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So Many Talented Women
Last night, students shuffled in and out of the audition room for a production I’m working on, frantically asking about pronunciation and deciding whether to use or ignore the chairs we’d provided the...
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Who Is A "Deserving" Victim?
My right to safety and bodily integrity were robbed the night I was drugged. I, as well as three other female students at my law school, were drugged at three different house parties. No one attempted...
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In a Digital Age, Feminism Demands an Open Internet
As a crucial ruling on net neutrality approaches, the author—executive director of the Center for Media Justice—explains why this issue is crucial for social justice movements.
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The Major Problem With Patricia Arquette's 'Feminist' Oscar Speech
Patricia Arquette was largely lauded for her Oscar speech Monday night. She called out the gender wage gap, stating, “To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we hav...
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On "Just Wanting Attention," Slut Shaming, and Why We Shouldn't Apologize
I hear from a lot of girls who are struggling through the hell that is being labeled a “slut” in middle school or high school. Often, they just want to know that they’re not alone. Sometimes, they wan...
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Uber, buses, and streets: How safe are women in public spaces?
In a visit to India in January, U.S. President Barack Obama said women everywhere should be able to “walk the street or ride the bus and be safe.” They should be “treated with respect,” he said. Yet less than two months before that visit, a 26-year-old woman from Delhi said she was raped by a taxi driver for Uber, a Web-based taxi firm that allows passengers to book rides using a phone app.
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The Case for a Gender Studies Requirement
Earlier this Fall, as leaves fell all over my college’s campus, something bubbled under the surface and all over Yik Yak, the popular anonymous Twitter-like app. It began as a series of “yaks” attacki...
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How Feminism Turned Into a Popularity Contest (and What We Can Do About It)
Of the many important issues for which feminist activists today fight, intersectionality is certainly one of the biggest. There’s been a big push for inclusion as we recognize that we must correct thi...
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Being a Feminist in High School
Several weeks ago I overheard a conversation between two of my male peers. They were discussing what they felt was a grossly unequal method of teaching by one of our mutual teachers.
The teacher they...
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How Popular Music Perpetuates Rape Culture
Many people have praised the effort made to raise awareness about domestic violence at the Grammys. Yet plenty have also noted the irony of the same organization that nominated Chris Brown acknowledgi...
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Doing Feminism
I remember sitting in a circle of girls on the playground. One girl, I'll call her Sarah, showed us that she could fold her tongue. I didn’t know how to fold my tongue, but I lied and told m...
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February 05, 2015 | Samantha P |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Basic Human Rights
What are you women truly fighting for?
What rights don’t you women have?
Basic human rights.
My consent for you to approach me and get to know me
Is a basic human right
My body does not define me
My c...
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Feminists: It's Time To Act
Over the past six months, we have certainly seen positive change when it comes to feminist progress. For example, in September of last year, the California State Senate unanimously voted to enact 'Yes...
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The Real Reason <em>Fifty Shades Of Grey</em> Is Sexist
I first heard about Fifty Shades of Grey on NPR when I was 15. It was the tail end of the story, and all that I could glean was the name, that it was an immensely popular work of fiction, and that it...
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Princes
When I was a little girl my grandma told me that there were princes. Sitting in our house in the Sunset, the N rumbling by, the sky grey and the ocean roaring, she’d tell me about them as I sipped my ...
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January 25, 2015 | Kathleen W |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
What The Way We Share Viral Videos Can Teach Us About Feminism
Hi, my name is Kathy and I’m a Pinterest-aholic. I love to pin recipes that make me hungry, workouts I’ll never do and, most of all, quotes. Maybe it’s the writer in me, but there’s nothing I love mor...
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The Feminist Reflections of a Recent College Grad
While I have always felt passionate about advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all people, I didn’t find my feminism until my Junior year of college. After having several personal experie...
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The Case Against 'Fad' Feminism
Although feminism was once ignorantly considered a radical subculture full of man-hating, bra-burning lesbians, the movement has now arguably been integrated into mainstream culture. Pop culture icons...
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Lost Women of History: Maria Stewart, the First Black Feminist-Abolitionist in America
“Let our girls possess what amiable qualities of soul they may; let their characters be fair and spotless as innocence itself; let their natural taste and ingenuity be what they may; it is impossible...
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Nicki Minaj's Abortion Story: Why We Still Need Feminism
Nicki Minaj has always taken pride in and ownership of her sexuality in her work. While some deem these choices to be controversial, it seems that she's trying to demonstrate that women's sexuality an...
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Free To Be...You And Me: My First Feminist Theory Class
I took my first class in feminist theory from a car seat in the back of my parents' blue station wagon. As we pulled out of the driveway and embarked on adventures to the grocery store, school, or ski...
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"So Popular!" with Janet Mock: The Feminist Pop Culture Show We've Been Waiting For
Many of us are fans of Janet Mock's work as a transgender activist and her incredible New York Times Bestselling book Redefining Realness. Now we have a new medium through which to appreciate Mock's f...
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January 06, 2015 | Augusta G |
Arts and culture
Womantra
If you can’t handle me,
If my girl-power, middle-finger, bra-burning bothers you
Then reevaluate
Because I am only gaining momentum
I am charging,
Ignited by the tide of my moon
Surrounded by my...
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Feminism In Slovenia: Behind Closed Doors
“You're a feminist?”
That's the most frequently asked question when you reveal your “secret identity” to someone in Slovenia. In the Slovenian “urban” dictionary, feminism is defined as being a hater...
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Why <em>The Legend of Korra</em> May Be the Best Cartoon Show Ever
On December 19th, Nickelodeon released the final episode of the series The Legend of Korra, a fantastical animated series set in a world where four tribes, each of which is associated with an element ...