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  • A #BanBossy Lovefest

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    File this under my new favorite thing: Ban Bossy, a new campaign that encourages girls to become leaders. A project of Lean In and the Girl Scouts, Ban Bossy aims to close the confidence gap in girls, which according to… Read More ›

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  • CSW: This Week in Women’s Human Rights

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    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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  • Links We Love

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    Planned Parenthood reveals its plan to raise awareness of women’s health and abortion rights for the 2014 midterm elections. See Politico. Barack Obama calls upon Americans to observe and celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2014 in his Presidential… Read More ›

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  • Women in Film: A Story from the Indie Trenches

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    It was a joyful scene on the set of A Sort of Homecoming Sunday night – we wrapped principal photography on time and largely on budget – and celebrated the fact that several of our actors and one of our… Read More ›

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  • CHOICES, Rights and What NOW

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    On just about every Saturday at 6:45am, you’ll find numerous 3-feet-tall easels touting full-colored, explicitly graphic photos of butchered fetuses, propped along the sidewalks of Jamaica Avenue.  Depending on who you ask, the photos are either doctored, are of miscarriages… Read More ›

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  • How Do You Spell “Regret”? I-O-W-A

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    Picture this: it’s Saturday night and you order a pizza. You tell yourself you’ll stick to two slices, but wind up eating the whole pie. The delicious cheese and pepperoni flavors far outweigh any potential self loathing you may feel… Read More ›

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  • Spotlight On: Rebecca Fernandez

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    Today’s Spotlight is on Rebecca Fernandez, founder of The Women Take Over, a site she started with the hopes of spreading positivity and sharing the stories of inspiring people who are doing their part to make a difference in the world…. Read More ›

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  • The United States’ Toxic Export to Uganda

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    In 1979, Reverend Jerry Falwell announced a “declaration of war” on homosexuality in America. While this war is losing credibility domestically, it’s gaining dangerous momentum abroad. On Monday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the anti-homosexuality bill sentencing those convicted of… Read More ›

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  • Invisible: The Unrecognized History of Black Women

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    There exists a dichotomy of Black Women’s History that creates a departure of alliance for modern day women and for women cross-culturally alike.  We know Harriett Tubman and Rosa Parks, each woman courageously reflecting pivotal moments in Black History, while… Read More ›

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  • Links We Love

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     Amnesty International reports on the physical effects of widespread gender discrimination in Nepal. Forbes shares the objectives of International Women’s Day for 2014. Olivia Wilde talks about women and feminism in Hollywood. See Jezebel. IndieWire outlines 7 upsetting facts about women… Read More ›

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