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• Nadia Kamil is Rapping About Your Cervix. And This Is Why It’s Great.

  By katebyard on April 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Ironically, as I write this I am being chastised on Facebook for writing a status update — “Never underestimate the effects of a good bath on a bad period” — which is neither graphic, nor indiscreet but simply a matter of… Read More ›

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• A Message for #FeministMen: “I’m the Boss of Me!”

  By Guest on April 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  “I’m the boss of me!” It’s something I, like many others, probably first shouted as a child. The booming declaration can feel like an instinctive response to a overwhelming mix of frustration, defiance, and self-determination. If you can’t remember the… Read More ›

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• Revoking Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Honorary Degree Doesn’t Make Brandeis Anti-Feminist

  By Guest on April 15, 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Over the past few days, I’ve seen folks all over the Internet declare that my alma mater is complicit in the war on women. Apparently it also supports “pedophilic marriage” and female genital mutilation (FGM). According to Fox News, “Brandeis University… 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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• Links We Love

  By amblitstein on April 11, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Vogue Italia uses Violence Against Women as the theme for its April edition. See the Independent. More men feel compelled to accept the depictions of realistic standards of female beauty. See the Onion. The Guardian describes the culture of exceptionalism portrayed… 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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• Aboriginal Women in Canada Are Being Murdered — Why?

  By Guest on April 9, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Trigger Warning- This article deals with the themes of murder and sexual violence. A few weeks ago, I sat down at my laptop to begin research for one of my final papers and typed in: “Missing Aboriginal Women Canada.” One… 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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• So You’ve Been Invited to the Feminist Table: A Guide for #FeministMen

  By Guest on April 7, 2014 • ( 30 )

  

  When I was growing up, my family had certain tacit rules dictating how we behaved at the dinner table. These rules weren’t terribly strict; we just knew how our family ate together. But then a friend would invite me to… Read More ›

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