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• Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self

  

  I was inspired to start Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self, an anthology of advice letters written by fifty women to their teenage selves, because next year, m... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women’s Football: Feminist Or Sexist?

  

  Football seems to be the sport that excludes women the most.  In this day in age we have women’s leagues for softball, baseball, and the WNBA, but football... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• 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... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Support Women Artists Sunday: Beatrice Eli

  

  Beatrice Eli Beatrice was born in 1987 and received much of her musical upbringing via MTV and the American soul / R B / hip-hop videos that channel served. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Saturday Vids: Support Obvious Child

  

  Gillian Robespierre, Writer/Director: “I first made the ‘Obvious Child’ short film in the Winter of 2009 with my friends Anna Bean and Karen Maine. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Eradicating Violence Against Women

  

  Leslie Morgan Steiner My college’s office of sexual assault prevention recently hosted a talk by Leslie Morgan Steiner. Steiner, a Harvard graduate, TED talk... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Helle Thorning-Schmidt Vs. Mary Beard Or Why Women Just Can’t Get It Right

  

  You’ve been living under a rock if you’re not in the know about the Obama #selfie pic which circulated after the Nelson Mandela memorial service. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Keeping Your Last Name

  

  There are so many little things we do that unconsciously lock us into the mindset that women are inferior. There are of course the big things that cause... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Art of Recreating Yourself

  

  I’ve always made “New Years Resolutions” and “School Year Resolutions.” Sometimes, “Summer Vacation Resolutions.” The idea of change has always appealed to me,... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Saturday Vids: Feminist Consciousness in Islamabad

  Jennifer Lee interviewed three women in Islamabad about how they feel the western media depicts Pakistani women. A fuller version of the interview can be found... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Problem With Mean Girls

  

  The vast majority of us are familiar with the movie Mean Girls (written by the amazing Tina Fey). Although the film has the quintessential embellishments of mos... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Saturday Vids: Mallika Sherawat on the Status of Indian Women

  This video has already gone viral, but it’s worth reposting: watch the actress Mallika Sherawat defend her belief that the status of women in India needs to be... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• An Interview with Debora Spar

  

  Debora Spar is the president of Barnard College, a women’s undergraduate college affiliated with Columbia University. Since her arrival at the College, Spar... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Can You Tell Just By Looking?

  

  I’m a Communication Design student and for a recent Feminist Gender Studies class, I was asked to produce a ‘Public Gender Intervention’ project: so I designe... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Saturday Vids: Feminism Isn’t Dead, It’s Gone Viral

  Vlogger Kat Lazo (TheeKatsMeoww on YouTube) made the argument at TEDxNavesink that feminism isn’t dead — it’s online. “The internet was my feminine mystique... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Where Do We Go From Here? The ERA in the 21st Century

  

  Last weekend I attended a conference at Roger Williams University titled “The ERA in the 21st Century.” The conference brought together accomplished scholars,... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Wrong Kind Of Protection

  

  Just one of the double standards I face: girls can't be gamers I am being raised in a Catholic household by parents who have always set very different... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The SNL Scandal

  

  I love Kerry Washington. She is probably one of my all time favorite actresses. Her character on Scandal is smart, intelligent and well written, a rarity for... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why Teaching Teen Boys About Consent Should Be A Mandatory Part of Sex Ed

  

  It started with a Facebook post. Last summer, a Facebook friend posed the question: “If you would teach your daughter about protection, then why wouldn’t you... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Rape Culture Shock

  

  I thought the toughest adjustment when it came to starting college would be the workload, or self discipline, or missing my friends and family. I was prepared... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES