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May 25, 2022 | Laura Chamon | LGBTQIA
JoJo Said Gay — And Now She’s Paying the Price

Is it a coincidence that Siwa’s invitation got lost in the mail at the same time that she has become a new gay icon for young children?

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May 16, 2022 | Hayley Owen | Feminism
We Need More Women in Government to Combat Anti-Choice Legislation

If our abortion rights are taken away, who knows what other rights will be taken next?

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May 12, 2022 | Dharmi Desai | Feminism
How Are We Still Legislating Women’s Bodies?

According to a leaked initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that protects a pregnant person's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.

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May 10, 2022 | Karly Michon | Feminism
Sex Sells, So Why Doesn’t Sex Education?

Treating sex as taboo isn’t helping anyone.

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May 09, 2022 | Camilla Ruth Foglesong |
Knowledge (of Bodily and Sexual Health) Is Power

I implore you to look into what kind of high school health education your home state provides or doesn’t provide.

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May 03, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
Author Harini Nagendra Explores a Young Bride’s Emerging Feminism in 1920s India in “The Bangalore Detectives Club”

We had the chance to ask Nagendra over email about her debut novel, the changing role of women in India in the 1920s, and how she worked to include a discussion of colonialism and feminism in her work of crime fiction.

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April 29, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Education
The Status of Women’s Education in Afghanistan

At the end of March, the Taliban reversed its decision to open up education to girls above the sixth grade. Students reacted to the news with devastation.

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April 28, 2022 | Kadin Burnett | Politics
The Treatment of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Despite an undeniable record, she was still subjected to transparent provocation.

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April 20, 2022 | Ashley Bae | Feminism
It’s Time to Make Surveys More Inclusive

Intersectionality is more than an equity-promoting framework — it’s an accuracy-promoting framework, and scholars from all fields must gain greater understandings of methodology that embraces intersectionality.

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April 18, 2022 | Sheany | Violence against women
Indonesian Parliament Passes Landmark Bill Tackling Sexual Violence

Indonesia’s fight against sexual violence welcomed a long-waited new chapter this week when its Parliament passed a landmark bill aimed at providing legal framework for victims to seek justice.

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April 15, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Teen Scrabble Champion Is Determined to Find Out What Happened to Her Best Friend in ‘Queen of the Tiles’

Competition, coming of age, and grief are all major themes in Queen of the Tiles, the new novel by Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf that will hit shelves on April 19.

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April 11, 2022 | Natalie Bergenstein | Violence against women
This TikTok Trend Is Making Light of Violence Against Women

In an incredibly unsettling new trend, some TikTokers are using women’s deaths as the punchlines of jokes.

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April 08, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
Emily X.R. Pan Explores Family Secrets, Identity, and Chinese Mythology in New Novel

Chinese mythology and an exploration of Asian American coming-of-age collide in An Arrow To The Moon, the latest novel by bestselling young adult novelist Emily X.R. Pan.

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April 04, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Politics
Mississippi Just Killed a Bill That Would Have Combated Maternal Mortality

On March 9, the Mississippi House of Representatives killed a bill that would have allowed mothers to keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth.

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March 31, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Politics
Misogyny in the South Korean Presidential Elections

South Korean politics took a right-wing, anti-feminist turn during the presidential election in early March.

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March 30, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
Guatemala Tried to Make Abortion Punishable With 10 Years in Prison

On March 8, while many celebrated International Women’s Day, Guatemala’s Congress approved the “Ley para la Protección de la Vida y la Familia” (Law for the Protection of Life and Family), which would punish abortion with up to 10 years in prison.

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March 22, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Race/Ethnicity
Author Khristi Lauren Adams Centers the Activism of 'Black Girls in Black Girls Unbossed'

Throughout Black Girls Unbossed, Adams introduces readers to eight young activists and leaders who have dedicated themselves to issues including literacy, preservation, and gun violence prevention.

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March 21, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
Meet the Pioneering Uruguayan Politician Who Just Resigned From Parliament

Topolansky’s resignation is meaningful to many Uruguayans, especially Uruguayan women in politics, because Topolansky was a pioneer in this sphere in the country.

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March 16, 2022 | Riya Goel | Feminism
Why Building A Network Is Imperative for Gen-Z Women

Most networking now occurs online, which presents an incredible opportunity for Gen-Zers — and Gen-Z women in particular.

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March 15, 2022 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
In Defense of Euphoria’s Excess

The high school drama just ended its second season, which was full of nudity, profanity, drug use, and debauchery.

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March 14, 2022 | Jessi Calzado-Esponda | Immigration
Contending With Trauma Amid The War In Ukraine

Russia is at war with Ukraine, displacing millions of women and children, and the experience has brought my grandmother’s trauma to the fore in my own family.

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March 11, 2022 | Regiane Folter | Arts and culture
Women Writers Are Still Underappreciated

Given this long history of being prevented from writing publicly at all, it’s unsurprising, though still disappointing, that women are still undervalued in the literary world.

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March 09, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Book Asks White Readers to Examine Their Privilege

We had the chance to chat with Cole over email about The Truth About White Lies, the recent push to bar books about racism in schools, and her advice for teen readers who are still learning to speak out.

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March 04, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
Colombia's Highest Court Decriminalized Abortion

The Colombian Constitucional Court made history on February 21 by decriminalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy.

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March 03, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
Artist Laura Gao Explores Her Coming of Age in ‘Messy Roots’

We recently had the chance to chat with Gao over email about creating such an emotional memoir, her early memories of Wuhan, and her message for her Asian American readers.


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