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May 08, 2016 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Arts and culture, Media
SNL’s many faces of Hillary Clinton: What they say about us

Nine women have performed Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live. Each one has made the role her own, but they all say something about how we view powerful women.

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May 05, 2016 | Bryan Pierce | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women
Why I Created A Gay, Male Superhero
As a gay man, I know how much I owe women for the equal opportunities I have, and do, enjoy. When I was bullied by other boys schools, I always found female friends to nurture and care for me. I came ...
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May 04, 2016 | Chagmion Antoine | Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
The color of lawlessness: Sexual abuse by police, nationwide
I was stopped by the police one night in January 2015 as I rode the New York City subway. I was making the long trip back downtown from Washington Heights at around 2 a.m. and had fallen asleep. Suddenly, I jolted awake to find an NYPD officer standing over me. The officer asked me to step off the train. I asked him why. He insisted I do it.
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May 03, 2016 | Gabby C | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Health
How I Learned Being Seen As "Sexy" Doesn't Equate To Happiness
I was 10 years old the first time someone commented on my appearance in public. I was walking with a boy in my class down the narrow, dark street of East 86th street in New York City. As we reac...
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May 03, 2016 | Christine Ro |
Sextortion: Name it, Fight it

NGOs, the media, and law enforcement see "sextortion" in different ways, but organizations fighting for legal accountability are focusing on abuses of power.

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May 01, 2016 | Rice University Students | Feminism, Health, Politics
Teen Girls Need Access To Their Reproductive Rights And Health, Too
The current feminist discourse surrounding women’s reproductive rights is crucial, especially considering that our access to these rights is dwindling and under constant attack. But it seems this conv...
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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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