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Taking a Closer Look at Pink Microscopes
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted January 14, 2010
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This week, I’m diving into some troubled water around gender stereotypes in the design and marketing of toys.  The interwebs have been all atwitter—or should I say, ablog?—over a recent Toys ’R...
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Posted in Media and Popular Culture

Really, Dockers? Really?

Posted December 16, 2009
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  When we saw this ad from the Dockers website, part of us was thrilled and part of us was...
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All I Ever Hear is "Laura, Laura, Laura!"
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted December 10, 2009
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Long before the fictional society debut of Blair Waldorf or Serena Van Der Woodsen, or the...
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Possibilites Post-B'nai Mitzvah: Let's Keep Talking
Rabbi Alissa Wise
Posted December 3, 2009
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  At our Networking Workshop for Jewish Youth Professionals, “After the Big Day: Possibilities...
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Privilege and Pedagogy
Rabbi Alissa Wise
Posted November 23, 2009
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Ma’yan has now twice convened a group of Jewish educators to explore issues of privilege (which we...
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The Hair-Pulling Heard Round the World
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted November 19, 2009
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I know almost nothing about soccer.  So when I read about the indefinite suspension of the...
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Posted in Media and Popular Culture