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Constance McMillen: I'm Sorry People Where You Live Seriously Suck
As if things don't suck enough for Constance McMillen in Itawamba County, where she was initially banned from her prom because she wanted to NOT have to hide the fact that she's gay and bring her girl...
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Being A Christian Feminist
I was raised by feminists- my mother, father, and both grandparents made sure I knew that being a girl was something to be cherished. When I was very small, we worshipped at home, led by my grandfath...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nneka
Nneka Egbuna was born in a Warri, a bustling and thriving metropolis (with a population of over 1 million) in Nigeria in 1981 and used to sing in her school’s and church choir in Nigeria. She says...
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The War Against Teen Moms
I’ve always thought us young women are pretty lucky in the UK. As oppressive, patriarchal societies go, I’d say the one we enjoy is relatively mild. Legal abortions (though only up to 24 weeks and if ...
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An Answer to those Stupid Tampon Ads
Why are tampon ads constantly stupid? It's embarrassing how advertisers think that because periods are a "girl" problem that we must want to see "girly" ads. So what does this translate to? Girls beha...
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A Vibrant Encounter Space Online: The International Museum of Women
The International Museum of Women is an innovative “new media” approach that utilizes women’s creative powers as a bridge for activism.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott, better known as Pixie Lott (a nickname given to her by her mother because she was an extremely little baby), is one of the new and upcoming pop singers of today. This young and c...
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National Young Feminist Leadership Conference
This past weekend, members from my campus’s chapter of FMLA (Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance) went to the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Despite the fact that ...
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Obvious Child
So recently I got an email from Gillian Robespierre, a filmmaker, letting me know about her short film Obvious Child. I'll let her take it from here, but before I do I have to say I really, really enj...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Marina and the Diamonds
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Greek-Welsh singer-songwriter. She rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC ...
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A Call to Arms
If women are going to continue to break down barriers and keep the fight of feminism alive, we have got to lay off the girl on girl crime. This is something that affects women of all ages. Several wee...
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Ladette to Lady: How to be an Acceptable Human Being
A while ago I was off school ill and, in the grips of extreme and irreversible boredom, I started browsing through 4OD (for those who don’t know, that’s the website of the UK Channel 4 which allows yo...
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Kathryn Bigelow: The Woman Behind the Landmark
Kathryn Bigelow made history on March 7th when she became the first woman to win the award for Best Director. And to be honest, up until that point I knew very little about her. I'm pretty sure I wasn...
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Why I'm Still a Girl Guide at 18
While researching for an essay on feminism among young people a while back I came across an article by Kira Cochrane, Women’s Editor of The Guardian (I want her job. Please.), talking about the attitu...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Little Boots
Victoria Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronic musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, the Yamaha tenori-on and the stylophone. She was the form...
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A Generation of Prosti-tots
Last year, I worked at an after-school day care center for kids in preschool-6th grade. Basically, after a long day at school, I hauled my ass to work where for 3 hours I was surrounded by a bunch of ...
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Tomorrow's Journalism
As the world recognizes International Women’s Day, essayist Mary Kay Blakely assesses the contribution of women’s media, not the least of which may well be charting a path to a healthy journalism that serves the public good.
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Language Matters: Canadian National Anthem Edition
In Canada recently, there was a movement to officially change one of the lines in the anthem from "in all thy sons command" to something more gender-neutral. When I heard the news, I quietly applauded...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Rilo Kiley / Jenny Lewis
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley’s audiences have a strong tendency to fall in love on the spot. Perhaps it’s their beaming faces or laid-back, admirable West Coast attitudes. Or maybe it’s just their uncan...
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The Healthy Aesthetic?
I’ve had a theory brewing in my head recently: if all the women in the United States were a size 2 yet as a society we still struggled with heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers then the “health...
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Someone Needs To Take The Negative PR Off Of Abortion's back
As I was reading this post on "Abortion Doulas" I got to thinking about being pro-choice, abortion in general and about abortion in India in particular (as this is where I live). Out here, we tend to ...
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A Transformative Oscar Moment?
Women & Hollywood’s blogger here assesses the implications of a historic win for Kathryn Bigelow.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sia
Sia (full name Sia Furler) hails from the famously laid-back Australian city of Adelaide. Boasting a powerful, soulful voice, she worked the Adelaide jazz circuit during the '90s as a vocalist for...
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Taylor Swift: Not A Feminist's Dream
Inspired by AutoStraddle's article.
Now, let me begin by saying I don’t hate Taylor. She plays her own instruments, writes her own song (a fact that at times is painfully obvious) and if she learned ...
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Benazir Bhutto: Uncensored and Unfettered
As a Pakistani American, the author has come to understand Benazir Bhutto over the years in different contexts. So she was surprised to discover fresh insights in a new documentary about the slain charismatic leader.
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