February 2012
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“We label and separate, instead of connecting.”
– Gloria Steinem
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“If women have any advantage, it’s that we don’t have our masculinity...”
– Gloria Steinem
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“People say, ‘God is in the details.’ Well, the Goddess is in the...”
– Gloria Steinem
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“Privilege is a funny thing — it’s invisible, colorless, and odorless when you...”
– Unknown
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Trending with toddlers: pole dancing? →
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For Levi’s, ‘Hotness’ Comes In Small, Small, and... →
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Fancy New Ad Uses Facial Recognition Software To... →
This may be a bit controversial with transsexuals…
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Young Teens Ask YouTube Users Whether They're... →
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“There is a big difference between good grooming, like brushing your teeth and...”
– Adrienne Ressler
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“Like anything else, the use of makeup becomes problematic the more extreme it...”
– Adrienne Ressler
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Tumblr announces the new policy against pro-eating... →
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Hey, PETA–Don’t Women Deserve as Much Respect as... →
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“Husbands are commanded to govern their wives; God works through a man’s...”
– Michelle Duggar from TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting
Way to set women back a hundred years.
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“With hosts like [Bill] O’Reilly and [Rush] Limbaugh, who purposefully...”
– Rhiannon Root
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“The fact remains that we need feminism. When we have hearings on contraception...”
– Rhiannon Root
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Actor Geena Davis targets women’s sports →
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What We Wish Construction Workers Would Really...
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The Academy is Old, White and Male →
The Academy is 94% white
The Academy is 77% male.
The media age is 62.
Only 14% are under 50 years old.
Women make up just 9% of the directing branch
19% of women make the screenwriting branch
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The sexualization of girls: Is the popular culture... →
What happens when pedophiles see the popular culture endorsing the sexualization of children?
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“[Young celebrities] seem like individuals who have been pushed into situations...”
– Ellen Page
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“[The Breakfast Club] is, like, an iconic movie, and the coolest character, Ally...”
– Ellen Page
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“Everybody is so critical of women. If there’s a movie starring a man that tanks,...”
– Ellen Page
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Role Model Taylor Swift Sings the Wrong Messages →
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“Women on TV used to be homemakers and mothers. Now we’re rape and murder...”
– Geena Davis on gender in media
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House hearing on the birth control coverage...
Women.
The anti-birth control lawmakers who want to give employers the power to deny women coverage for contraception don’t want to hear from women or from anyone who disagrees with them. In fact, they turned away a young woman from Georgetown University who had been invited by Democrats on the committee to testify about the role birth control plays in women’s health. According to...
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“My whole life, rape had been framed as something you talk to your daughters...”
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Do Men Belong in the Women’s Movement?
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Liz Trotta: Military Women Should Expect To Be... →
It’s horrifying enough to see Trotta blaming women for being rape victims. But she chose to blame the victims for being raped while serving their country. What a classy, classy “patriot.”
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25 Extremely Upsetting Reactions To Chris Brown At... →
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Hugh Hefner's Son Arrested for Attacking Playboy... →
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In India alone, 3 million women and girls are...
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“A woman must trim, wax, and shave, then put on shoes, a top, and do her hair....”
– Jesse Lawson
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“A group of boys who taunt a woman walking by are ‘just boys being...”
– Jesse Lawson
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“What is masculine and what is feminine are not absolute; They are defined by...”
– Jesse Lawson
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“It is those people who have the courage and intelligence to stand up for...”
– Jesse Lawson
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“Feminist theory can open your eyes or shut them tighter. If you are open to the...”
– Jesse Lawson
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“When [I] do fun action movies, they are empowering for my daughters.”
– Angelina Jolie
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A more peaceful world if women in charge? →
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“[Sexualized] violence seems profoundly invisible and therefore it continues to...”
– Gloria Steinem
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No Girls Allowed at "Red Tails" Movie Outing →
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Indian ministers watching sex act on a cell phone... →
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“The hardest thing in the world is to persuade a straight male audience to...”
– Meryl Streep
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Nearly 2,000 African communities end female... →
“These encouraging findings show that social norms and cultural practices are changing, and communities are uniting to protect the rights of girls and women.”
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LEGO Agrees to Meeting After 50,000 Denounce... →
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“There are a lot of men in this country who lead because people say to them,...”
– Melissa Silverstein
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“An ongoing thorn in the side of this work is the global silence of women too...”
– Lauren Wolfe