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June 28, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Feminism, Sports
Women's Sports Leagues
It was right around 4th or 5th grade that I, an intramural basketball champ at just under five feet tall, decided that I was going to be a point guard for the "NBA" as I told my parents. "But Julie," ...
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June 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Woman Artists Sundays: Bat for Lashes
This week I'm going for Bat for Lashes. She's relatively new on the scene but I totally dig her. According to her website Bat for Lashes is "the work of British singer/ songwriter, multi- instrument...
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June 26, 2009 | Sahar Driver | International, Politics
Responsible Solidarity: An Appeal to the Public on the Matter of Iran
The author urges us to stand against the violence threatening the masses of protesters in Iran, but to insist that our leaders not infringe on Iranian sovereignty—as has happened in the past. Her commentary is based on a speech she delivered on Tuesday at San Francisco City Hall.
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June 25, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Media
why am I battling a bathing suit?
It's bathing suit season. Actually, it's been bathing suit season for kind of a while now, but I still on turn on the T.V. and am being forced to wonder, "This swimsuit season, whose going to win: you...
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June 24, 2009 | Latoya Peterson | International
The Iranian Election and the Global Politics of “Pretty”
With reporting opportunities strictly limited in Iran, images carry the narrative, many of them focusing on young, attractive women. The author wonders about complexities hidden behind the emerging icons.
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June 24, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity
NCRW Conference & Blog
With things being so crazy with my internship at the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) I've decided to fill y'all in on the great work I've been doing there.  Almost 2 weeks ago, the NCRW...
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June 22, 2009 | Mana Lumumba-Kasongo | Economy, Health, International
“Supa”: A Report from Kenya
The author, a medical doctor and writer, learned in an African village the truth behind the alarming worldwide maternal health statistics—when she was asked to treat a patient whose only resource was her mother, frantically urging her to “push.”
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June 22, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
10 Things I Hate About You...abc fam version
If they screw this up I will send a multitude of strongly worded letters on my wild horse stationary my grandma thought I would love for my 6th birthday (I did ah-bviously) to the execs over at ABC ...
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June 22, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Politics
Father's Day: Obama Style
Okay, I know Father's Day has come and gone, but I just gotta add this one thing that  would really be relevant at any time.     President Obama wrote an article for Parade Magazine in honor of Fa...
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June 20, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism
The History of Father's Day
This is history from the history channel's website, so you know it's legit: The first known celebration of Father's Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, where it was commemorated at Wi...
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June 19, 2009 | Melissa Silverstein | Arts and culture, Media
Celebrating Women's Media Successes
WMC’s first awards event honored the best work by women in news and entertainment. The recipients, however, cautioned those assembled to pay tribute: many barriers remain.
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June 19, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Feminism, Misogyny
Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?
So, I came across this post on feministing. Although feministing is normally a site concerned with women’s rights issues from the perspectives of 20 and 30 something feminists, this post by a high sch...
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June 18, 2009 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA
QWOC Film Festival Focuses on the Immigrant Experience
Produced by filmmaker Madeleine Lim, herself an immigrant from Singapore, the San Francisco festival gives newly trained queer women of color a showcase for their short films—and also feeds into the...
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June 18, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
The Invisible Glass Ceiling
It was only since Twilight – which was directed by Catherine Hardwick- was released, and the box office totals clearly spelled out success, that I’ve realized what little presence women have in the fi...
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June 17, 2009 | Karin Lippert | Health
The OHIP Card—the Benefits are Priceless
Don’t be misled by the rhetoric of opponents of single-payer health care, says the author, who has experienced the insurance systems on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. She has a decided prefer...
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