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• “Hot Girls Wanted”: White Respectability and the Erasure of Men

  

  Credit: Netflix Hot Girls Wanted  — a new documentary produced by actress Rashida Jones — follows five amateur porn actresses between the ages of 18 to 25 and... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• 10 Lessons For Young Feminists

  

  This is what I’ve learned. I was a teen in the ’90s, and heavily influenced by Riot Grrrl feminism. Everything was DIY, dress how you want, and live with a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• 5 Ways to Shut Down Sexist Comments at School and Work

  

  Sexism in schools has got to end. Although we have made a lot of progress towards achieving gender equality, there is still much work to be done. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Get #Cliterate: Overcoming Socially Constructed Ignorance

  

  Cliteracy: http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/cliteracy/intro Think you know the clitoris? Brooklyn-based artist Sophia Wallace wants you to think again. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Does That T-shirt Match Her Headscarf?

  

  Samantha Elauf In 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf was denied a job at a Tulsa, Oklahoma Abercrombie Kids store. Why? The retailer did not believe her hijab... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Truth About Women and Mental Illness: Are We Medicating the Condition Or...

  

  What exactly are we medicating? As the end of my senior year of high school drew to a close, my life began to change — not because I was starting a new chapter... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Are Nigeria’s Steps Towards Eliminating FGM Enough?

  

  Ban FGM. 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. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “Welcome to Being A Woman In America.”

  

  Caitlyn Jenner As a film student and aspiring screenwriter, I understand that it is a comedian’s job to joke about current issues and events. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Sexism At Music Festivals Needs To End

  

  Where are the women on stage? Music festival season is just beginning, and with it comes yet another reminder that women still have a long way to go before we... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• It’s Hard to Be a Topless Feminist in France

  

  Femen Many people probably think France is a feminist-friendly country. My experience as an activist with the international feminist organization Femen has... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Case For Comprehensive, Positive Sex Education

  

  Sex ed. Growing up, I was neither educated nor had positive conversations about sex. It was a taboo topic in my family. My mother especially refused to discuss... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How Teens Are Using Technology To Combat Mental Illness

  

  TalkLife There are plenty of reasons why far too many of the 1 in 5 teens who have mental health disorders don’t receive treatment. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Abercrombie and Ditch? Why Abercrombie and Hollister Are Ditching Sexualization

  

  An Abercrombie model Academics, parenting blogs, and activists have protested the media’s inappropriate and gross hypersexualization of girls. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What You Need To Know About The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act

  

  Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act On April 22nd, after nearly six weeks of delay, the Senate finally passed the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Love For A Season

  

  Columbia Pictures via http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RGP0YGFSL.jpg My prom dress was too big to fit into the car. I worked my hands around the silky... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Happens When Women Publicly Stand Up For Themselves

  

  Rima Karaki Women are disrespected far too often. They’re frequently interrupted, talked over, or directly insulted. So, it is particularly satisfying — even... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• These Ten Tumblr Posts Were My Feminist Education

  

  Credit: https://41.media.tumblr.com/6a2b47af46e0b3832919027bcca265ba/tumblr_mwjj7nIrUF1qc7fmjo5_1280.jpg I wasn’t introduced to the notion of feminism, the... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Major Problems With How We Discuss Men and Sexual Assault

  

  “But men get raped, too.” Trigger Warning: In this post, I will be writing about rape and sexual assault, particularly in the case of female survivors and male... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why Sexist Dress Codes Have Got To Go

  

  Stop policing my body. Shopping for school clothes was a nightmare in high school. Attending a private Christian school with a strict dress code, I had a lot... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Breaking Down Gender Stereotypes About Mental Illness

  

  The stereotypical image of depression Close your eyes for a second and think about depression. What comes to mind? Chances are, it’s a girl (maybe with her... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES