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Support Women Artists Sunday: Louise And The Pins
Armed with her pin-up curls, husky tones and wistful melodies, Louise Hull is bringing a touch of classic 50s glamour to the world of the singer-songwriter.
Add to this a splash of Johnny Cash, a fli...
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Building A National Curriculum for Future Feminists
Education is the key to success. And if we want the feminist movement to be successful, we need to educate people on the matter. My dream is for feminism and feminist theory to be a mandatory national...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Angel Taylor
Angel Taylor is a pop singer-songwriter, born March 20, 1988, based out of the Los Angeles area. Angel Taylor’s debut album, entitled Love Travels was released on iTunes on March 31, 2009 through Awar...
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September 28, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gloria Steinem,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Gloria Steinem on Rush Limbaugh
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Dear Disney/Pixar
I have seen movies that made me feel lousy, like I didn’t measure up to some impossible standard of beauty, or grace, or humor. I have seen movies that make me long to be pretty, to be elegant, to be ...
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Filmmaker Explores India's Complex Identity
In "The World Before Her," Nisha Pahuja looks at the extremes of India's evolving notions of gender.
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Film's Independent Women
The author, the leading expert on the status of women working in film and television, has good news about women's progress in directing documentary films. Her question: are indie women in the pipeline to top Hollywood jobs?
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Skin Is Just An Organ - But Insecurity Sells
I am not white.
Yeah, I know, stating the obvious, but in fact, even for someone of Chinese ethnicity, I am decidedly not on the pale end of the spectrum. And every time I flip open a fashion magazin...
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When Ads Preach Hatred
The author, shocked by an anti-Islam advertisement posted at her local train station, is more disturbed at how such sentiments take root in American soil – especially at a time when such hate statements have triggered extreme anti-American acts abroad.
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Sunday Night Sexism on NBC
I’ve been waiting all year for Sunday Night Football. Well, actually, I've been waiting all year for the first two minutes of Sunday Night Football. As a diehard Faith Hill fan, I’ve been waiting pati...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
By the sound of them, you would think Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings started making funk-threaded soul music together in the 1960s. Few devotedly retro acts are as convincing. Few singers as skilled...
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Saturday Vids: Totally Biased on Akin
If you're not watching Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX...you really should be.
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Forced sterilization: Big media stories versus the big picture
Sweden. California. Peru. All three make lovely vacation spots, sure, but they share something more sinister, too: a state-sponsored violence so furtive, even victims don’t always know it’s taking place. Add to that list Norway, Finland, Kenya, Venezuela, and 31 more U.S. states, and you begin to see the scope of forced sterilization.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Claire's Diary
Claire's Diary was formed when Sophie Rae and Isadora Schappell (of Care Bears on Fire), Joey Koneko, and Kiri Oliver were strolling through a meadow one day and found the diary of a girl named Claire...
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Saturday Vids: Republicans, Get In My Vagina
I've posted this Funny or Die video before, but it's never been more relevant. Plus, after the past few weeks, I think it's necessary for the sake of our mental health to inject a little humor into th...
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Bic for Her Pens: A Pointless Gender Stereotype
So, Bic has come out with a pen specifically suited to our needs as ladies. It writes smoother, has a gel grip – you know, for our delicate lady hands – and, I’m assuming, massages my shoulders afte...
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Orthodox Judaism and the LGBT+ Community
As well as being a feminist, I am an Orthodox Jew. While I had always been active in gay rights advocacy through my feminism, I never really thought about how Orthodox individuals who are LGBT+ grappl...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Emeli Sandé
Gracefully flaunting her rich voice and penchant for sophisticated melody on her debut album, Our Version of Events, Emeli Sandé is instantly revealed as an uncompromising creative force. A fervent si...
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Feminists Pioneer 'Conversation' Radio
With a new radio show, "Women's Media Center Live," about to launch, the author, executive editor of Raw Story, talks to radio hosts who are changing the sound and scope of talk radio.
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The Glamorous Lure of Hollywood Violence
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised, the author suggests, when citizens see themselves as heroic while committing mass murder.
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Video: WMC's Women Under Siege director tells CNN of the horrors we've documented in Syria
As the media continues to learn about reports of sexualized violence in Syria, CNN's Brooke Baldwin talks to WMC's Women Under Siege Director Lauren Wolfe about what we've documented so far.
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August 14, 2012 | Lori Perkins |
Media
Plunging Necklines, Helen Gurley Brown, and Me
Legendary Cosmo Editor Helen Gurley Brown died at age 90 August 13, 2012, in New York City. Book publisher Lori Perkins here remembers an icon.
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In Awe of Teen Olympians
The author, herself a young athlete, wonders how the young Olympians can accomplish so much with everybody in the world looking on—and commenting on their every move.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Amanda Ply
One afternoon at the age of six years old Amanda Ply walked into a gift shop with her mother. There was a snow globe that caught her attention, playing Beethoven’s “Fur Elise”. After returning home, A...
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Saturday Vids: Time To Evolve
Learn more about Hudson Taylor's organization, Athlete Ally, which is "a resource to encourage athletes, coaches, parents, fans and other members of the sports community to respect all individuals i...