The 41st Chess Olympiad: China and Russia claim gold! (World Chess Federation)
(Source: World Chess Federation) China and Russia claim gold! The leaders in both divisions turned up looking confident, the Russian women in particular, who were dressed for success, giving off a...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleJust because he's smiling doesn't mean he's not sexist
A sexist man is supposed to be easily identified. He is dismissive of female coworkers, makes crude comments about women and openly criticizes the gains of feminism. Yet, a new study shows that sexist...
View ArticleFighting school sexism: feminist theory hits classrooms
Sixteen-year-old feminist Stella Bridie was sick of being called "bossy" and "bitchy" at school. She sees herself as ambitious and assertive. She's unafraid of asking teachers tough questions, and...
View ArticleAfter 26 years at the top, Judit Polgar surpassed by Chinese chess challenger
She hasn't exactly been dethroned, but Hungarian GM Judit Polgar's reign as the ratings queen of women's chess has finally come to an end after an astonishing 26 years of supremacy. Young Chinese...
View ArticleSexism And The Media: As Election Heats Up, Are We Nearer To Tipping Point...
At the start of what is likely to be the most important feminist election cycle in American history, the role of women in the media has become a constant topic – yet the percentage of female voices...
View ArticleNorwegian keeps chess crown
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a dreary, rainy Manhattan night, a huge, happy roar arose in a crowd of chess fans from around the world. Two-time world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, had just...
View ArticleI am a Snoop Dogg fan. That doesn’t make me less of a feminist
When I first joined the women’s movement, in the late 1970s, I was sneered at for watching romcoms, for preferring dogs to cats, and – as time went on – refusing to go to Greenham Common. (I like a...
View ArticleWorking trip to Budapest (World Chess Federation)
(Source: World Chess Federation) On January 28, the FIDE President during his working trip to Budapest visited the office of the Hungarian Chess Federation where he met with GM Judit...
View ArticleHarika’s mantra for women’s world chess championship: Go for gold
The year 2016 was wonderful for women’s sports in India. PV Sindhu secured silver in badminton during the 2016 Rio Olympics while Sakshi Malik won bronze in wrestling. In women’s chess, 2016 was a year...
View ArticleCreeps pretending to be feminists
You know the type: the guy whose bio advertises "feminist," who wears the t-shirt and the pink hat, is well-versed in feminist doctrine but rather too eager to harangue women about it rather than get...
View ArticleOxford Dictionaries accused of 'sexist' usage examples including 'rabid...
Oxford Dictionaries has agreed to review the language used in its definitions after coming under fire for sexism. The publisher, part of Oxford University Press, currently prints “a rabid feminist” as...
View ArticlePortrait of Judit Polgar in "The Telegraph"
Judit Polgar has retired from tournament chess but...
View ArticlePolgar routes Navara 6-2 in ČEZ Chess Trophy
That is not a picture of Judit Polgar with her badly...
View ArticleShrill voice of Oxford Dictionary shows grating gender bias
"She's a wild promiscuous good-time girl." Who, you ask. Never mind that: the real question is why. Specifically, why does the Oxford Dictionary have such a misogynistic reflex when it comes to sample...
View ArticlePolgar hits out at Short
British chess master Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying women are inferior at the game, says former Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar, who has defeated the Briton eight times to...
View ArticleCiting neuroscience, a Grandmaster says men are better at chess. Smart move?
Chess master Carissa Yip, who at age 11 became the youngest female ever to defeat a grandmaster, plays a match at the chess club in Billerica, Mass. In a commentary for a chess magazine, British chess...
View ArticleAn interview with chess legend Judit Polgar
Judit Polgar was a chess prodigy and is the only woman who has ever made...
View ArticleBrussels Chess in Schools Conference (World Chess Federation)
(Source: World Chess Federation) A Chess in Schools Conference, organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) took place in the European Parliament during the afternoon of 24 February. Speakers from a...
View ArticleYoung, male and feminist – if only there were more of them
Schools and universities have their share of students engaging in sexist and misogynistic behaviour. But there are also those who are standing up against it – and their numbers are growing...
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