WMC Women Under Siege
Shutting us down: How online misogyny prevents women from fully participating in democracy
There are two major barriers to women’s full participation in the democratic process in the UK at the moment—the first relates to their taking part in the vital and shaping process of grassroots activism, and the second to their participation in more traditional political careers.
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Why Gender-Specific Toys Are Harming Girls
The majority of the Toys R Us Lego Isle is a very familiar shade of blue, copyrighted and trademarked, and gleaming under the florescent lights. In one brightly lit section, however, pink reigns supre...
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Julie Chen Didn’t Betray Me
CBS “The Talk” host Julie Chen revealed on Thursday that as a young journalist, she was pressured by racist comments from a boss to undergo surgical procedures to enlarge her eyes.
“He said, ‘Let’s f...
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October 01, 2013 | Ally B and Emma M |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Health,
Media,
Misogyny
A Response to “The 100 Things Every 20-Something Needs to Realize”
When we noticed the article “The 100 Things Every 20-Something Needs to Realize” being posted and reposted on Facebook last week by some of our favorite ladies, we thought we’d give it a look. We hope...
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How Fashion IS A Feminist Issue
Fashion is so much more than just clothing and trends: it's a feminist issue. The industry makes £20.9 billion for the British economy each year, and creates 816,000 jobs in the UK alone: however, the...
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Mary Lambert's "She Keeps Me Warm" Does Queer Representation Right
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You might have heard of Mary Lambert, or maybe not. You’ve probably heard her—she is the woman’s voice in the chorus of ...
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September 07, 2013 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: The Ettes
Ever wonder what Heart would sound like had it been a punk band? Welcome to The Ettes.
The Ettes are a rock band consisting of Lindsay “Coco” Hames, Maria “Poni” Silver, and Jeremy “Jem” Cohen. The E...
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Saturday Vids: Best 'Blurred Lines' Parody Yet?
Every bigot shut up.
Follow and support The Law Revue girls at: https://twitter.com/LawRevueGirls.
Vocals: Zoe Ellwood, Olivia Lubbock & Adelaide Dunn
Lyrics: Adelaide Dunn
Video credit to Mil...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Alex Winston
A classically trained opera singer and a former opening act for Chuck Berry, with influences ranging from Little Richard to PJ Harvey, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Winston isn't th...
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Saturday Vids: You're Not Pretty Enough
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Jennifer Tress' "You're Not Pretty Enough" movement on The Huffington Post. I encourage everybody to read that post and visit the YNPE website, but basically the deal is...
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Makeup “Like a Feminist”: An Interview with Taylor Adele Smith
If you’re in the feminist blogger community, chances are you’ve seen Taylor Adele Smith’s “Feminist Makeup Tutorial” video. And even if you’re not, with over half a million views (so far), you may hav...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Clara Engel
Toronto-born Clara Engel, a multi-faceted artist whose musical voice is guided by the likes of Jacques Brel, Robert Johnson and Diamanda Galas, is quickly gaining an online following and carving a nic...
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Saturday Vids: The Most Offensive Song Ever?
Last week, the Huffington Post wrote about Jake Jones' "Wives & Lovers" -- a song from 1964 that may be one of the most ridiculously offensive things ever. What's worse? It won a Grammy. We may st...
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How Stock Photos Reflect The Way We View Women
Last year, I was working on a graphic art submission to the National Organization for Women (NOW)’s Love Your Body Poster Contest. To execute my concept, I needed to find a lot of stock photos of w...
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Saturday Vids: Comics Undressed
Today is the last day to back "Comics Undressed" on Kickstarter. Here's a video about the documentary and a description below. Help them out!
Comics, heralded as a white heterosexual masculine mediu...
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Saturday Vids: Camp Gyno
Chances are, you've seen this viral video -- a tampon ad that refuses to fall victim to the shame and secretiveness of most "feminine product" ads. But just in case you haven't, it's required viewing....
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I Hate These "Blurred Lines"
What do you do if you have a catchy song, a wanna-be-but-never-will-be-Justin Timberlake R&B singer and want to gather as many views on YouTube as possible? If you answered “by showing boobs” and ...
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August 04, 2013 | Winnifred Bonjean-Alpart |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Girls,
Media,
Violence against women
The New Scarlet Letter
For the past seven years, I’ve been a member of The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company – an ensemble of girls that meets weekly in downtown Manhattan to creatively explore girl-focused experiences t...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sarah Dugas
Though these two Dugas siblings have made quite the sound waves each in their own right, you always know that when they are apart, it's only temporary. Sure enough, in 2007, their respective joining o...
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Saturday Vids: Ana "Rokafella" Garcia -- Pioneer Break Dancer
The latest episode of Makers features Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, who broke down gender barriers in the world of break dancing. “It’s very limiting to see a woman always in a thong shaking her butt, that’...
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6 Reasons "The To Do List" Is Great For Women
As a movie lover, I'm used to being frustrated, insulted and bored with female characters. Truly, there are few things quite as annoying as being asked to ignore everything I know and believe to be tr...
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Saturday Vids: Nothing To Prove -- Geek Girls and the Double Clicks
Women have written about the discrimination "geek girls" face before on the FBomb -- but now there's an anthem for all the girls out there who have been bullied or undermined about their passion. "Not...
WMC Women Under Siege
The topsy-turvy world of men who oppose anti-violence campaigns
At the start of this year, my friend and WMC’s Women Under Siege director, Lauren Wolfe, started a Twitter hashtag, #2013EndRape, to highlight the epidemic of sexualized violence against women. While the hashtag has seen success, one of the unintended consequences has been its trolling and attacks on it by various “Men’s Rights Activists.”
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Saturday Vids: "Dear Mom"
When Marc Goone learned that his mother was battling stage 4 lung cancer, he sought to honor her in the best way he knew how: writing a song. "Dear Mom" is dedicated to, as he puts it, "the amazing wo...
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Why Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Tootsie’ Confession Is More Than A Personal Epiphany
A clip of Dustin Huffman’s emotionally charged recounting of a decades-ago epiphany that cross-dressing for his role in ‘Tootsie’ forced him to recognize how men are brainwashed to value women based o...