Bits and pieces from around the internet

The latest ‘what I’ve been reading online’ for your perusal:

‘how to get a book deal’, with advice from Irish editors, agents & authors
why we need gender quotas in politics
Rebecca Solnit discusses rape jokes and rape culture
let’s talk about periods
Louise O’Neill on sexism in publishing
the gender pay gap, and the lesbian/straight woman pay gap
Taylor Swift + Star Trek = joy
on why trigger warnings in academic settings do more harm than good
Nova Ren Suma on models for an author life, and finding what works for you
on free speech, hate speech and American exceptionalism
what teens want in YA fiction
Ariel Winter talks about breast reduction surgery and the difference it’s made to her
science takes on the anti-choice brigade
on kids’ media and video-on-demand services
alcohol in cartoons
two kinds of political comedy
learning through arts in school
why do girls out-perform boys in exams? (no mention of how this doesn’t help with the pay gap, mind you…)