Women's Issues Magazine

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• The Broken Concept of Virginity

  

  Virginity is a destructive, heteronormative concept. Society obsesses over the concept of virginity. Young girls are taught that they must meet standards of... Read more

  The 31 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• Not the Ethics We Need, But the Ethics We Deserve

  Yesterday, Charles Clymer wrote on Facebook regarding the Ashley Madison hack: The thing about the Ashley Madison leak that truly fascinates me is the hypocris... Read more

  The 29 August 2015 by   Brute Reason
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• “That’s Not True, but Even If It Were…”

  So many debunking-type conversations that we have go like this: “But gay parents will raise gay children!” “Actually, children of same-sex couples aren’t any... Read more

  The 22 August 2015 by   Brute Reason
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• How ‘The Bachelorette’ Proves Slut-Shaming Is Alive and Well

  

  Kaitlyn Bristowe Ok, I’ll admit to watching an episode or two (or six) of The Bachelorette this season. For those who haven’t watched, the show focuses on one... Read more

  The 18 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• The Surprising Effect of Low Wage Work on Reproductive Rights and Health

  

  Wikimedia Many people think a low-wage worker is a young adult making minimum wage to earn a bit of pocket money or save up for college. Read more

  The 17 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• The Problem With Emphasizing Women’s Progress in STEM

  

  Intel / YouTube I saw it in middle school, and later in high school: If the girls in my class didn’t excel in science, no body was surprised, since girls are... Read more

  The 10 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• Goodbye, Ed

  Yesterday, Ed Brayton, one of our cofounders, announced that he is leaving FreethoughtBlogs and moving to Patheos: So why am I leaving? Also omnipresent since... Read more

  The 07 August 2015 by   Brute Reason
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• It’s Time To Stop Publicly Judging Women’s Bodies

  

  Every form of public harassment has got to go One evening last week, I stopped at home after work to change my clothes before dance class. Read more

  The 04 August 2015 by   Juliez
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• A Vacation from Emotional Labor

  What follows are some (even) more personal reflections on the piece I wrote a couple days ago on emotional labor. As I was writing that piece, I was feeling... Read more

  The 30 July 2015 by   Brute Reason
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• Emotional Labor: What It Is and How To Do It

  Ages ago, I read this fantastic piece about practical things men can do to support feminism. Almost every item on the list really resonated with my experience,... Read more

  The 28 July 2015 by   Brute Reason
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