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Safety as a Masculinist Activity

August 3, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Every time we run a program or workshop the number of females that attend is quite low. Indeed, it is extremely difficult to find women who have stayed long in the safety industry. It is also difficult to find any women in the safety industry who openly profess a Feminist ethic. A recent report … [Read more...] about Safety as a Masculinist Activity

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: discourse analysis, feminism, masculinity, socialitie

The Wisdom of the Beguines for Safety

March 22, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Wisdom of the Beguines for Safety Last time I was in Europe I ran workshops at Groot Begijnhof, a beguinage in Leuven. It was here I was able to experience the community structure and wonderful history of the early 13th century feminism. Beguines were semi-religious women who gathered together … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of the Beguines for Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: feminism

Speaking Truth to Power and Safety

February 10, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Speaking Truth to Power and Safety Recently, two very brave young women delivered speeches at the National Press Club (https://youtu.be/YO8IQ_rVM8g). If you think these speeches were about ‘women issues’ or ‘sexism’ you would be wrong. The common theme of both speeches was speaking truth to power. … [Read more...] about Speaking Truth to Power and Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: AIHS BoK Chapter on Ethics, feminism, power, social psychology of risk

Safety as a Mysoginist Activity

June 29, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 14 Comments

Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male ideology. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those who don’t. Misogyny can be … [Read more...] about Safety as a Mysoginist Activity

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