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My Experience Dating Someone with a Mental Illness
When I was 23 years old I dated two men at once. One taught me how I should be treated and the other taught me just the opposite. I regret neither relationship.
I met Noel first and he was everything...
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October 01, 2015 | Cheyenne T |
Economy,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Race/Ethnicity,
Violence against women
What I Learned From Hearing Angela Davis Speak
A few weeks ago, I sat in the Chapel at Vassar College, surrounded by a multitude of individuals with varying intersectional identities and causes, listening to feminist scholar Angela Davis speak. Th...
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July 22, 2015 | David Guirgis |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Violence against women
Why We Must Listen to Syrian Refugee Women
Since 2011, Syria has been embroiled in a civil war. Millions of people have been displaced — the majority of whom have fled to Jordan and Lebanon — and over 220,000 have been killed so far, according...
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July 01, 2015 | Hannah B |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Violence against women
The Problem With The Supposed Feminist 'Comeback'
Much lip service has been paid to feminism's supposed comeback — especially in terms of more authentic representations of women in pop culture. Charlize Theron's recent portrayal of the badass protago...
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Are Nigeria's Steps Towards Eliminating FGM Enough?
In her 2014 TED Talk, Khadija Gbla expresses the cultural friction she felt between two very different definitions of what it means to be “empowered.” Gbla recounts her experience growing up in Sierra...
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What Happens When Women Publicly Stand Up For Themselves
Women are disrespected far too often. They're frequently interrupted, talked over, or directly insulted. So, it is particularly satisfying — even cathartic — when a woman publicly takes a stand agains...
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April 21, 2015 | Sabrina N |
Education,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Health,
Violence against women
The First Convicted Case of American Feticide Proves America Still Treats Women Like Vessels
On March 30th, 33-year-old Purvi Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is the first woman in the United States convicted of feticide. But there is far more to this case than that fact alone r...
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January 25, 2015 | Kathleen W |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
What The Way We Share Viral Videos Can Teach Us About Feminism
Hi, my name is Kathy and I’m a Pinterest-aholic. I love to pin recipes that make me hungry, workouts I’ll never do and, most of all, quotes. Maybe it’s the writer in me, but there’s nothing I love mor...
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December 30, 2014 | Chloe Hallinan |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Race/Ethnicity,
Violence against women
A Eulogy for Misty Upham
It was recently reported that Misty Upham, an actress best known for her work in Frozen River and August Osage County, was found dead in a ravine. It was later revealed that her death was caused by bl...
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September 14, 2014 | Trip E |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Sports,
Violence against women
#WhyIStayed: Understanding Domestic Violence
On March 27th, 2014, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested and indicted for third-degree aggravated assault. He had punched his fiancee, Janay Palmer, in the face, knocking her un...
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September 02, 2014 | Chloe Hallinan |
Education,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Violence against women
In Support of Self Defense Classes
Campus sexual assault is a harrowing issue: approximately one in five college women will experience attempted or completed rape while at school. Lawmakers of the American House and Senate have recentl...
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August 21, 2014 | Chloe P |
Education,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
The Dangers of Internalized Misogyny
We need feminism now more than ever for many reasons, but rampant internalized misogyny -- which often goes unnoticed and, in some situations, is even understood as social norms – is as good a reason ...
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July 06, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Health,
Media,
Violence against women
What's Your 'Weapon Of Choice?'
It was not your typical walk of shame, like the kind you see in high school movies after someone loses their virginity. Instead, it was me, an athletic-looking African-American girl, sobbing my way do...
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May 06, 2014 | Katie Koestner |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
An Open Letter to TBTN Event Holders
I was 18 years old when I joined you. Many of you had been holding Take Back the Night events in rain or snow, amid hecklers, for years. Some of you were already making your way to radical, already p...
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Recovering from an Abusive Relationship
After I escaped my abusive relationship I overexerted and exhausted myself at my own expense for the sake of resolving public opinion. I felt I needed to explain why I had been behaving so differently...
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August 18, 2013 | Sophia M |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
How Feminism Brought Me Back
I used to dance and climb trees and sing loudly and run around like a wild child. I say “used to” and you probably think I mean when I was four or five, but I mean up until around a year ago, when I w...
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August 08, 2013 | Christina O |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
On Violence Against Women
An astonishing number of women desperately fear for their lives every day due to the fatal fact that they were born female in a patriarchal society. Violent acts are committed against women all the ti...
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August 04, 2013 | Winnifred Bonjean-Alpart |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Girls,
Media,
Violence against women
The New Scarlet Letter
For the past seven years, I’ve been a member of The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company – an ensemble of girls that meets weekly in downtown Manhattan to creatively explore girl-focused experiences t...
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All I Want Is Equality
All I want is equality.
Because yes, that is what feminism is all about. Equality for women. No, we feminists are not asking for better treatment under the law for women. Anyone who does is not truly...
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July 12, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Free Speech,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Jaclyn Friedman On Hate Speech On Facebook
Last month, awesome feminist activists Jaclyn Friedman of Women, Action and the Media (WAM!), author/activist Soraya Chemaly and Laura Bates of the The Everyday Sexism Project launched a campaign to e...
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May 31, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Victims of Acid Attacks
[TRIGGER WARNING: VIOLENT IMAGES]
According to Stop Acid Attacks, acid attacks are "a prevalent way for a man to inflict revenge on a woman, who has either turned down his interest or insulted him so...
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April 14, 2013 | Jenny P |
Disability,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Girls,
Health,
Violence against women,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Time to Talk
*Trigger warning: This blog post is about intimate partner violence*
Over fall break, my mom made an unexpected visit from California to New York City, where I go to school. She had been called the n...
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Saturday Vids: Thank You, Zerlina
Awesome feminist writer and activist Zerlina Maxwell has recently been the target of horrendous threats of violence. Why? Because of statements she made on Hannity.
In her own words, from a post she ...
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January 22, 2013 | Sarah E |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Religion,
Violence against women
The Surprising Similarities Between Burqas and Short Skirts
The Burqa ban is the cause of much debate in France. The ban sparked a discussion about human rights: do the citizens of France have free will to wear whatever they want? Is the next step to silence p...
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On The Seriousness of Sexual Assault
Recently a girl in my area was walking to her car after sports practice with a boy with whom she was on good terms. She had flirted with him a little at a previous football game and he figured that ...