Feminism

Why the Women's Rights Movement Must Listen to Sex Workers

Chi Mgbako | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Prostitution, Human Rights, Sex Workers, Sex Trafficking, Feminism, Human Trafficking, Impact News

The characterization of sex workers fighting for their human rights as "prostituted women" engaged in futile attempts to "organize the enslaved" is perplexing.

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Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Kristen Stewart, The Avengers, Gender Roles, Summer 2012, Universal, Chris Hemsworth, Snow White and the Huntsman, Twilight Saga, Thor, Charlize Theron, Feminism, Reviews, Entertainment News

Snow White and the Huntsman is a failure both as a reinvention and a movie. It earns points for production value, Theron and Hemsworths' respective star turns, and for a promising initial reel that makes promises the film can't keep. But it goes nowhere.

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The Last Relationship Advice You Need

Kitty Stryker | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Marriage, Relationship Advice, Why You're Not Married, Relationships, Marriage Advice, Love and Relationships, Singles, Feminism, Gay Marriage, Women News

I mean... where's the article about this for men? About how they'll have to stop being shallow, selfish liars in order to get married? Why aren't they included in this advice?

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Fifty Shades of Frustration: My Grievances With E.L. James' Provocative New Novel

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.30.2012

What Sex and the City did for women's sexuality, Fifty Shades takes to another level. Christian Grey might even make Samantha Jones blush.

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What Not to Do at Work

JJ Keith | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Sexual Harassment, Women in the Workplace, Third Wave Feminism, Gender Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Feminism, Sex Positivity, Women News

I chose to move to Portland when I was twenty because that's where my favorite band, Sleater-Kinney lived. That tells you everything you need to know ...

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Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Congress, Violence Against Women, War on Women, Obamacare, Feminism, Roe v. Wade, Equal Pay Act, Politics News

When House Republicans stall on reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act, they are blinding themselves to the everyday experiences of women's lives.

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Learning to Drive Again

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Spring, Women's Rights, Women, Driving, Depression, Mental Health, Feminism, Renewing Driver's License, Women Drivers, Expired Driver's License, Learning to Drive, Women News

I let my driver's license expire. For years, it didn't seem like such a big deal. Frankly, not driving had some nice benefits: Riding in the passenger's seat was the one time in my life I could relax.

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O'Keeffe As An Outsider

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Color Field, Georgia O'keeffe Southwest, Video, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Slideexpand, Mark Rothko, Female Artists, Painting, Paul Cezanne, Feminism, Faraway Georgia O'keeffe, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arts News

Georgia O'Keeffe referred to herself as an "outsider," and in many ways she was, being one of the first women to demand serious attention in a male-ce...

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The Gender Paradox In India

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: India, Video, The Invisible Dog, Art Meets Science, Prune Nourry, Sexism, Holy River, Brooklyn Art, Gender Selection, Performance Art, Female Artists, Slideexpand, Feminism, India Gender Selection, Arts News

Prune Nourry is a multi-disciplinary artist who finds pleasure in contradiction, whether in bioethics, mythology or even artistic materials. Although ...

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Women vs. Mothers

Hayley Krischer | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women, Parenting, Alicia Silverstone, Feminism, Eating Placenta, Homebirth, Gina Crosley-Corcoran, Erica Jong, Women Criticizing Women, The Feminist Breeder, Ina May Gaskin, Jessica Valenti, Feministing, Parents News

There's a whole lot of warfare going on over unconventional mothering and much of it is being done by women.

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Men in Pink

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Economy, Gender Pay Gap, Career Satisfaction, Craig Claiborne, Careers, Betsey Stevenson, Glass Ceiling, New York Times, Work-Life Balance, Feminism, Adia Harvey Wingfield, Gender Roles, Glass Escalator, Women News

I saw a piece in the NYT about men taking jobs in traditionally female-dominated fields. It features male dental assistants, nurses (paging Gaylord Focker!) and teachers. Which is cool. Mostly.

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Why Does The Media Care About Hilary's Glasses?

Felice Shapiro | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women's News, Women's Issues, Women in Media, Photoshopping, Sexism, Hilary Clinton Style, Hilary Clinton, Cleopatra vs. Marilyn Monroe, Hilary Clinton Glasses, Feminism, Fifty News

It's important for us to go public with our outrage when women are not appropriately recognized for our accomplishments. Let's make it loud and clear that attempting to sideline a woman with superficial comments about her hair and her style won't work.

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Where Have All the Buttons Gone?

Julie Bindel | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Lesbians., Feminism, Political Activism, Buttons, Culture News

In the 1970s and '80s those of us on the political left used to declare our views on bits of metal pinned onto denim and leather. Buttons make a message so much more intimate.

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Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Latin America, Migrant Workers, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Unions, Feminism, Human Trafficking, Labor, Human Rights, Slavery, Domestic Workers, Asia, Health Care, Video, World News

Creative protest through film and media are forming a common language for a dialogue on migrants' rights, breaking their silence with one collective voice.

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Game Change: How About a War FOR Women?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: War on Women, President Obama, Gender Roles, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Gay Marriage, Economy, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, Identity, Feminism, Women's Leadership Forum, Workplace | Tagged Barnard, Women News

I sometimes wonder if we've been so busy defending ourselves from recent assaults that we've become too distracted and too exhausted to regain our forward momentum.

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From The Bachelorette to the Boardroom (and Bedroom): What Have We Learned?

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Equality, Emily Maynard, The Bachelorette, Feminism, Feminist Stereotype, Gender Stereotypes, The Bachelor, Feminist, Double Standards, Women News

The women in my neighborhood always seemed to be complaining of some injustice or another and I wanted them to stop. "Why bring attention to yourself like this?" I remember thinking at age 10.

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WATCH: The Best Of Colbert's War For Women

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Video, Womens Rights, Ann Romney, War on Women, Rush Limbaugh, Colbert War for Women, Funny Videos, Sexism, Birth Control, War for Women, Colbert Report, Slideexpand, Feminism, Colbert, Comedy News

The so-called "War On Women" has been elevated to the forefront of national discourse after continuing disputes over stay-at-home moms, birth control ...

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What's a Woman's True Worth?

Lori Sokol | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Women, Women Finances, Women and Money, Feminism, Personal Finance, Women Personal Finance, Women Money Managment, Money News

Of all of the carefully wrapped presents we gave our moms on Mother's Day last Sunday, how many mothers do you think tore open the pretty-in-pink paper to find their child's investments portfolios inside? Not many, if any at all.

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3 Reasons 'Feminism' Is Not A Dirty Word

Julie Zeilinger | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Young Feminists, Third Wave Feminism, Teen Feminists, The Fbomb, Julie Zeilinger, Feminism, A Little F'd Up, Teen News

Ever feel like crap about the fact that if you hook up, you're a "slut," but if you don't, you're a "prude"? Feminists believe that girls should be able to express themselves without feeling shame.

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Why The Avengers May Be This Summer's Most Pro-Woman Blockbuster

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Social Change, The Avengers, Gender Roles, Joss Whedon, Cobie Smulders, Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow, Gender Issues, Feminism, Movies, Women News

The way Joss Whedon and company present their female superheros merits acknowledgment primarily because of what they don't do. In short, they don't draw one damn bit of attention to it.

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Happy Birthday, Lisa Yuskavage!

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: David Zwirner Gallery, Video, David Zwirner, Lisa Yuskavage, Female Nudes, Female Artists, Feminism, Slidepollajax, Arts News

Today is the birthday of Lisa Yuskavage, whose signature curvy-kitsch ladies have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. The Pennsylvania-...

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The War on Women... and the War Within Women

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: War on Women, Rush Limbaugh, Feminism, Postmodernism, Laura Kipnis, Femininity, Politics News

"Femininity" is women's past, and "feminism" is our present. What I mean by this is not what you might think -- I'm not pitting family and children against career and culture, or wanting a push-up bra versus wearing no bra.

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Are You ___ Enough?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Ambition, Childfree, War on Women, Time Magazine, The Conflict, Reproductive Rights, Opting Out, Are You Mom Enough?, US-vs-Them, Attachment Parenting, The Daily Mail, Elisabeth Badinter, Feminism, Gender Roles, Women News

Would a man's choice to embrace his traditional breadwinning role with gusto be marked as an end to progress, or to opt out of parenthood as a harbinger of the downfall of society as we know it?

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Mom Enough? How About More than Enough Mom?

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Pregnancy, Women, Special Needs Children, Moms, Feminism, Mother's Day, Women's Health, Parents News

Our caregivers deserve recognition and attention for the rich and complex lives they lead as unique individuals, not media stereotypes.

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What 'The Sound of Music' Meant to This Single Mother

Bonnie St. John | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Stereotypes, Single Mothers, Nazis, Mother, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Mothers Day, The Sound of Music, Feminism, Mothers and Daughters, Women News

We seldom celebrate the kind of moral and personal courage that Maria von Trapp exhibited. But that's the kind of 'happily ever after' that resonated for the battle-weary single mom who raised me.

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