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• I Regret My Abortion (But Am Still Pro-Choice)

  By katebyard on February 13, 2014 • ( 19 )

  

  At the age of 18, freshly into my first month of University, I found out I was two weeks pregnant. The reason I knew so early is because I had, foolishly, had unprotected sex and then been unable to acquire… Read More ›

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• WSJ Columnist Blames Sexual Assault Victims

  By Maureen on February 12, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  On Monday, The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto published a column in which he argued that a “balanced” approach to our country’s college rape crisis involves placing equal blame on the perpetrators and victims alike. In a crudely inappropriate drunk driving… Read More ›

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• Pussy Riot and the Charisma of Protest

  By damarespleasants on February 12, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  A girl and her laptop explore the world.  Her head is filled with clamor.  The noise goes “Injustice. Inequality.   Discrimination.  Degradation.”  This kindles anger in the girl’s heart.  She does not like feeling emotional discomfort.  She does not tolerate vexation. … Read More ›

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• Creating Safe Feminist Spaces on the Internet

  By Guest on February 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  With the advent of using 140 characters to express oneself on Twitter and the popularity of using the virtual sphere as a place to activate and revolutionize, feminism is experiencing a dynamic shift in the way social justice work is… Read More ›

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• An Open Letter to Dylan Farrow

  By Maureen on February 8, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s been a week since you bravely published an open letter detailing your sexual abuse at the hands of your father. I’ve read it over and over again, each time my heart simultaneously breaking and soaring for you. Breaking because… Read More ›

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• Links We Love

  By amblitstein on February 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School, apologizes to its female faculty, students, and alumnae for making them feel disrespected or excluded. See Yahoo! Shine. Cookie Cott encourages the boycotting of Girl Scout cookies after The Girl Scouts endorsed… Read More ›

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• Zero Tolerance for FGM

  By Guest on February 6, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Today approximately 8,219 girls will face the risk of having their clitoris and labia removed and their vaginas infibulated with the use of primitive tools in unsanitary conditions. A majority of them will undergo this procedure against their will. While… Read More ›

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• Debunking Barbie’s Beauty Standards

  By Guest on February 5, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Yesterday, Kim Culmone, vice president of design for Barbie at Mattel (in an interview with Fast Company) defended Barbie’s unrealistic, often-criticized, and highly dangerous body proportions by arguing that her body shape and size is necessary “for real life fabrics… Read More ›

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• Reduced to a Marriage Trophy

  By katebyard on February 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Over the past two days, the Internet has been in uproar over J.K. Rowling’s declaration that Hermione Granger should have married Harry Potter, and not Ron Weasley. I, for one, am fuming. Not because I “ship” Hermione and Ron, nor… Read More ›

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• Are You Qualified?

  By Maureen on February 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  To kick off our Buzzfeed page, we created a handy flow-chart to help clear up any confusion on who should be calling the shots on abortion. Enjoy.

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