I was in bed last night with
The Lovely Becky (who is tearing it up in Italy with
La Contessa Nera) discussing her idea for a story. She talked about writing a fictional short story or maybe even a novel based on the poor working experience that drove her from white-collar life and into grad school and subsequently authorship and professorhood.
TLB: I want to have her work at some kind of scientific or academic environment, like a journal. But it would have to be an office where most of the employees were women.
Me: How about a gynecology journal? She could work for a publication called Vagina Today.
She could work for a publication called Vagina Today.
ReplyDeleteSomething not quit right with the title. Can't put my finger on it.
That title is probably too short. A longer one would be better.
ReplyDeletefish is banned.
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Vaginal weekly? That would at least be a longer time period anyway...
ReplyDeleteI think it needs to be Vagina Monthly if we're talking long periods...
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to one day launch Vagina Daily, but I think I'll have difficulty finding subscribers.
ReplyDeletePerhaps it could be given away for free... say on street corners...
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to one day launch Vagina Daily, but I think I'll have difficulty finding subscribers.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have plenty of initial subscribers, but none of them will renew their subscriptions when they are, inevitably, let down.
In all seriousness, it is not uncommon for scientific journals to have an editorial staff that is majority women. Many women will move into working at the journals instead of a lab to balance life/family (more so than men will).
ReplyDeleteI was going to say what fish said, but didn't want to interrput the P jokes.
ReplyDeleteexcepting the well-paid, prestigious positions, the vast majority of places I have worked are staffed by women. in law obvs not science.
You all are just killing me today.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have nothing good to contribute.
I fail.
I think it needs to be Vagina Monthly if we're talking long periods...
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who is terrified by the thought of a month long period?
Am I the only one who is terrified by the thought of a month long period?
ReplyDeleteThat was poorly phrased by me... imagine...
I should have said, if we're talking periods, it should be Vagina Monthly.
Oh my God, this thread. You can tell we've *known* each other for awhile!
ReplyDeleteAnd lol @ Jennifer. Always so clever!!
I thought this was dick jokes.
ReplyDeleteShan't be back.