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An unapologetic feminist and human rights enthusiast, Maureen has dedicated the better part of the past decade to volunteering and working with NGOs and non-profits, and writing about feminist issues. In addition to sherights, her work has been featured on numerous websites, including Mic.com, The Huffington Post, Women Under Siege, Feministing, Jezebel, Fem2.0 and more. She is a huge fan of snark, all things chocolate and traveling. You can follow Maureen on Twitter at @MaureenShaw.

• 5 Things About Your Period You Won’t Learn in School

  By Maureen on May 28, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of menstrual hygiene management and ensuring that women can menstruate with dignity and privacy. And while I’m all for privacy, I also believe strongly in the need… Read More ›

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• Fighting for the Right to Breastfeed in Public

  By Maureen on May 15, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  If you know me, you know I’m militantly pro-breastfeeding-in-public. I nursed my daughter for her first year of life, often in public and rarely with a cover. I’ve breastfed on the beach, in malls, in airports and on planes, in… Read More ›

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• New Video Shows Kidnapped Nigerian Girls

  By Maureen on May 12, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  A new video, obtained by French news agency AFP, shows the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, alongside half of the Nigerian girls kidnapped last month. In it, Shekau claims that he will not release the girls until all imprisoned militants are freed. Sitting… Read More ›

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• U.S. Pledges Help to #BringBackOurGirls

  By Maureen on May 3, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Last month, more than 250 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by extremist militants and are reportedly being married off to their kidnappers in mass weddings. While they have not publicly claimed responsibility, it is strongly suspected that members of the militant Islamic movement known as… Read More ›

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• Tech CEO Gurbaksh Chahal Faces No Jail Time After Beating Girlfriend 117 Times

  By Maureen on April 29, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Note: Article originally appeared on Brown Girl Magazine. Republished with permission. I’m so mad about this case that my brain is on fire. RadiumOne CEO’s Gurbaksh Chahal is dodging jail time for allegedly beating and kicking his girlfriend 117 times during… Read More ›

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• Teens Are Tackling Sex and Changing Behaviors with Digital Video

  By Maureen on April 18, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Young feminists – and youth, in general – often get a bad rap for being complacent. Born into an era of legal birth control and abortion (for now, at any rate), it’s easy to take accuse Millennials of taking sexual… Read More ›

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• Spotlight On: Alexis Wolfer

  By Maureen on April 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Alexis Wolfer is a beauty expert and feminist, whose online magazine, TheBeautyBean.com, was named one of Forbes Magazine’s Top 10 websites for women. She is also the author of The Recipe for Radiance, which was released this month. Alexis been featured on E!,… Read More ›

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• Spotlight On: Emily Lindin

  By Maureen on April 11, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Emily Lindin is the founder of the UnSlut Project, which was inspired by her own experience. When she was eleven years old, she was branded a “slut” by her classmates and was bullied at school, after school, and online. During all this, she kept… Read More ›

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• For Many Girls, the Key to Education is Sanitary Napkins

  By Maureen on April 10, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Note: Originally written for the Huffington Post. For most adolescents in the United States, menstruation is a nuisance. It is an inconvenience replete with limitless possibilities for embarrassment: did anyone see me slip a tampon in my pocket? Is it… Read More ›

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• Are Female GOP Leaders Equal Pay’s Biggest Foes?

  By Maureen on April 8, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Today is Equal Pay Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of the gender pay gap. This gap affects women in every single state in nearly every occupation; there’s no escaping it. And if you’re a woman of color, you’re even worse off…. Read More ›

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