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How I Fought For (And Won) Comprehensive Sex Ed
I attend a small private school in Westchester, New York, which is a fairly privileged and wealthy suburb of New York City. Yet despite this privilege, our school’s health curriculum remained outdated...
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The Problem With Stanford's New Drinking Policy
Stanford University is home to a long list of notable alumni: John F. Kennedy, Elon Musk, Chelsea Clinton, John Steinbeck, Rachel Maddow, and more. While these individuals are change-makers worthy of ...
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School sexual harassment: Underreported and ignored
Sexual harassment is alarmingly widespread in middle schools and high schools, with serious consequences for students. But the problem isn't getting enough attention or research.
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The Truth About Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings
This past week, the University of Chicago sent a letter to incoming freshmen that stated they would not support “trigger warnings” or “safe spaces” at the school. Instead of making the topic a discuss...
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This Organization Is Working To End Sexual Violence In One Generation
In the past few years, multiple National Football League (NFL) players have been publicly accused of sexual assault or domestic violence. Although the allegations are deeply disturbing, the media has ...
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The Question All Prospective Students Should Ask Colleges
Not too long ago, my parents dragged me to a lecture about the college admissions process. As a sophomore, I wasn't all that interested in this information yet, but as soon as the lights dimmed and th...
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Teen Girls Are Going To Keep Rebelling Against Sexist Dress Codes
When girls wear short skirts, we call them "inappropriate." When girls make bold decisions about their lives, we call them "vain." When girls call themselves feminists, we call them "ugly." When girls...
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Understanding The Difference Between Generic Harassment and GenderTrolling
In the eighth century BCE, Telemachus, Penelope’s son, told his mother:
Mother, go back up into your quarters, and take up your own work, the loom and the distaff … speech will be the business...
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Why Naming Online Harassment Accurately Matters
The issue of online abuse is finally being taken seriously. In the past year, the subject has been discussed before the U.S. Congress, at the U.N., on the nightly news, and with surprising empathy and...
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This Is What Happens When We Don't Teach Teens Comprehensive Sex Education
In February, President Obama took an important stand for sexual health in the United States: He eradicated funding for abstinence-only sex education in his 2017 budget proposal — a decision backed by ...
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In the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: A greatest generation of women?
In honor of Women's History Month, the author, the president of the New-York Historical Society, urges us to remember a remarkable generation of reformers who worked to change conditions for working women.
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Here's The Truth About Hooking Up In College While Feminist
Prior to college, I had absolutely no experience with casual hookups. I had heard about them all throughout high school, but all of my sexual experience occurred in a single serious high school relati...
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Simple innovation keeps girls in school, away from child marriage, in DRC
The mountains of Itombwe are home to some of the rare gorillas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An area about the size of Rwanda and Burundi put together, the Itombwe Plateau is one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in the world. It is also home to 23,785 adolescent girls, according to Maman Shujaa, a women’s empowerment organization based in the South Kivu capital of Bukavu.
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Social Norms, Not Tech, Fuel Abuse
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There is a man in my living room saying that feminists on a university campus “should be shot to death and remaining survivors tied to a tree with their throats slit with a dull knife.”...
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10 Must-Read Books About Online Harassment and Free Speech
Interested in what experts think online harassment, as a socio-technical phenomenon, is all about? We've compiled a list of some of the best books, covering free speech, legal issues, social realities...
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Why We Need To Teach Students About Rape Culture
Being an outspoken feminist in my high school has been a challenging experience. While many of my peers are aware of major social justice news and violations, like that surrounding Black Lives Matters...
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Sexist school dress codes can be changed
How one middle school’s students and administrators worked together to create a gender-neutral dress code.
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How I Discovered The Power Of Black Womanhood
After spending the last school year immersed in political turmoil and tension on my college campus, I decided this past summer that it was time to actively choose to either eject or change the things ...
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The Alleged Racism at a Yale Fraternity Reveals A Much Bigger Problem
In November, Yale University's chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was accused of denying girls of color entrance into one of their parties. Racial tension was already brewing on Yale’s campus at the ti...
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What Every Young Woman Needs To Know About What It's Like To Be Roofied
It was Friday, October 9th. My best friends and I were out celebrating another friend's birthday. I knew the majority of people at the party (most were friends or at least acquaintances) and I felt sa...
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The Real Reason 'He Named Me Malala' Is So Inspiring
When I saw the trailer for He Named Me Malala, I immediately teared up. I expected watching the feature film itself, therefore, to similarly involve waterworks. He Named Me Malala was not just an emot...
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The Importance of Comprehensive Sex Education in Faith Communities
Growing up, neither my parents nor anybody in my religious community spoke honestly about women's sexual wants or needs. I was taught to follow a single rule: to remain pure until I got married and co...
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The Truth About Gender Discrimination In School
I have seen evidence of gender-based discrimination in school since I was in fourth grade. I saw my teachers favor boys over girls and was constantly given less attention than my male classmates. I wa...
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This Is The Conversation We Need To Have About Sex and Consent on Campus
The mainstream media has been fascinated with (especially female) college students’ sexuality for years. Rather than reflect the nuanced reality of their lives, however, women have largely been reduce...
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This Is What Happens When A Leading University Lets Misogyny Persist
College is a place where all students should feel empowered to discover their passions and prepare for their future careers. The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) was the place where I ...
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