Best-of lists are always controversy magnets. By definition, they elevate some at the expense of others. Earlier this week, when Fast Company published a list, compiled by Ann Charles, of “25 of the Smartest Women on Twitter” that failed to include a single woman of color, the Twittersphere responded immediately. Within a day, the hashtag […]
Author: D'Lane Compton
D'Lane Compton (@drcompton) is an assistant professor of sociology at The University of New Orleans. Her career and research interests use social psychology and demography to examine issues of inequalities and methodologies, especially as extended to gender, sexuality, the family and social media.