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August 26, 2014 | Bethany O. | Feminism, Media, Science and tech
Defrosting the Women: For All the Ladies Who Deserved Better
After having spent the summer watching a lot of TV, I want to talk about women in refrigerators. First, a brief explanation for those who are unfamiliar with the term "women in refrigerators": th...
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August 24, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
‘Do My Boobs Make Me Look Slutty?’ And Other Busty Girl Problems
We must, we must, we must increase our bust. The bigger, the better, the tighter the sweater, the boys will like us. This is the jingle my friends taught me in the gym locker room in the fifth grade....
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August 22, 2014 | Alice Laurel Driver | International, Violence against women
Photos: Everyday life in Juárez, one of the most violent cities on earth
The year photographer Itzel Aguilera moved to the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez in 2008, it achieved notoriety as the most violent city in the world. Living there with her husband and daughters Valeria, 6, and Dalia, 7 months old, Aguilera, who is 43, was starting to feel unsafe.
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August 21, 2014 | Chloe P | Education, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women
The Dangers of Internalized Misogyny
We need feminism now more than ever for many reasons, but rampant internalized misogyny -- which often goes unnoticed and, in some situations, is even understood as social norms – is as good a reason ...
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August 21, 2014 | Lauren Wolfe | Violence against women
The Index: The Cost of Violence Against Women
Cost of sexualized and domestic violence in the U.S. estimated per year in 2003, in billions: 5.8 ... Overall cost of health care in this estimate, in billions: 4.1 ... Cost of rape in this estimate, in millions: 319 ...
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August 21, 2014 | Juanita Johnson-Bailey |
Women’s Studies: Don’t You Mean Gender Studies?
The author, the director of a women’s studies program, takes a stand in favor of “the all-inclusive concept of ‘Women’s Studies.’”
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August 19, 2014 | Alice W | Feminism, Girls
An Open Letter to Adults: What Young Activists Need From You
Dear Adult, So, you have teens in your life that you want to support and encourage to be the best, bravest, raddest activists they can be. But teens are a little scary, confusing and intimidating. I ...
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August 17, 2014 | Vicki Soogrim | Body image and body standards, Education, Feminism, Girls, Media
Why I Need Feminism: Overcoming My Self-Loathing
As a kid I was very chubby and sturdy, but that all changed once puberty kicked in. People wondered if I went on a diet to lose weight when I was younger, but my eating habits hadn’t changed. This com...
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August 14, 2014 | Ines R | Body image and body standards, Education, Feminism, Girls, Media, Science and tech
Stop Tweeting That and Start Living It
It is almost impossible to deny that millennials are obsessed with documenting everything. We think that something funny we see at Target, or a friend’s drunken rant at a party, or just a quick selfie...
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August 14, 2014 | Rikki Rogers |
What to Make of “Female Empowerment” Marketing
The author, a marketer and media critic, takes a close look at the trend of ads that seem to be selling women’s and girls’ strength as much as any product.
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August 12, 2014 | Emma M | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Girls, Media
Talk the Talk: On Being A Role Model
Lately, I have been swept up in the flurry of beautiful videos detailing why what we say to young girls matters - videos from companies like Always and Verizon. Videos that remind me why I am thankful...
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August 12, 2014 | Chagmion Antoine | International, Violence against women
In Iraq, women ‘are the battlefield’
Yanar Mohammed’s voice is shaky when she picks up the phone. It is noticeable. She apologizes and takes a quick second to compose herself. She has been unnerved by something she just saw on television.
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August 10, 2014 | Fiona L | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Jenny Lewis’ The Voyager Is a Feminist Experience
“I’m just another lady without a baby.” Jenny Lewis’ delivery of this line in “Just One of the Guys,” the third song on her new album, The Voyager, is quiet, yet powerful. She seems almost to be taun...
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August 08, 2014 | Priyali Sur | Disability, International, Violence against women, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Indian government fails acid attack survivors, activists say
In India, the battle for justice is on many fronts for women who survive acid attacks. They continue, in part, because the government has failed to regulate the sales of acid and police have repeatedly failed to even take reports of attacks. So beyond the punishment of specific perpetrators, activists and survivors are fighting to obtain compensation from the government—and rehabilitation.
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August 07, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
What Makes Asian-American Men 'Undateable?'
When I look in the mirror, I do not see someone that I understand to be handsome by Western standards. I look mostly Asian, and like so many other heterosexual Asian males before me, I have internaliz...
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