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What Young Women Especially Need To Know About Drinking
I'll admit it: I enjoy a drink or two every now and then. Wine is amazing (especially moscato) and I am old enough to legally partake in drinking it. That being said, there are some hard truths about ...
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April 14, 2016 Feminism
Why "Housewife" Should Not Be A Dirty Word
As the daughter of a full-time mom, the word “housewife” elicits mixed feelings. On the one hand, as a Latina feminist, I am aware of how our patriarchal society governs women's roles and relegates th...
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North Carolina and Mississippi Passed Discriminatory Bills, But I Refuse To Remain Silent
North Carolina and Mississippi recently made headlines for signing two anti-LGBT+ bills into law. News outlets, prominent organizations and officials around the nation roundly decried these measures a...
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What Kim Kardashian's Nude Selfie Reveals About The Way We View Female Sexuality
In March, Kim Kardashian West posted a nude selfie on Instagram. As has come to be expected whenever a woman (especially a high-profile woman) does something with her body, people had a lot to say abo...
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The Binary
With our first breaths we are packaged and
itemized. We are placed on a conveyer belt and
processed through our adjacent existences
of Pink and Blue.
And I wonder what my colour is,
as a person w...
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This is Why We Need To Stop Asking Celebrities If They're Feminists
It seems that one of the most common questions journalists ask female celebrities these days is, “Are you a feminist?” Considering that feminism was essentially a dirty word in the mainstream media fo...
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April 03, 2016 | Rachael H |
Body image and body standards,
Disability,
Feminism,
Health,
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Growing Pains: What Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy Taught Me About Life
Like so many others my age, at 14 I desperately wanted to be just like everyone else. But unlike most of my peers, I had spent 14 years trapped inside of a body that wouldn’t let me move. I was born w...
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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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What Volunteering In The South Taught Me About My Own Prejudice
This year I decided to participate in a spring break program called the Collegiate Challenge, which offered students the opportunity to partner with our university's chapter of Habitat for Humanity an...
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The Ghomeshi Verdict Is A Reminder That The 'Perfect Victim' Myth Is Alive and Well
While mainstream culture has certainly embraced feminism as of late, the movement's work is far from done. One of the most glaring examples of this is the persistent doubt and discrediting survivors f...
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We Need To Address The Music Industry's Gender Gap
"I’m tired of men who aren’t professional or even accomplished musicians continually offering to ‘help me out’ (without being asked), as if I did this by accident and I'm gonna flounder without them,"...
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What Kesha's Sexual Assault Case Reveals About The Trauma of Shame
In 2014, Kesha sued her producer, Dr. Luke, for allegedly sexual assaulting her. More specifically, she sued for freedom from a contract that bound her to only producing music with her assailant. Her ...
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March 17, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Free Speech,
Misogyny,
Online harassment,
Politics,
Violence against women
Why President Obama's Decision to Call Out Online Harassment Is So Important
President Obama could have discussed any number of pressing issues during his recent speech given in honor of Women's History Month. A significant portion of his speech, however, was devoted to an iss...
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We Need To Talk About The Flint Water Crisis and Environmental Racism
Mainstream America just got a wake-up call about the importance of pushing back on environmental racism and it came from an unexpected source: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
On February 25th...
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Why 'Formation' Is The Most Important Cultural Event of 2016
As one of the most beloved performers in the world, the release of any new Beyoncé song would have been cause for widespread celebration. But the recent release of "Formation" was something else entir...
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Why Abusing Animals For The Sake of Fashion Is A Feminist Issue
Kim Kardashian calls herself a feminist. She casually disclosed this piece of information to Rolling Stone magazine in July 2015, which caused a stir among her critics. There are plenty of reasons to ...
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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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Why Are Women's Sports Still Not Covered In The Media?
More people tuned in to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 than any other soccer game shown on English-language television in this country in recorded history. The entire event garnered a record...
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This Burn Survivor's Story Proves Wearing Makeup Can Truly Be Empowering
I have never met a woman who isn’t plagued by insecurities about her appearance. It seems so much easier to pinpoint the qualities you lack or dislike instead of those you have and admire. I'll admit,...
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The Feminist Case for Veganism
As someone who has been involved in feminist activism for years, I've observed that animal oppression is often a polarizing subject between vegan and non-vegan feminists. But it doesn't have to be....
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What You Need To Know About the SCOTUS Abortion Case, According to Lizz Winstead of Lady Parts Justice
On March 2nd the Supreme Court will hear what is likely the most important abortion case in a generation. Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt could have huge implications for abortion in the United St...
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February 25, 2016 | Olivia D |
Feminism,
Violence against women
Why We Need A More Complex Understanding Of Who Can Be An Abuser
I’ve never had a true "best friend." Don’t get me wrong, I had female friends in high school. I admired and cared about all of my teammates on my cross-country team and considered my Girl Scout troop ...
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These Eating Disorder Activists Shared Incredible Advice About Recovery
20 million women and 10 million men in the United States will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their life. Our culture has come a long way in terms of demanding that the public pay at...
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This Is How "Misogynoir" Affects Black Campus Sexual Assault Survivors
The term "misogynoir" — a fusion of the words misogyny and “noir,” the French word for black — was coined by the queer, black feminist Moya Bailey in 2010 and refers to the intersection of sexism and ...
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The Real Reason Women Are Still Underrepresented In Leadership
My friend Sasha, a STEM major, is constantly asked what it's like to be "a girl in science." Her mother, who has had a successful and illustrious career in medicine, understands her daughter's struggl...