Comments on: Women Doing Things: Not waiting to be saved

By: Women with Initiative

Women with Initiative — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:02:41 +0000

[...] this really great article by Laura Agustin with pictures of strong women taking care of themselves, Women Doing Things: not waiting to be saved. Agustin is author of Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry, which [...]

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:29:05 +0000

As a married man for some time, any views I might have had regarding women as being weak have long since vanished. Certainly in our relationship, I am better at certain things. She however surpasses my capabilities in many other areas. There certainly is very little, if anything, that cannot be done by women in the work place. The problems arise with stereotyping both genders.

By: Laura Agustín

Laura Agustín — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:20:49 +0000

I think we’d see more and different reactions if the audience were not aware of the photographer’s presence – obviously looming above them. Some of the men are hiding their faces, others may feel frozen by the camera. But the narrowness of her performing space is indeed amazing.

By: jodi sh doff

jodi sh doff — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:13:39 +0000

Not only is drinking woman drinking, she’s drinking absinthe. And, as we all know, absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. Thanks for reminding the world of the full spectrum of what a woman is. (I am, however, as a former performing woman, amazed at the narrow stage that woman can perform on, and depressed at the reaction and lack of reaction of her audience).

By: Laura Agustín

Laura Agustín — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:58:02 +0000

no seas absurdo. estoy viajando y tengo un programa puesto que saca los comentarios que no van al grano de la entrada. supongo que fue asi con el tuyo.

By: asturiano

asturiano — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:55:31 +0000

Tan liberal que eres Laura… , aquí se ve claro como tú también censuras y como quieres leer y escuchar ciertas cosas y no otras.

¡Cobarde intelectual y moral!

By: laura agustin

laura agustin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:38:40 +0000

there you are, william, just when i was thinking i hadn’t heard from you in a while. i guess we will plunge ahead in 2012.

By: William Thirteen

William Thirteen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:43:43 +0000

thanks Laura. Here’s hoping women keep doing things in 2012!

By: Tracy Quan

Tracy Quan — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:22:04 +0000

Right on, Laura! Thank you for Drinking Woman – it feels very contemporary. That slacker dude looks sort of vaguely familiar…

I have just published a short comment on drinking and ‘gender equality’ here
http://tinyurl.com/8fk5sk

By: Carol Leigh

Carol Leigh — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:37:27 +0000

These helped elevate my spirit for the coming New Year! Thanks Laura!