http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/03/11/white-house-womens-council-in-the-works/ Sex and Gender in D.C. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:24:38 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/03/11/white-house-womens-council-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Ned Mitchell Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:42:21 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/?p=3076#comment-3915 i love this stuff. it's an example both of ingrained patriarchy blahblahblah but also the laziness that such frames enable. the sentence is pure fluff - the mission statement of the council speaks for itself (not that it says much). also there's the sad part at the end about "women and families," i.e. "women and the kitchen with which they should be familiar." a really positive move on the part of the administration (can anyone imagine bush stressing the importance of addressing women's needs?) but lame beauracraspeak as usual. i love this stuff. it's an example both of ingrained patriarchy blahblahblah but also the laziness that such frames enable. the sentence is pure fluff - the mission statement of the council speaks for itself (not that it says much). also there's the sad part at the end about "women and families," i.e. "women and the kitchen with which they should be familiar." a really positive move on the part of the administration (can anyone imagine bush stressing the importance of addressing women's needs?) but lame beauracraspeak as usual.

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