In February 2025, there will be a referendum in Switzerland to commit to full environmental responsibility within ten years, that Switzerland does not ‘overshoot’ but acts within a renewable and sustainable level of global environmental impact. I appreciate the direction and sentiment but the environmental problems of the world are not caused by Switzerland. If… Continue reading choosing our battles
Tag: gender
Hearts not beating but ticking
I have been thinking a lot recently about social constructs, especially but not exclusively in relation to gender. Firstly I think we need a definition of gender and I am a bit stuck with that. Then we need a definition of social construct. I read a sociology lesson online which gave the following examples of… Continue reading Hearts not beating but ticking
unintended consequences of gender neutral pronouns
Though the use of a wider range of personal pronouns is putatively more inclusive, why then is it so divisive? Has this recent trend made the world better or worse?