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April 28, 2016 | Danika K | Feminism, Misogyny, Science and tech
Why The Gender Gap In STEM Fields Still Exists
Women make up roughly 50 percent of the U.S. workforce, yet comprise only about 25 percent of American STEM workers — numbers that have even stagnated in recent years. Although some might claim this u...
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April 26, 2016 | Mai D | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
The Truth About Having "Bad" Hair
I am a young Senegalese woman with “kinky” hair — specifically, type 4A/4B according to Andre Walker’s hair chart  — and I have heard every comment in the book about it. Since preschool I have been to...
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April 26, 2016 | Janine Clark | International, Violence against women
Rape and sexualized violence in war: The vexing issue of causation and some reflections from Bosnia

Refugees. Srebrenica. The siege of Sarajevo. Burning villages such as Ahmići and Stupni Do. The Omarska camp. Captured in these words are some of the most powerful and lasting images of the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. The media captured many of the crimes committed in this conflict, while one particular set of crimes typically occurred behind closed doors.

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April 24, 2016 | Vicki Soogrim | Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
It's Time To Start Exercising "Oppositional Resistance"
For a long time, the feminist movement failed to include the voices of marginalized groups. While criticism of this reality has seemed to particularly emerge in recent years, the feminist movement mus...
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April 22, 2016 | Kathleen Downes | Body image and body standards, Disability, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
The power of holding hands

The author, a disability activist, shares an insight from the “sisterhood of disability”—that handholding between friends is not just for children.

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April 21, 2016 | Gabby C | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
The Surprising Way Social Media Can Shape Young Girls' Bodies
The colossal expansion of technology has revolutionzed young women's lives in many ways. With the click of a button, girls can immediately become informed about what’s trending and playing, who’...
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April 19, 2016 | Danielle P | Feminism, Health
The Truth About Helping A Mentally Ill Friend
Depression is a living breathing monster that stalks America’s youth. It devours confidence, ruins relationships, and even ends lives. I’ve met this beast and seen the damage it inflicts firsthand. I’...
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April 18, 2016 | Mary Ann Swissler | Health
Skyrocketing abortion clinic violence tied to extremist rhetoric

A new report from the National Abortion Federation reveals an alarming spike in violence and threats against abortion providers.

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April 17, 2016 | Liz G | Feminism, Health
What Young Women Especially Need To Know About Drinking
I'll admit it: I enjoy a drink or two every now and then. Wine is amazing (especially moscato) and I am old enough to legally partake in drinking it. That being said, there are some hard truths about ...
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April 15, 2016 | Lauren Wolfe | International, Violence against women
‘There's no news hook’: Q&A with Amanda Sperber on trying to cover rape in South Sudan
The scale of sexualized violence in South Sudan has been described by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as “shocking.” In a March report, the office counted more than 1,300 rapes in just five months in 2015 in a single area of the country, Unity State. And this number is only “a snapshot” of the real total, with women and girls being considered “a commodity” by soldiers.
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April 14, 2016 Feminism
Why "Housewife" Should Not Be A Dirty Word
As the daughter of a full-time mom, the word “housewife” elicits mixed feelings. On the one hand, as a Latina feminist, I am aware of how our patriarchal society governs women's roles and relegates th...
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April 13, 2016 | Jennifer Epps-Addison | Economy
We deserve more: The critical role of women in the fight for $15

As the Fight for $15 movement for fair wages and workers' rights prepares for a major strike and protest on April 14, the author, a leading advocate, spotlights women's leadership—and the stakes for women workers.

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April 12, 2016 | David Guirgis | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Politics
North Carolina and Mississippi Passed Discriminatory Bills, But I Refuse To Remain Silent
North Carolina and Mississippi recently made headlines for signing two anti-LGBT+ bills into law. News outlets, prominent organizations and officials around the nation roundly decried these measures a...
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April 11, 2016 | Sarita Gupta | Economy
Equal Pay Day: Don't celebrate, organize!

On the day that draws attention to the gender wage gap, the author, a leading expert on workers' rights, calls for a "movement for women's economic freedom."

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April 10, 2016 | Sabrina N | Feminism, Media
What Kim Kardashian's Nude Selfie Reveals About The Way We View Female Sexuality
In March, Kim Kardashian West posted a nude selfie on Instagram. As has come to be expected whenever a woman (especially a high-profile woman) does something with her body, people had a lot to say abo...
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