their facts straight (or oftentimes reading/understanding the story they're "reporting" on) You get what you pay for, I guess?

Heh. I should contact the writers!

Heh, as amusing as this is, I think it's actually kind of a good idea. My mom searched my room on multiple occasions when I was a child/teenager because she smelled something funny and was convinced it was marijuana (really it was candles, dollar store incense, a secret chemistry kit complete with denatured ethanol…

Let me try to describe the number of job offers/interviews software engineers normally get: I have an angry "don't spam me" form letter in GMail that I use to respond to recruiters. I have their company names memorized so, when they call me at work (which happens about twice a week) and they say "Hi, I'm Lisa with…

As an unbiased story, it was very painful at first (sharp pain on insertion, bad menstrual crams for a couple weeks), and I love it now :)

You mean it makes no difference in the number of job offers you've received, or the amount of hoopla surrounding the jobs? I'm glad it doesn't. I'd rather be given a job offer because I'm a good programmer than because I'm female...

There are tons of great non-hormonal options too. I can't remember to take pills every day and permanent hormonal methods screwed up my cycle to the point there it was completely unpredictable. I love my copper IUD

There's plenty of fantastic non-hormonal birth control out there as well (copper IUD, anyone?) Where in the article did it limit contraception to "hormonal" contraception? Many, many women need birth control, period. (heh.) And many, many women need accurate, unbiased information about said birth control, sure, but…

I'm pretty sure they knocked the kid out first, so no worries :)

Employers shouldn't and don't care how you eat, pay your bills, or support a family. It's a business transaction — nothing more. "I will pay you $x to do y job functions, because this is the value of this job to my business, and what the market will support."

I don't think Sheryl Sandberg is necessarily a role model for all working women, no. But for women who have CXO ambitions, who have or want to earn graduate degrees (especially in tech fields), and who aren't necessarily struggling with raising kids (because they don't have/want them, because they have a stay-at-home…

Yeah, similarly, I remember a burst eardrum I had when I was 2. Mostly vague memories, of running in loops around the house (all the rooms downstairs were connected) screaming and trying to stop the pain. My parents told me later they didn't realize my eardrum had burst until blood was coming out of it the next…

Well, hundreds of millions of dollars isn't bad for a few years' work. I'd say that's worth it.