logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2020
27m 59s

EP 198 - Tomboy, Feminism And Gender Ide...

Dr. Taz MD
About this episode
We know that the Super Woman audience is a lot of moms and parents, who are all navigating raising children of all genders.

We know that the Super Woman audience is a lot of moms and parents, who are all navigating raising children of all genders.

In her latest book TOMBOY, Lisa Selin Davis says she wrote it because the story behind it is personal. When her daughter was in preschool, she gravitated towards "boy stuff" as much as she did "girl stuff."

When her daughter came home a few years later saying someone how called her a "tomboy," Davis decided to explore what that meant exactly beyond short hair on a girl, and how we assume gender identity based on clothes alone.

Lisa Selin Davis is an essayist, novelist, and journalist who has written for major publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many more. She talks with Dr. Taz this episode on the history behind the word tomboy, the boundaries between transgender, tomboy, and other identities, as well as how the gender revolution will come from the parents of boys. 

Up next
Aug 19
‘Having It All’ Is a Lie: Burnout, Success, and the Toll on Women’s Health with Dr. Corinne Low
Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsWhat if the dream of “having it all” is quietly destroying women’s health?In this brutally honest episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD sits down with economist and Wharton professor Dr. Corinne Low to reveal the invi ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 12
Breast Health, Burnout & Breaking Free from Toxic Masculine Energy with Jasmine Khorsandi
Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsWhat if breast cancer is already growing, and you don’t even know it? In this critical episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD sits down with breast health expert and ultrasound sonographer Jasmine Khorsandi to explore ... Show More
56m 10s
Aug 8
GLP-1 Medications: Are They the Answer? with Dr. Taz MD (Rebroadcast)
Watch hol+ by Dr. Taz MD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsAre you looking to proactively address metabolic disruptions and create a healthier lifestyle? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD explores the pressing issue of metabolic health and the economic burden ... Show More
50m 8s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2022
What is a Tomboy?: A Discussion with Lisa Selin Davis
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How journalist Lisa Selin Davis became interested in tomboys. The questions that arise when we say the word “gender.” The supposed freedoms and limits of being a tomboy. Why manufacturers insist that clothing and to ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 2020
Shifting what we think of as masculine and feminine w/ Lisa Selin Davis
Lisa Selin Davis join Heather to talk about what she learned while writing her new book "Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different". Lisa describes what it was like when her daughter first started dressing and acting like a "Tomboy" and how her u ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2024
383: Transgender Issues, Featuring Dr. Robin Mathy
Transgender Issues Featuring Dr. Robin Mathy Emily Dickinson, from Amherst, Massachusetts, was one of the greatest American 19th century poets, and after hearing one of our Amherst professors explain her life and work, I fell in love with her incredible poetry. When she attended ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2023
We Need Better Narratives About Gender
It’s a time of contrast and contradiction for gender queerness in America: At the same time that about 5 percent of Americans under 30 identify as transgender or nonbinary, over 20 states have passed some sort of restriction on gender-affirming care for children. In 2023 alone, o ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2013
Why are some girls called tomboys?
What is the etymology of "tomboy," and how has it evolved from meaning a whiskey-drinking man to a rough-and-tumble girl? Tune in to learn more about pop culture, tomboys, sissies and gender identity in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne ... Show More
28m 5s
Dec 2023
What to Do When Kids Say They’re Trans - Sasha Ayad returns to The Unspeakable
Therapist Sasha Ayad was one of the earliest guests on The Unspeakable. Her interview with Meghan in August of 2020 was revelatory for many listeners and she has become a leading figure in the effort to discuss gender through a non-ideological lens. In this wide-ranging conversat ... Show More
1h 10m
Mar 2021
We're All Failing At Being Women
There is so much to say about Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. Lauded as the first book by a trans author to be released by a major publishing house, Detransition, Baby is a novel about queerness, motherhood, mothering, and, ultimately, the way we all present our genders. Thi ... Show More
22m 40s
Nov 2022
How to Read a New York Times Story About Trans Kids
This episode was recorded before the Nov. 19 attack on Club Q. Outward stands with our queer family in Colorado Springs.This month, Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder discuss two major trans news stories from recent weeks. First, the New York Times’ lates ... Show More
1h 15m