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March 27, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Violence against women
The Ghomeshi Verdict Is A Reminder That The 'Perfect Victim' Myth Is Alive and Well
While mainstream culture has certainly embraced feminism as of late, the movement's work is far from done. One of the most glaring examples of this is the persistent doubt and discrediting survivors f...
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March 24, 2016 | Gabby C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Misogyny
We Need To Address The Music Industry's Gender Gap
"I’m tired of men who aren’t professional or even accomplished musicians continually offering to ‘help me out’ (without being asked), as if I did this by accident and I'm gonna flounder without them,"...
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March 22, 2016 | David Guirgis | Feminism, Media, Violence against women
What Kesha's Sexual Assault Case Reveals About The Trauma of Shame
In 2014, Kesha sued her producer, Dr. Luke, for allegedly sexual assaulting her. More specifically, she sued for freedom from a contract that bound her to only producing music with her assailant. Her ...
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March 22, 2016 | Susan Buttenwieser | Disability, Girls, Violence against women, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Women’s incarceration: Frequent starting point is childhood abuse

The number of women in prison has been increasing at nearly double the rate of men. Advocates—including formerly incarcerated women—are taking a closer look at the reasons, and what can be done to stem the tide.

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March 20, 2016 | Kinder L | Arts and culture, Body image and body standards, Media, Misogyny
Bust Ghosts, Not Women: Sexist Responses To The 'Ghostbusters' Trailer Have Got To Go
From Fantastic Four, to Zoolander 2, to Disney’s live-action remake of The Jungle Book, it seems that 2016 might be the year of cinematic reboots, remakes and sequels. Perhaps one of the most anticipa...
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March 18, 2016 | Shazdeh Omari | International, Violence against women
The Index: Peacekeeper Rape, by the Numbers
Number of allegations of sexualized violence reported in 2015 against United Nations personnel, according to the UN: 99 ... Number of confirmed attacks on women and children by the UN in countries with peacekeeping missions: 69
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March 17, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Free Speech, Misogyny, Online harassment, Politics, Violence against women
Why President Obama's Decision to Call Out Online Harassment Is So Important
President Obama could have discussed any number of pressing issues during his recent speech given in honor of Women's History Month. A significant portion of his speech, however, was devoted to an iss...
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March 16, 2016 | Louise Mirrer | Education, Health
In the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: A greatest generation of women?

In honor of Women's History Month, the author, the president of the New-York Historical Society, urges us to remember a remarkable generation of reformers who worked to change conditions for working women.

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March 15, 2016 | Saskia G | Environment, Feminism, Politics, Race/Ethnicity
We Need To Talk About The Flint Water Crisis and Environmental Racism
Mainstream America just got a wake-up call about the importance of pushing back on environmental racism and it came from an unexpected source: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. On February 25th...
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March 13, 2016 Feminism, Media
Why 'Formation' Is The Most Important Cultural Event of 2016
As one of the most beloved performers in the world, the release of any new Beyoncé song would have been cause for widespread celebration. But the recent release of "Formation" was something else entir...
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March 10, 2016 | Ada J | Environment, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics, Violence against women
Why Abusing Animals For The Sake of Fashion Is A Feminist Issue
Kim Kardashian calls herself a feminist. She casually disclosed this piece of information to Rolling Stone magazine in July 2015, which caused a stir among her critics. There are plenty of reasons to ...
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March 09, 2016 | Kathryn Kolbert | Feminism, Health, Politics
The lawyer who argued the landmark Casey decision weighs in on the Texas abortion case

Kathryn Kolbert offers her first-hand analysis of last week's arguments before the Supreme Court on Texas abortion restrictions.

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March 08, 2016 | Aya | Education, Feminism
Here's The Truth About Hooking Up In College While Feminist
Prior to college, I had absolutely no experience with casual hookups. I had heard about them all throughout high school, but all of my sexual experience occurred in a single serious high school relati...
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March 08, 2016 | Rebecca Turkington | International, Violence against women
The role of women in building peace: Q&A with Mary Robinson

The Honorable Mary Robinson is the founder and president of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and serves as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change. She was the first female president of Ireland from 1990-1997 and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002, and is a global leader on issues of women’s empowerment and human rights. In July 2013, I sat down with her to discuss climate justice and the role of women in the fight for peace.

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March 06, 2016 | Danika K | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Sports
Why Are Women's Sports Still Not Covered In The Media?
More people tuned in to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 than any other soccer game shown on English-language television in this country in recorded history. The entire event garnered a record...
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