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January 16, 2023 | Riya Janardhan | Feminism
The Gen Z Guide to Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This approach is precisely how we plan to carry forward Dr. King’s legacy.

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January 11, 2023 | Grace Catan | Feminism
Surviving Is Not a One-Time Event: Life After Sexual Violence

When thinking about the experiences of survivors, it is easy to imagine a level of finality, implying the hard part is over, and it is now time to move on. But it is not.

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January 05, 2023 | Ruken Ahmed | Feminism, International
Commemorating 10 Years of the Women’s Revolution in Rojava

A look back on 10 years of a revolution centered on the liberation of women.

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January 05, 2023 | Gloria Steinem | Feminism
We Live as Long as We Are Remembered: Gloria Steinem Remembers Dorothy Pitman Hughes

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, who died in December, is remembered as a pioneer of civil rights, early childhood education, domestic violence shelters, and feminism. Gloria Steinem considers “the power of one person to influence history.”

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January 05, 2023 | Seraiah Bruno | Feminism
Escaping Imposter Syndrome

I spent that first semester comparing myself to a misconstrued interpretation of my seemingly flawless classmates’ presentations of their academic lives on social media

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December 29, 2022 | Catherine K. | Feminism
An Interview with the Brazilian Abortion Rights Activist Behind Miles for Women's Lives

Milhas pela Vida das Mulheres (Miles for Women’s Lives)” helps more than 200 women each month access legal abortion in Brazil in cases where the abortion is legal, and abroad in cases where it is not.

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November 04, 2022 | Sara Cincurova | Feminism, International, Violence against women
How Women Respond to War: An Interview with Three Nobel Laureates

Women Under Siege spoke with American anti-war activist Jody Williams, Yemeni human rights activist Tawakkol Karman, and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee about their trip with Nobel Women's Initiative to Ukraine, the stories they heard there, and how Ukrainian women are fighting for peace in their country.

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October 25, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Feminism
Florida School Districts Are Requiring Students to Provide Records of Their Menstrual Cycle to Play Sports

Florida school districts are receiving nationwide backlash for requiring students to provide records of their menstrual cycle to play sports.

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October 12, 2022 | Jilliana Hernandez | Feminism
We Need To Deconstruct Period Stigma

Young girls, women, and transgender people are being told to stay silent in regard to their menstrual cycle.

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September 27, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Feminism, Free Speech
Nebraska Student Newspaper Shut Down Over LGBTQ+ Content

In May, the school shut down its 54-year-old student newspaper, The Viking Saga, because of two articles that discussed LGBTQ+ issues.

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September 19, 2022 | Amal Ghandour | Feminism, International, Religion
Amal Ghandour on the Veil 'As My Lantern'

In her upcoming memoir “This Arab Life: A Generation’s Journey into Silence,” Amal Ghandour weaves personal history to offer a thoughtful meditation on the veil's place within a modern Middle East.

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August 30, 2022 | Kadin Burnett | Feminism
The Entertainment Industry’s Responsibility to Address Abortion Access

When it comes to the media’s depictions of abortion, what we most often see may not accurately depict the reality of people’s experiences with abortion.

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August 11, 2022 | Grace Andres Catan | Feminism
Joy After Experiencing Sexual Violence Is An Accomplishment. Let’s Celebrate It.

As an advocate and a survivor, I know how hard it can be for many survivors to find real joy amid the giant cloud of darkness that comes after experiencing violence.

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July 21, 2022 | Hanna Nussair | Feminism
Self-Care Must Be at the Center of Youth Activism

Why didn’t I stop and take a break? Because no one else around me was.

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July 13, 2022 | Dominique Straughn-Turner | Feminism
It’s Time We Cancel Cancel Culture

Cancel culture is the practice of ostracizing someone whose comments or actions transgress societal boundaries.

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July 12, 2022 | Catherine K. | Feminism
An 11-Year-Old Girl Was Denied an Abortion in Brazil

On June 20, a joint investigation from The Intercept Brazil and the website Portal Catarinas found that an 11-year-old (who has remained anonymous) had not only been denied an abortion after becoming pregnant as a result of rape but was also separated from her mother, who was vocal about terminating the pregnancy, and sent to foster care.

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July 11, 2022 | Nithya Arun | Feminism
From Buck v. Bell to Roe v. Wade: A Legacy of Control

Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive choice in the United States was reserved for those with the appropriate social and financial resources.

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July 07, 2022 | Robin Morgan, Anita Hill | Feminism, Politics, Robin Morgan
Robin Morgan in Conversation With Anita Hill
Anita Hill, a professor of social policy, law, and women’s studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of Brandeis’ Heller School for Social Policy and Management, became a national figure in ...
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July 07, 2022 | Roxana Dapper | Feminism
I Am Not a “Guy”

We're still referring to mixed-gender groups as “guys.”

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July 06, 2022 | Kate Alexandria | Feminism
This Ghost Story Is a Cutting Commentary on Rape Culture

“There is a big difference between things being fair and things being set right.”

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July 05, 2022 | Zoya Khan | Feminism
On The Overturning of Roe v. Wade

For the first time in my young life, I feel well and truly hopeless.

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June 22, 2022 | Salem Fasil | Feminism
“Crazy” Women and the History of Women’s Psychiatric Care

The paradigm for women’s health and psychiatry is certainly shifting, but centuries of medical misogyny will require years of thoughtful effort to undo.

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June 21, 2022 | Laila Diaz | Feminism
Why Don’t We Take Fangirls Seriously?

Why is that fan behavior practically normalized for a fandom that’s stereotypically male, when “fangirls,” who do little more than scream at the top of their lungs as they wait outside of concert venues, are widely considered crazy?

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June 09, 2022 | Jackie Kasner | Feminism
How We Can Help Women Experiencing Homelessness?

More than 216,000 women experience homelessness each night in the United States.

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May 25, 2022 | Lina AbiRafeh, PhD | Feminism, International
Taliban Abuses Continue; Afghan Women Fight Back

Recent crackdowns have forced women activists to sometimes operate covertly, but they are adamant they will never stop raising their voices.

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