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• You Should Be Outraged at Amy Schumer’s Video, Not Laughing At It

  By katebyard on April 17, 2015 • ( 26 )

  

  You are not a feminist if your feminism is not intersectional. So please, white women (*cough* Amy Schumer *cough*), stop and think, god damn it.

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• What America’s Boob Obsession Says About My Asymmetrical Breasts

  By miafurtado on April 16, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  While I know that my femininity does not come from my breasts, and as much as I want to say that I am not affected or influenced by America’s breast obsession, my new-found insecurity would suggest otherwise.

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• Is This The Type of Equal Pay Progress You Expected?

  By Guest on April 14, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  These stats will shock and appall you.

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• Links We Love

  By amblitstein on April 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Young Chinese feminists protested inequality in higher education and the indignities women face in prolonged waits in public restrooms. See the New York Times. Mic highlights the five women behind China’s first modern feminist movement. The Guardian features the women… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on April 6, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Mic highlights some of the overlooked aspects of the Brazilian breastfeeding study. Claire A. Putnam, an obstetrician and gynecologist, writes for the New York Times about pregnancy and obesity. A dad blogger explains why he is tired of having to… Read More ›

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• Spotlight On: Anne Ladky

  By Maureen on April 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Anne Ladky, Executive Director of Women Employed, has been fighting for women’s employment and educational advancements for decades. Even as many of the issues she’s dedicated her career to advocating for — pregnant workers’ rights, equal pay and paid leave —… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on March 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Shannon Hale illuminates the sexist double standard in children’s literature. See Mic. The Huffington Post exposes the sexual harassment of women gamers. A young man was beaten for being gay in Mississippi and does not view it as a hate crime…. Read More ›

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• Is This The Message We Should Be Sending to School Boys?

  By katebyard on March 23, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Spoiler alert: NO.

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  By amblitstein on March 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  A U.K. advocacy group, Women’s Aid, launched an interactive billboard to spread the importance of domestic violence. See the Huffington Post. 5 women explain why they became abortion providers in Cosmopolitan. According to a Catholic bishop, women who become pregnant… Read More ›

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• A is for Asexuality

  By miafurtado on March 19, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  As the movement for inclusivity and understanding of all forms of sexuality and gender expression grows, so does the accepted acronym, which currently includes: LGTBQIA. The first four letters are generally known (lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual) and understood but… Read More ›

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