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  By amblitstein on September 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The NFL will institute new penalties for players who and coaches who commit domestic violence. See RH Reality Check. A new report shows how the pay gap is especially pronounced in the food industry. See the Washington Post. BuzzFeed lists… Read More ›

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• When It Comes to Abuse, Seeing is Not Believing

  By miafurtado on September 2, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Almost three weeks ago, Christy Mack posted graphic photos of herself on Twitter after allegedly being physically assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Jon Koppenhaver. For many, this situation felt eerily similar to when Rihanna’s photos were leaked online in 2009. In… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on August 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Some college men worry that the movement to take rape seriously is affecting their sex lives. See Salon. The Obama administration has created a new set of rules to provide women with access to contraception. See msnbc. Ms. Magazine demonstrates how Rwandan… Read More ›

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• #FeministFaceFriday — Washington Boys Club

  By Maureen on August 29, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  We dedicate this eye roll to the assholes of Congress who treat their female colleagues (ahem, the amazing Kirsten Gillibrand) with disrespect and sexual harassment. Get a life, boys.

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• The Legal Field is Rife with Sexual Harassment. This is My Story.

  By Guest on August 27, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  It started out innocently enough. A fellow attorney asked me to perform some contract work for him, and I agreed. I completed the work to the other attorney’s satisfaction and awaited the remaining payment due to me. A month or… Read More ›

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• FIFA Unlevels the Playing Field for Women with Artificial Turf

  By Guest on August 26, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  FIFA’s acceptance of the use of artificial turf for the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada has created an intense backlash from professional women’s soccer players worldwide. Abby Wambach, captain of and a forward on the US National Team, is… Read More ›

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• Should Buying Sex Be Illegal? No.

  By lindsaymf on August 25, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

    Michelle Goldberg published a piece in this last issue of The Guardian called “Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?” Her review of the legal, political and socio-economic structures that govern the sex industry in several European countries (with a particular… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on August 22, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Think Progress analyzes how the Mike Brown shooting is also a feminist issue. ModCloth is the first women’s retailer to take a stand against photoshopping. See Mic. Argentina imprisoned a woman for getting an abortion as well as her friends who helped… Read More ›

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• What’s College Sex Really Like? Cosmo Tries to Find Out.

  By amblitstein on August 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

    Cosmopolitan recently surveyed more than 1,000 women and men at colleges across the country about their sex lives, the findings of which were compiled into a nifty infographic. The resulting study underscores that prevalence of casual sex and hook up culture on college campuses, and shows a… Read More ›

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• My Sexual Violence Journey: I Refuse to be Invisible

  By Guest on August 21, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  I speak to people all over the country about sexual assault and relationship violence, and what we can do to stop it. I speak a lot about empowering women and girls and helping survivors heal after trauma. I share the… Read More ›

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