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Unmasking the Patriarchal Values in Halloween Costumes: Naughty Leopards, Sassy Space Girls and Warrior Ninjas
Naughty Leopards, Sassy Space Girls, and Warrior Ninjas: What do our Halloween costumes reveal about gender in our society? An exploration.
Undressing Fashion: What It Says About Gender, Sex, and Power
We get dressed every day; what do our style choices say about us? Authors of the book ‘Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style’ Marjorie Jolles and Shara Tarrant …
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The Perils of Patriarchy for Men as well as Women: Another Mass Shooting, another Reason to Begin Discussing Violence and Gender
Mass killings lay bare the way in which violent masculine norms harm all members of society.
We Belong Together Campaign Brings Feminism Into Immigration Reform
The We Belong Together campaign is helping to redefine immigration reform as a women's issue.
Five Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts Women Most
Despite Republicans insistance that Democrats are “focused on birth control and sex rather than making sure the government doesn't shut down,” it's becoming clear that women will be harmed …
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The Avenging Uterus and Other Cartoons of Feminist Backlash
Matt Bors, in his preface to his book, ‘Life Begins at Incorporation,’ is a blunt about his mission.
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“Cracked Open” Exposes Heartbreak of Many Counting on Fertility Methods
Eleanor Bader reviews Miriam Zoll's personal account of the failed promise of in-vitro fertilization.
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50th Anniversary of “The Feminine Mystique”: Friedan’s Rediscovered Writings on Industrial Working Women
One of the most common and enduring criticisms of ‘The Feminine Mystique’ is that Friedan does not say anything about working class women or minorities.
Eight Families Share Stories of Raising Feminist Children
Whether parents are in heterosexual marriages, are LGBT, single, or part of collective households, teaching children living in a misogynist world to respect women as much as they respect …
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There Is a War on Ordinary People, and Feminists Are Needed at the Front
With honourable exceptions, the bourgeois media club relegates and distracts from the fact that a full-blooded class war is under way.