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September 15, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Girls, Media
College Confidential: Disorientation
The bottom line of college orientation is that it’s a paradox: feeling simultaneously deeply comforted and entirely thrown off your axis, spinning rapidly towards the unknown. Or at least, that’s what...
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September 13, 2011 | Talia | Education, Feminism, Girls, Politics
Title IX and Teen Pregnancy
I recently attended a conference call through the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) titled “Know Your Rights: A Conference Call for Pregnant and Parenting Students.” It was moderated by Melanie Ross ...
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September 13, 2011 | Ellen Bravo | Economy, Health
Listening to Women—Obama’s Jobs Proposal
The jobs plan President Obama presented to Congress this week recognizes that out-of-work women need targeted help.
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September 12, 2011 | Susanna Margolis | Arts and culture
Painting Matters
A new exhibit in New York City this month highlights the work of women behind the scenes in theater—artists whose work you may not even know existed.
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September 11, 2011 | Alexa S | Body image and body standards, Education, Feminism, Girls, Media
Observations in Target: Mass Marketing and Young Females
"Mom, look! That's Rocky and CeCe, from 'Shake it Up'! Can I pleeeeease get one of their clothes?" She stands on her tiptoes to reach the highest shelf and points to a t-shirt with an attached pinstri...
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September 10, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Womenpalooza 2
So it is 1 A.M. Friday night (Saturday Morning? I never know) and whereas most people are thinking, “Hey so uh sleeeep.” I was thinking, “Let’s hop on a bus so I can get down to Chicago in time for Sa...
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September 08, 2011 | Rosamund C | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics, Race/Ethnicity
Checking In On DSK: Why The Case's Dismissal Is Bad News For All Of Us
I’ll admit, I had never heard of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn – or DSK as he’s been dubbed – before this year. I had, however, heard of the International Monetary Fund, and although I’m not an economics...
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September 08, 2011 | Elayne Clift | International, Media
Women at the Front—Two Reporters Join a Sisterhood
At danger spots in the Middle East and elsewhere, CNN reporters Sara Sidner and Arwa Damon lend their particular perspectives, in a tradition of war correspondents who happen to be women.
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September 03, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Jean Grae
Jean Grae (real name "Tsidi Ibrahim"), born November 26, 1976 is a hip hop artist from New York. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an in...
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September 02, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Saturday Vids: K-Y Intense Features A Lesbian Couple
There's been a lot of talk recently in the feminist blogosphere about K-Y Intense's new commercial. K-Y has been airing commercials that feature "real" couples who use their product for some time now,...
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September 01, 2011 | Angela G | Feminism, Health, Media
"I'll Show You Mine": Exposing the Illusion of Normal
As I cracked open the pink cover of “I’ll Show You Mine” and pulled back the beautiful, full-color pages, my mind rushed back to five years ago. I was in a tiny feminist sex boutique halfway up a Manh...
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September 01, 2011 | Catherine Epstein | Health
Taking On Big Ag—Is Monsanto Useful?
Ira Wallace and other small organic farmers have banded together to challenge an mighty agricultural giant, arguing that Monsanto's patented transgenic seeds do not benefit society.
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