Valerie Bock
@vbock.bsky.social
Social Media Enthusiast, Grandma, Karate Instructor, Sexual Assault Prevention Educator
Seriously? Who on earth is looking for potato reviews?
June 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Seriously? Who on earth is looking for potato reviews?
Love this little bit of resistance, in the signature block of a very helpful email I received from the U.S. Veteran's Administration...
April 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Love this little bit of resistance, in the signature block of a very helpful email I received from the U.S. Veteran's Administration...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.
sign.moveon.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
We have to teach our kids the basics, so that they can lead informed and compassionate lives. msmagazine.com/2025/02/24/w...
What My All-Male Students Could Teach the President About Sex and Empathy
I teach gender studies at Wabash, an all-male college. Our elective introductory course is always waitlisted. The students, mostly from the Midwest where sex ed is virtually nonexistent in public scho...
msmagazine.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We have to teach our kids the basics, so that they can lead informed and compassionate lives. msmagazine.com/2025/02/24/w...
Do you see that? Do you SEE that? That orange blob is a great big roll of FIBER OPTIC CABLE! Bringing 21st century connectivity into my neighborhood, only a quarter through the century! Dudes are amused by the museum of satellite dishes on my roof, testament to 30 years of life online.
February 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Do you see that? Do you SEE that? That orange blob is a great big roll of FIBER OPTIC CABLE! Bringing 21st century connectivity into my neighborhood, only a quarter through the century! Dudes are amused by the museum of satellite dishes on my roof, testament to 30 years of life online.
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Men: Be an ally and disrupt the bro code. When you hear harassment directed at women, you can say:
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
Men: It’s time to disrupt bro code and shut down misogyny
Going against your gender's long-standing bro code to promote an equitable and inclusive workplace is where the cost of allyship gets real.
www.fastcompany.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Men: Be an ally and disrupt the bro code. When you hear harassment directed at women, you can say:
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
- "Not funny"
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I find that offense, and I don’t ever want to hear that again.”
www.fastcompany.com/91229814/men...
In which I rant, calmly, about how ageism and sexism make for lousy marketing data:
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valeriebock.com/2023/11/18/w...
November 18, 2023 at 6:02 PM
In which I rant, calmly, about how ageism and sexism make for lousy marketing data:
valeriebock.com/2023/11/18/w...
valeriebock.com/2023/11/18/w...
My kid is a primary care doc who offers gender-supportive care. They presented at the American Medical Association's annual meeting this month. If you, like me, have entertained doubts about the provision of such care, you might want to listen to this talk. www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
"How do you prove that you're trans?"
In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about important questions for physicians on delivering care to transgender and gender-queer patients.
www.ama-assn.org
October 17, 2023 at 2:02 PM
My kid is a primary care doc who offers gender-supportive care. They presented at the American Medical Association's annual meeting this month. If you, like me, have entertained doubts about the provision of such care, you might want to listen to this talk. www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social Enjoyed your recent interviews. I'm guessing your mom was not online? "Boomers" were building social networks of online only contacts long before FB. And parents were talking truth about parenthood long before the Mommy Blogs on Usenet News, email lists, and online fora.
October 4, 2023 at 3:20 PM
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social Enjoyed your recent interviews. I'm guessing your mom was not online? "Boomers" were building social networks of online only contacts long before FB. And parents were talking truth about parenthood long before the Mommy Blogs on Usenet News, email lists, and online fora.