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Get Back in the Kitchen
The age old joke along the lines of ‘woman, get back to the kitchen,’ is pretty much thrown about on the internet and in real life. As a seventeen year old girl, I’ve come into contact with boys who t...
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A Good Virus: Social Media Storytelling
National governments are not the only means for sparking change, as this year's Omega Institute Women and Power Conference emphasized. Author and media producer Kathleen Sweeney asked participants how activists can develop their power through social media.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith (born Paloma Faith Blomfield; 21 July 1985) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Tr...
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November 12, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Girls,
LGBTQIA,
Media,
Online harassment,
Politics,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Best of "It Gets Better"
I'm sure a lot of you have seen at least one "It Gets Better" video. If you haven't, it's basically a project initiated to show LGBT youth that are struggling with their sexuality, and can't imagine...
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Not So Gleeful: What's Wrong With GQ's Latest Shoot
So, I know this is kind of dated, but please make fun of me, consider my humble excuse of being a senior coming up on college application deadlines, and then attempt to enjoy!
The reaction from femin...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sky Larkin
Sky Larkin is a three piece indie band from Leeds, United Kingdom who formed in 2005.The band consists of Katie Harkin (Lead Singer, Guitar), Doug Adams (Bass), Nestor Matthews (Drums...
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Saturday Vids: Vag Magazine
Vag Magazine is a new web comedy created and written by Leila Cohan-Miccio and Caitlin Tegart. Vag Magazine takes place behind the scenes of Vag, a hipster third wave feminist magazine a la Bust. Vag ...
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Teenage Girls: Uninterested in Politics?
In the past few weeks leading up to election day, I’ve found it impossible to turn on the T.V. and not find myself face to face with an incredibly unflattering photo of a political candidate, with a v...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Puppini Sisters
Deja vu is a sensation that can give you the jitters, that's why The Puppini Sisters, a trio from England, deliver for a special Spooky version of SWAS this week. The Puppini Sisters do a 1940s harmon...
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Saturday Vids: Gender Roles Reversed
I think this video was made for a Gender Studies class...not sure for what school (kudos to whoever made it!) I love how it gives life to statistics that after a while go in one ear and out the other....
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October 27, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Race/Ethnicity
My Feminist Photo Shoot
By now, some of you may be aware that I (on behalf of this here ole' webblog) was recently chosen as one of 12 "new" feminists by More Magazine. Obviously, this is an amazing honor, and the fact that ...
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Finding What's Right for You
In the midst of all the drama about the media’s effect on the sanity and bodies of young women, it’s nice to hear that some people are doing things right. It’s even nicer when those people are my frie...
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What Does Christine O’Donnel Mean for Feminism?
First off, in all seriousness, I’d like to congratulate O’Donnel for making it this far in politics. It’s definitely not an easy game, particularly for women. Politics is still, unfortunately, largely...
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Too Sexual or Not Sexual Enough?
I recently saw a commercial for lingerie football. Basically, it's a bunch of "hot"women running around playing tackle football in their underwear. At first I was appalled. Why is it that women don...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nicole Reynolds
Nicole Reynolds is a singer/songwriter, and a traveler without a home, at least for now. She has just released (December 2009) her fourth full studio record, “A Fine Set of Fools,” after mostly being ...
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Saturday Vids: Good Girls Don't Get Fat
Originally embedded in Rose M's post, this video about Dr. Robyn Silverman's book Good Girls Don't Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It sh...
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Gender Policing and Justin Bieber
"What is Justin Bieber doing out of the Kitchen?"
"It is an offence that we need to share the same gender as Justin Bieber"
"If Justin Bieber was a woman...oh wait, never mind"
"Leave Justi...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs. The Pipettes and released numerous singles to support ...
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Saturday Vids: Tegan & Sara Speak Out
Recently, Annie Barr from The [i4c] Campaign - an interactive campaign that seeks to create a better tomorrow by supporting change-making entrepreneurs - interviewed the awesome duo Tegan and Sara (ch...
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SPARK and Teenage Activism
My name is Lexi St. John and I am currently a senior in high school. I have been an environmental activist throughout my high school career. I am the co-founder and president (with my twin sister Liza...
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Being A Gay Teen at Homecoming
I was at homecoming this past weekend and, given my miraculously heightened sense of male gender roles, I made a few interesting observations that I would like to share with the wild internet west. Al...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) ...
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Saturday Vids: Melissa Harris Lacewell on Maddow
I'm basically still in awe of the pure eloquence of Melissa Harris Lacewell. I want to hear much, much more from her. Her commentary starts at about 8:30 minutes in, but the whole video is well worth ...
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"Body Image Disorder"
At some point in recent history the stance of “I Hate My Body” became a public statement encompassing an entire gender rather than a private thought held by few on particularly bad days. Somewhere alo...
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Street Harassment and Sluts
I’m currently studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, and I love nearly all of it so far. One of the things I do NOT love, however, is the prevalence of harassment here. I'm kind of accustomed to harassmen...