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Playing Me
I’ve always wanted to be in the spotlight, to make it big in the music industry. But at seventeen, I really thought that my music career wasn't going anywhere. I constantly compared myself to other pe...
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"Gloria: In Her Own Words"—Notes from a Young Feminist
Our twenty-something commentator appreciates the HBO documentary, but also wishes for a deeper treatment of WMC Cofounder Gloria Steinem's philosophy and activism.
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Why I'm Glad Daria Didn't Lose Her Virginity
In 1997, MTV launched a new show called Daria. The show aimed to capture high school through the eyes of a teenage girl, mirroring other popular shows of the decade (My So Called Life, Buffy etc.) whi...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Chrissie Hynde
I was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past week showing my visiting family all that Cleveland has to offer (that's all I came up with) and we got to see the Women Who Rock exhibit. One of t...
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Saturday Vids: Magazines, Media and Myself
I used to have a little tradition of buying a cheesy teen magazine during the first week of summer and lying on the beach reading about the perfect nail polish color, or how to make your skin appear f...
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Male Bisexuals: As Common As Unicorns?
I know a lot of people - gay and straight - who believe that bisexuality, specifically bisexual men, exist about as much as they believe that unicorns exist. It seems that there are people who believe...
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August 11, 2011 | Suzanne Braun Levine |
Enough Mystiques to Go Around—And This One Is Masculine
The author, a nationally recognized authority on the choices women make as they age, analyses a new study that tracks an unrealistic and stressful standard of perfection for men.
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Hacked Photos Being Used On Adult Websites
A couple of weeks ago, an article on Mookychick highlighted an issue of hacked photos on adult websites. It's a practice that's going on for a little while, but it's starting to trend, and it's misogy...
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Why I Won't Be Seeing 30 Minutes Or Less
A few weeks ago, I went to see the movie Bad Teacher (not my choice, okay?). A preview for the movie 30 Minutes or Less came on. The movie is about a guy who gets a bomb strapped to his chest by guys ...
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An Ode To Sheryl Sandberg's Awesomeness
I'm always bitching about how few really positive female role models are out there for young girls. Considering the celebrities we have worshiped / continue to worship - Snooki, Lindsay Lohan, Paris H...
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August 08, 2011 | Courtney Young |
Economy
The Wealth Gap—Race Defines It, But So Does Gender
Much has been reported on the staggering racial wealth gap in the United States, but what are the particular implications for women of color?
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DSK the Woman Hater and That Hooker Maid: A Gender Story
Unless you've taken to your fallout shelter in tepid anticipation of the national default - which has for the moment been averted - you've undoubtedly caught wind of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn maid ba...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Ximena Sarinana
Ximena Sariñana Rivera (born October 29, 1985) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy nominated Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. Sariñana's musical career was launched in 2008 with the release o...
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Saturday Vids: Zappos - More Than Sexist?
Two young women, Bree and Molly, making change by walking the streets, opposing Zappos' new advertising campaign. AWESOME. Sign their petition here.
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August 04, 2011 | Kelsie M |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Violence against women
Thank You, Slutwalk
July 31 marks the one-year anniversary of the night I was raped. On August 6, I will be participating in Slutwalk when it comes to Philly. They could not have picked a better date. I find it ironic...
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