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June 15, 2011 | Jaded16 | Economy, Feminism, International, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Things People Need To Stop Believing
As a dusty third worldling, one of the things I learnt first was to see if there were other dusty people in the room whenever I go to any transnational feminist conferences. Something else I also lear...
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June 13, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Girls, Health, LGBTQIA, Media, Violence against women
#YASaves
I have been an avid fan of Young Adult fiction since the third grade. I vividly remember standing in the library check out line with the rest of my class during "Library Time" eagerly digging into my ...
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June 11, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Amanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born 30 April 1976) is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She has s...
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June 10, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Education, Media
Saturday Vids: Amy Poehler at Harvard College
It is no secret to those who know me well that the women of SNL past and present are my personal pantheon of goddesses, to which I worship on a regular basis. I recently got my Tina Fey fix, reading h...
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June 09, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Girls, Health, Media
Seventeen's Pretty Amazing Contest Is Pretty Amazing
I'll be honest: I have my issues with Seventeen Magazine. It's not just that most of the magazine revolves around a traditional and restrictive definition of beauty and their idea of "health" still re...
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June 08, 2011 | Patricia Sullivan | Media
Jill Abramson—A Breakthrough at the NY Times, Decades in the Making
The women who launched the fight for women's advancement at the New York Times enjoy the moment.
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June 04, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Agnes Obel
Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 1981) is a Danish singer-songwriter. Her first album, Philharmonics, was released by PIAS Recordings on 4 October 2010 in Denmark, Norway, Germany and other Europ...
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June 03, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Saturday Vids: Storm, The Genderless Baby
Over the past few weeks, the story of a Canadian couple who is keeping the gender of their baby, named Storm, a secret, has made headlines. Their reasoning seems to be that they want to allow their ch...
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June 02, 2011 | Tesneem A | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
My Anthem
I won't follow your conventions; I'll lead my own way, And I will refuse to listen to those that say nay, I'll speak my mind and do whatever I like, Whether you think I am wrong or right, For who ...
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June 01, 2011 | Fiona L | Feminism, Girls, Media, Politics
Running In Heels: Why Should Women Leaders Have To Look Like Barbies?
After recently attending an awards ceremony for a women’s political organization in Washington DC, and experiencing what some have coined a wardrobe malfunction, I’ve realized to an even further exten...
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May 31, 2011 | Chelsea B | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Sports, Violence against women
Bitch Is Not Bitchin'
So yet another sports figurehead is feeling the repercussions of using homophobic slurs during a game. A few weeks ago, LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for hurling an insult towards an N...
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May 27, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Feminism, Girls, International, Media
Saturday Vids: Educate Girls in Malawi
Statistically, according to UNESCO’s 2005 Education For All monitoring report, only 31% of adult women can read and write in Malawi. This is shocking when compared to men – 80% of whom are literat...
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May 25, 2011 | Alexa S | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Girls, International, Media, Violence against women
The Girls At The Table
I am not easily affected by other people’s opinions. Maybe I was at some point, but I rarely value my worth by how others perceive me. So I don’t understand how I can still feel so awfully judged by s...
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May 25, 2011 | Merav Michaeli | International, Media, Religion
Now You See Them, Now You Don't
Israeli journalist Merav Michaeli explains why a Brooklyn newspaper recently removed Hillary Clinton from a famous photograph: another case of Photoshop in service to the patriarchy.
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May 23, 2011 | Becka W | Arts and culture, Economy, Feminism, Girls, Media, Politics
Bossypants: Why We Should All Bask In The Wisdom Of Tina Fey
Tina Fey is awesome. This is not new information. She’s hilarious, successful, and still dedicated to her family. Fey seems genuine and grounded, which is always nice to see in famous people, who I ty...
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May 23, 2011 | Robin Morgan | Feminism, Media, Robin Morgan
When Bad News is Good News—Notes of a Feminist News Junkie
WMC Cofounder Robin Morgan on surrealism and sexual predators.
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May 22, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Girls, Media
I'm Writing A Book. And You're Going To Help Me.
When I was a freshman in high school, I read Jessica Valenti’s book Full Frontal Feminism and it changed my life. It’s what sent me to Feministing, which introduced me to the feminist blogosphere, whi...
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May 21, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Girls, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Girls In Trouble
Alicia Jo Rabins hails from Brooklyn, New York. Alicia started violin lessons at the age of three and has trained herself to be a classical violinist. While growing up with such aspirations, Alici...
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May 20, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Saturday Vids: Out of the Vinyl Deeps - Ellen Willis on Rock Music
In 1968, the New Yorker hired Ellen Willis as its first popular music critic. Her column, Rock, Etc., ran for seven years and established Willis as a leader in cultural commentary and a pioneer in the...
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May 18, 2011 | B.P. | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Girls, Media
Magazines, T.V. and Disney: The Negative Portrayal of Beauty in the Media
From a young age, I recognized a pattern in the movies I frequently watched. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White - their major goal is to find Prince Charming. Being young an...
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May 17, 2011 | Katie E | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women
Wanna Be A Victim? No Thanks.
I love music. From Tchaikovsky to T-Pain, my iPod has it all. I also love to sing. I'm not all that good at it, and my off-key crooning is usually confined to my shower or car, but nevertheless I enj...
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May 15, 2011 | Fiona L | Feminism, Media, Politics
10 Things Hillary Was Thinking When Osama Was Shot
Osama Bin-Laden’s death a week ago has caused speculation, excitement, relief, concern, and yet another totally uncalled for hyper-examination of Hillary Clinton’s body language. This time it’s not he...
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May 14, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Emiliana Torrini
Emilíana Torrini (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic singer, best known for her 2009 single Jungle Drum, 1999 album Love in the Time of Science and for performing "Gollum's Song", during the endin...
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May 13, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media, Politics
Saturday Vids: White House Correspondents' Dinner
In case anybody hasn't yet seen the speeches from the White House Correspondents' Dinner - now is the time. Both President Obama and Seth Meyers brought their A-game. President Barack Obama Seth M...
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May 10, 2011 | Liz P | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Bridesmaids: Not Your Average Wedding Movie
One of the benefits of going to a college at large, urban campus is that we fairly often get cool free previews of things. My freshman year I went to a free advanced screening of Role Models (hilariou...
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