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• Why I Stayed In an Abusive Relationship — and How I Finally Left

  

  Source: NDVHotline “Why doesn’t she just leave her abusive partner?” It seems like a simple question and it’s one that’s often posed when people learn others ar... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Black Women and Violence in America: #SayHerName

  

  #SayHerName protest in Union Square, New York City. In recent years, the media has arguably made the racial violence African Americans continue to experience... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why The Most Important Part of College for Women May Happen Outside the Classroom

  

  The working world. We’re often taught that college is training for “real” life. The time we spend on campus and in class is supposed to prepare us for the rest... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Stand Up. Speak Up. Rise Up: The #GirlsLead15 Girl Up Leadership Summit

  

  Stand Up. Speak Up. Rise Up. A hush quickly fell over the crowd of girls surrounding me. While everyone was craning their necks for a better view, I had only on... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Rihanna’s ‘BBHMM’ Video and Our Resistance To Black Women’s Subjectivity

  

  Rihanna performing BBHMM live at the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards. As anyone even mildly interested in pop culture likely knows, Rihanna recently dropped a ne... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why We Must Listen to Syrian Refugee Women

  

  Syrian refugee children. Since 2011, Syria has been embroiled in a civil war. Millions of people have been displaced — the majority of whom have fled to Jordan... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Case for Criminalizing Street Harassment

  

  Stop street harassment. This is my thought process before leaving the house: I want to look nice and appreciate fashion, but also know that if I’m going to be o... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Misty Copeland’s Success Reveals About Race In The Arts

  

  Misty Copeland in an Under Armour commercial Misty Copeland made history on June 30th when she was promoted within the  American Ballet Theatre, becoming the... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Problem With Rainbow-Tinted Facebook Profile Pictures

  

  The rainbow-tinted filter. In the wake of the historic Supreme Court decision to universally legalize same-sex marriage, 26 million Facebook users demonstrated... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How One Anti-Body Shaming Campaign Actually Reinforced Beauty Standards

  

  #DontJudgeMe Challenge I have a mole on my right cheek. As a child, it was the physical feature about which I felt the most insecure. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• HelloFlo, Hello Naama: An Interview With HelloFlo Founder, Naama Bloom

  

  The Period Fairy You may be familiar with HelloFlo from their viral videos that buck period-related stigmas and feature boisterous young girls celebrating... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Importance of Embracing Change

  

  Sydney, Australia When I was sixteen my parents and I packed up and moved from Australia to New York. I left behind my school, the place I grew up, some friends... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why What We Wear To Work Actually Matters

  

  How much time do you spend getting ready for work? I remember watching my mother get ready for work in the mornings as a little girl. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• ‘Miss America’ Switched Networks, But Should It Be Retired Altogether?

  

  Miss America 2014. NBC recently dropped the Miss America Pageant due to its affiliation with Donald Trump, with whom they also cut ties after his racist... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• We Need To Talk About The True Definition of Sexual Assault

  

  We need to take sexual assault seriously. I have been sexually assaulted twice, although I didn’t recognize either event as such at the time. The first time, I... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why I’m Happy Clinton and Fiorina Are Both Running for President

  

  Carly Fiorina and Hillary Clinton It’s clear that women are severely underrepresented in U.S. politics: Currently, only 20% of the seats in Congress, and 25%... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Complexity of Being A Black Feminist in a Relationship

  

  On losing your first love. It’s hard being alone after having been with someone for a long time. It’s hard to detach from your first love, to not have that... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Problem With The Supposed Feminist ‘Comeback’

  

  Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road Much lip service has been paid to feminism’s supposed comeback — especially in terms of more authentic representations of... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Young Feminist’s Thoughts On ‘The Hunting Ground’

  

  In theaters now. “Two of us were sexually assaulted before class even started,” activist Annie Clark says in the recently released documentary The Hunting... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why A 10-Year-Old Paraguayan Girl Not Being Able to Access Abortion Terrifies Me

  

  We must continue to fight. Like many other privileged American kids, my biggest concerns at ten years old were whether or not I could finish my homework before... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES