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April 09, 2012 | Lauren Wolfe | International, Violence against women
Judgment call: Survivors of rape in Rwanda find themselves at odds with courts
Everyone wants justice. Don’t we? It seems easy—a crime is committed so we bring a lawsuit. Witnesses testify and justice is either served or punted over some kind of event horizon, never to be seen clearly again.
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April 08, 2012 | Julia O | Economy, Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Media, Violence against women
Nujood Ali: A Real Life Heroine
The quote I have taped to the lower right hand corner of my bathroom mirror is "I no longer think about marriage." Nujood Ali spoke those words after successfully gaining her divorce at the age of 10....
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April 07, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Girl in a Coma
Girl in a Coma formed when best friends Jenn Alva and Phanie Diaz met in Jr-high school art class over a mutual love of the Smiths, Nirvana, and skipping school. All they needed was a singer. Enter Ni...
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April 06, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Health, International, Media
Saturday Vids: Health Has No Borders - Global Birth Control Access
To sign Planned Parenthood's "Health Has No Borders" petition click here ...
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April 06, 2012 | Michele Lent Hirsch | Feminism, Misogyny, Violence against women
Q&A: How Susan Brownmiller fought the media on rape in war, and won
Back when the media was writing about the rape of a woman in war by describing the shape of her buttocks, Susan Brownmiller was busy preparing her offensive to change how we talk about this atrocity.
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April 05, 2012 | Emily T | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Feminist Harry Potter
Since I’ve been a die-hard Harry Potter fan since I was ten, I immediately followed Feminist Harry Potter on Tumblr when I heard of it. Within the last year, I’ve become more interested in gender stud...
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April 05, 2012 | Rita Smith | Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Martin-Zimmerman Tragedy—Could It Have Been Prevented?
The author, executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, explores how appropriate attention to everyday violent behavior can protect potential victims and save potential perpetrators as well.
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April 03, 2012 | Fiona L | Economy, Education, Feminism, International, Media, Misogyny
To Educate A Girl
I’ve often wondered if those who are provided with less, make more with what they are given. A few weeks ago, I went to a screening of a documentary called To Educate A Girl, and was convinced once ag...
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April 02, 2012 | Michele Lent Hirsch | Immigration, International, Violence against women
For women displaced by war, can a new stove spell safety?
Usually, headlines about women and kitchen appliances conjure anti-feminist rhetoric. But as we've reported previously, the cooking tools that women in refugee camps use—and lack—may have a key effect on whether they're targets of rape.
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April 02, 2012 | Kathleen Barry | International, Media, Violence against women
Male Bonding—Military Massacres By The Book
The author of "Unmaking War, Remaking Men" writes that the behavior in Afghanistan of alleged killer Robert Bales was anything but unexpected.
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April 01, 2012 | Gina S | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
The Flip Side of the Coin, or Just Because I'm Skinny Doesn't Mean I Have An Eating Disorder
It’s a common presumption in our society that if you’re female, tall and skinny, you have it all. You are the perfect woman: you have the attributes of a high fashion model, and you should be extremel...
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