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October 30, 2014 | Carolina G | Body image and body standards, Economy, Media, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
Subway: Please Don't Use Halloween To Make Women Feel Fat
Whether it’s the annoyingly catchy five-dollar footlong jingle or Jared Fogle’s promise that you will lose weight by eating sandwiches, Subway commercials are abundantly recognizable in our culture. T...
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October 28, 2014 | Preya P | Girls, Media, Misogyny, Science and tech
Teen Social Media Stars and Sexism: When Will It End?
“Entertain me.” “If you play too hard to get, then it’s just like, ‘Oh, she doesn’t even like me,’ but if you play easy, then it’s just like, ‘Oh, she’s a whore.’ Find a balance.” “Wax, shave. It’s ...
WMC News & Features
October 28, 2014 | Melissa Silverstein |
How a Woman Director Found Her Voice
The author, Women and Hollywood founder and editor Melissa Silverstein, profiles Belle director Amma Asante, who is one of the honorees at this week’s WMC Women’s Media Awards.
WMC Women Under Siege
October 27, 2014 | Rebecca McCray | International, Violence against women
The pain of female genital mutilation is felt in the U.S., too

Her father helped her escape. He knew if she stayed in Ivory Coast, she’d be married against her will as a teenager, her genitals ritualistically cut, raped by her husband, and forced to bear his children. Her life as she knew it would end. She left for New York, where her father thought she would be safe. Now the U.S. immigration system wants to send her back. She is 16 years old.

WMC FBomb
October 26, 2014 | Antonia Bentel | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media, Misogyny
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” Is No Feminist Anthem
Listening to (and belting out) Top 40 songs in the car is non-negotiable if you’re riding along with me. I love the bubble-gum-for-your-brain songs and gush over new pop tunes. However, I also identif...
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October 24, 2014 | Agunda Okeyo |
An Unflinching Look at the Realities of Domestic Violence—and the Women Who Work to End It
A new HBO documentary, Private Violence, reveals complex truths about domestic violence and the courageous work of the women who have been standing up for years on behalf of victims and survivors.
WMC FBomb
October 23, 2014 | Emma M | Education, Feminism, International
Why I Celebrated International Day of the Girl
I went to an all-girls’ school where I felt, first-hand, what it’s like to be nurtured, challenged, and encouraged. My thirteen years in a school that was deeply invested in girls armed me with resili...
WMC FBomb
October 21, 2014 | Carolina G | Feminism, Media
Embracing Taylor Swift's Feminist Awakening
It’s that time again. Every two years (like clockwork) we get a brand new Taylor Swift as the young starlet reinvents herself with each new album release, the fifth of which will be released in just a...
WMC FBomb
October 19, 2014 | Pippa B | Feminism, Health, Media, Science and tech
Egg Freezing: Is This Silicon Valley Perk Really Empowering?
Last week, it was announced that Silicon Valley tech giants Facebook and Apple are offering coverage of egg freezing as part of female employees’ health benefits. A huge step, news outlets cried, towa...
WMC FBomb
October 16, 2014 | Chloe Hallinan | Feminism, Misogyny, Violence against women
Street Harassment: It's Not A Compliment
It was a hot Los Angeles Saturday and I decided to walk my dog down my usually quiet residential street. I was sixteen at the time and wearing jeans and a T-shirt. Three men, probably in their late tw...
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October 16, 2014 | Chagmion Antoine | Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
From civil rights to Ferguson: What’s missing in media coverage of police violence
Anyone watching the news this past August could think they’d been transported back to Montgomery, Georgia, circa 1954. Darren Wilson, a white police officer, had shot dead 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Images of police in riot gear unleashing dogs and water cannons on protesters dominated every TV network. Violence between demonstrators and police erupted in the small town.
WMC News & Features
October 15, 2014 | Chelsea Carmona | Health
Changing the Conversation on Women and Addiction
The author considers the legacy of a groundbreaking health care reformer and looks at what still needs to be done to reduce stigma and improve care for women dealing with addiction.
WMC FBomb
October 14, 2014 | Atiya I-M | Arts and culture, Media
My Problem With The "Powerful Bitch" Trope
Lately I’ve noticed a trend in some of my favorite shows that makes me uncomfortable on a number of levels. From Blair Waldorf on “Gossip Girl” to Sadie on “Awkward” it appears that if you are a femal...
WMC FBomb
October 12, 2014 | Martine K | Education, Feminism, Girls, International, Politics, Violence against women
Ileana Jiménez: Inspiring Feminism Locally and Globally
Social media as well as blogs and communities like the FBomb have played a key role for young people involved in the feminist movement by giving us a platform to share our thoughts and ideas and allow...
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October 09, 2014 | M.Wil | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
How To Deal With Insults About Your Body
I must say for a teenage girl I have always been pretty confident about my body. I have never been a twig but am also not overweight and have never felt bothered by my appearance. Every year, I fly to...
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