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Feminism
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Gains for Women are Going Backward Due to Failure of National and International Leadership: Nordic Women’s Conference
As conservative agendas of governments around the world decrease the opportunities for women, it is vitally important that women work in solidarity with those still struggling for basic human …
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Where Are the White Feminists? MIA on Racist Misogynist Police Violence
The historic failure of both the civil rights movement and women's movement to grasp intersectionality keeps black women criminalized.
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From Fake Beards to Sweeping New Laws, French Feminism Is Lively and Visible
La Barbe is to demonstrate the unjust representation of women in all situations of power: economic, cultural, scientific, athletic, media-centered.
If a Senator Can’t Report Sexual Harassment Without Backlash, Who Can?
Women, even those in power, have to walk a tricky tightrope of not wanting to seem too "sensitive" while at the same time standing up for themselves in the …
What Black Women in West Philadelphia Had to Say About Women’s Equality Day
Rarely, if ever, are Black women interviewed in the neighborhoods where they live and asked about a policy's impact on their lives.
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Magical Tale Traverses the Harsh Realities of Racism and the Potential for Female Solidarity
This book is not an easy summer read.
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Learning #EverydaySexualViolence: Women Telling Our Stories
Social structures such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, capitalism, and imperialism thrive on unmitigated and often state-sanctioned violence. The brutal murder of Michael Brown is but one example.
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Twenty Lessons From Couples Trying to Create a More Equitable Relationship Balance
If educators really want an informed student body, they will make 'Sex from Scratch' an integral part of the sex ed curriculum, says Eleanor J. Bader.
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What I Learned Growing Up in the South as a Feminist, and the Problems With Today’s Feminist Movement
Young women turning away from feminism has become a media meme. What's up with that?
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Why Mainstream Media Feminism Still Needs To Broaden Its Frame To Include Trans People
A high-profile case of transgressing gender norms illustrates the still too narrow scope of feminism that fails to include and struggle for the rights of transgender people.