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By day, Lindsay is an irreverent feminist, youth activist and advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights. By night, she is a fierce knitter, blogger and Pinterest addict. Lindsay’s work has taken her all over the world — from Ethiopia to India, South Africa, Mali, Mexico, Canada, China, Austria, Malaysia, Bali and Thailand — exposing her to varying realities of women’s experiences on the ground. Catch her on Twitter at @lindsmf.

• Young #WomenInspire us to #InvestInGirls

  By lindsaymf on March 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Note: This article originally appeared in Huffington Post. March is an exciting time to celebrate girls and women. Women’s History Month commemorates the pioneers of women’s rights and equality, past and present. International Women’s Day encourages us all to continue… Read More ›

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• CSW: This Week in Women’s Human Rights

  By lindsaymf on March 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Today kicks off the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which brings representatives from Member States, civil society, and UN agencies together in New York to review the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action…. Read More ›

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• Men at the Feminist Table

  By lindsaymf on February 27, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  Throughout my life, I’ve been in lots of rooms full of women talking to other women about “women’s issues,” like family planning, violence against women and girls, abortion services, equal pay, women’s political participation and the future of feminism. While… Read More ›

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• The Sex/Love Venn Diagram

  By lindsaymf on February 14, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I love Valentine’s Day. I’m one of those shameless fans. Beyond having an excuse to make cards to send to my loved ones and cook heart-shaped food items (yes, I have heart-shaped egg poachers…), I think celebrating love is a… Read More ›

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• Ending Gender-Based Violence Worldwide so Women Can Thrive

  By lindsaymf on January 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This post originally appeared on the YWCA blog. Republished with permission. By Celia Richa, Senior International Policy Advocate, Futures Without Violence  Across the globe, millions of women and girls are subject to violence simply because of their gender. We’ve seen it… Read More ›

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• Forty-one Candles on Roe’s Birthday Cake

  By lindsaymf on January 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Birthday Roe! Where do we begin when reflecting on the last 41 years of your politically charged life? If you care at all about reproductive rights, you probably know the basics of the Roe v. Wade case. And if… Read More ›

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• Personhood: Not for Women, and Not in Texas

  By lindsaymf on January 13, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Oh Texas. Women’s health in the great Lone Star State has certainly made headlines these past few weeks. The omnibus anti-abortion law that Wendy Davis attempted to filibuster in June is now being heard in the Fifth Circuit Court of… Read More ›

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• Unlucky, lazy, or just female? Why there aren’t more women in the top 100

  By lindsaymf on January 9, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Kate McInturff First appeared on the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives blog, behindthenumbers.ca, republished with permission.   Imagine finding $7.96 million in your stocking on Christmas morning. For Canada’s top 100 CEOs, that happy day has arrived. These 100 Canadians earn… Read More ›

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• Evidence, Evidence, Evidence. Except for Abstinence-only Education.

  By lindsaymf on December 29, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m sure anyone who’s glanced at the news over this past week or so has noticed that a bipartisan budget deal has passed both the House and the Senate. We avoided another shutdown. Big yays all around. There is definitely… Read More ›

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• Sex Work is Work

  By lindsaymf on December 18, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  I’ve found a pretty divided camp every time I bring up sex work within feminist circles, and I probably bring up sex work more than most. Yesterday (Dec 17) was International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The day… Read More ›

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