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Hunger Games: In Defense of Dara-Lynn

Amanda Guinzburg | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Body Image, Dara-Lynn Weiss, Vogue Magazine, Motherhood, Parenting, Weight, Healthy Body Image, Weight Loss, Women News
Amanda Guinzburg

Is it really so shocking and unforgivable that Dara-Lynn Weiss makes poor judgments and fails in various ways to guide her daughter to a place of healthy self-love when it is her task to be the shepherd of that child's weight loss? Can you find no compassion for her story?

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How Can You Expect Me To Be Funny When The World's Going To End?

Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: The End of the World, Women, Apocalypse, April Fools, Women Aren't Funny, 2012, Women in Comedy, Comedy News
Meghan O'Keefe

It's time to get serious. Women aren't funny and the world is going to end this year. Given these two indisputable truths, it's time for me to quit comedy and devote my life to preparing for the apocalypse.

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WATCH: Overcoming Shame, From Tony Robbins

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Shame, Women, Video, Tony Robbins, Women News

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Women in U.S. Leadership: What's Next?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women in Politics, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Leadership, Women's Health, The White House, Women's Voices, Hillary Clinton, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

More women's voices are needed in public leadership. In the U.S., there are 72 women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 17 women in the Senate, and only six female governors. Our numbers are clearly out of proportion.

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Where Are the Women in 2012? Running for Office!

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Women, Politics, Congress, Emily's List, Women in Politics, Janice Hahn, Women in Congress, War on Women, Women Senators, Female Senators, 2012 Election, 112th Congress, Kathy Hochul, Suzanne Bonamici, Politics News
Stephanie Schriock

Rather than standing down, women are stepping forward in greater numbers than ever -- as activists, as donors, and as candidates. In fact, 2012 is actually poised to be a historic year for women candidates.

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Beltway Influencers Still Mad Men

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Gap, Income Gap, Pay, Male, Women CEOs, Salary, Men, Paycheck, Female, Inequality, Income, Money News

If the worst-kept secret on Capitol Hill is that top lobbying groups actually control the show, then the best-kept secret is that the whizzes behind t...

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Controversial Study Links Birth-Control, Women's Wages

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Birth Control Pill, Women, Women's Wages, Video, The Pill, Oral Contraceptive, Contraception, Birth Control, Health Insurance, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/29/2012 09:58 AM EDT on LiveScience The early availability of the birth control p...

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Arianna Huffington's sister, Agapi Stassinopoulos: A True Savvy Auntie

Melanie Notkin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women, Unbinding the Heart, Women News, Childless, Aunt, Agapi-Stassinopoulos, Qualauntie Time, Isabella Huffington, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Auntie, Arianna Huffington, Niece, Childfree, Savvy Auntie, Unbinding the Heart Agapi, Christina Huffington, Aha Moment, Nieces, Women News
Melanie Notkin

Agapi Stassinopoulos wants her nieces -- and everyone -- to understand that life's journey is where you find yourself and your passion.

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Are Pills the New Alcohol?

Leah Odze Epstein | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women, Valium, Alcohol, Ativan, Addiction, Benzodiazepines, Klonopin, Drinking, Whitney Houston Xanax, Women News
Leah Odze Epstein

Mixing drugs and alcohol can be deadly, but many people don't think twice about popping a Xanax and still having their alcohol of choice.

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If You're not Smooching, You're Loosing... A Beleaguered Male's Perspective

David Wilson | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Marriage, Divorce, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Communication, Happiness, Women's Sexuality, Women's Health, Love and Relationships, Men's Health, Intimacy, Dr. Oz, Comedy News
David Wilson

Smooching, when meshed with the intimacy of sex, has the dynamic propensity to keep your relationship strong.

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The 3 Most Important Things To Do Post-Split

David Wygant | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Marriage, Recovery, Singles, Relationships, Divorce, Dating Advice, Divorce News
David Wygant

So you just went through a divorce. You look around the house and everything is different. Your partner's stuff is gone. You feel relieved, and yet, at times, still sad.

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Are We Still Condemning Women for Their Sexuality?

Lisa Firestone | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Sexuality, Intimacy, Marriage, Sexual Sterotypes, Relationships, Sex, Couples, Women News
Lisa Firestone

When a woman gives up her sexuality, she sacrifices an essential part of who she is. It's not just about having sex, but about being acknowledged and acknowledging of her full self.

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Pin-Up Power: Why Pinterest is Good for Caregivers

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Creativity, Women, Social Media, Inspiration, Women's Health, Pinterest, Wellness, Caregivers, Women News
Sheila Moeschen

Pinterest unapologetically encourages something we could all use more of right now: the freedom to dream.

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Divorcing Your Family

Ken Solin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Men, Relationships, Family, Family Secrets, Family Feud, Divorce, Sibling Relationhips, Fifty News
Ken Solin

There are too many folks who still suffer the fallout from dysfunctional families. I hope to encourage them to make the choice not to continue suffering.

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Risk-Taking Women Will Destroy World, Say Male Economists

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Risk Taking, Women, Boards of Directors, Women on Boards, Women in Business, Risk Management, Women Executives Take Risks, Women Executives, Businesswomen, Risk, Business News

In the male-female divide, women are the careful ones, right? The ones more likely than men to buckle their seatbelts, less likely to funnel whiskey a...

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Ice Cream, Women and Desire

Fabio Parasecoli | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Candy, Women, Advertising, Sweets, Gelato, Advertisements, Women and Food, Anxiety, Culture News
Fabio Parasecoli

Anybody can be on the joke. Well, anybody as long as he or she is familiar with American popular culture and one of its almost unshakable tenets: When women get sad or depressed, they cope with their emotions by binging on sweets.

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PHOTOS: 5 Hotels For Pick-Up Artists

Oyster | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Women, Hotels, Ladies, Summer, Sex, Retreat, Men, Vacation, Pool, Slidepollajax, Guys, Warm Weather, Travel News
Oyster

Are you traveling with the guys and looking for some female company?

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The Perfect Life and Other Disasters...

Linda Durnell | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Women, Parenting, Career, Divorce, College, Children, Life, Childhood Dreams, Childhood, Fifty News
Linda Durnell

What happens when our "perfect life" goes perfectly awry? When we wake up from the fantasy of our childhood dreams to the reality that is our life?

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Dems, GOP Battle For Crucial Bloc Of Voters

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Women, Video, 2012 Election, Women Voters, Gop, Elections-2012, Single Women Voters, Barack Obama 2012, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

STERLING, Va. — As a married woman, Marisa Hannum had her family's conservatism in mind when she backed Republicans in the 2008 and 2004 preside...

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Planting the Seeds of Peace

Hayden Bixby | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Girls, Independent Lens, Women, Human Rights, Kenya, Civil Rights, Wangari Maathai, Environment, Rush Limbaugh, San Francisco, Nobel Prize, Women News
Hayden Bixby

I hope that the world our daughters help construct will continue to "plant the seeds of peace" -- from San Francisco to Nairobi and back.

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Pinned: Porn on Pinterest

Susan Harrow | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Stress Eating, Mother Daughter Relationship, The Balanced Life, Living News, Over-Eating, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Self Care, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Jealousy, Benefits of Yoga, Active, Confidence, Diet, Posture Mastery, Wellness, Stress, Body, Body Image, Weight Loss, Eating Matters, Feeling Good Naked, Women's Body Confidence, Disrespect, Distorted Body Image, Perfectionism, Weight Gain, Self-Help, Negative Body Image, Positive Body Image, Health and Happiness, Mental Health, Acceptance, Self Love, Look Better Naked, Clothing, Women, Skin, Lose Weight, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Living in the Moment, Yo-Yo Dieting, Anxiety, Modesty, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Happiness, Bulimia, Yoga, Health Tips, Emotions, Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin, Models, Forget Perfect, Revealing Costumes, Brazilian, Mood, Finding Happiness, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Self Worth, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Female Body Image, Health, Diet Advice, Self Esteem, Self-Esteem, Consciousness, Women's Health, Aging, Fitness, Self Image, Eating Mindfully, Self Mastery, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Self-Improvement, National Eating Disorders Association, Culture News
Susan Harrow

I'm in love with Pinterest the new hot social network where images are digital coke -- addictive, unlimited pleasure with just a few side effects -- l...

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Getting Past Stuck With Diversity & Inclusion

Trudy Bourgeois | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Women, Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate America, People of Color, Diversity, Diversity in the Workplace, Workplace Diversity, Business News
Trudy Bourgeois

I fear that leaders of the business world today are like Moses and the Israelites. Wandering the wilderness for 40 years, going around and around the ...

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Honduras: When Engagement Becomes Complicity

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Honduras Coup, Women, Honduras, Bajo Aguan, Drug War, Crime, Porfirio Lobo, World News
Laura Carlsen

When the 2009 coup was allowed to conserve power and seal itself off from prosecution, it immediately undermined governance, rule of law, and the social compact. Honduras' constitutional crisis has now become a prolonged social and political crisis.

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Trend Alert: Policing Women's Behavior

Angela Stanley | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Black Women, Mitt Romney, Women Poverty, Planned Parenthood, Black Voices News
Angela Stanley

In an era where many people are claiming to be post-everything, so many old school tricks of the discrimination trade seem to be ever-present. What women do and how we are doing it appears to be a major cause for concern. From marriage to healthcare, many men are at the forefront of "tackling" women's issues and are very invested in policing our behavior.

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Frank Rich: The GOP's Problem With Women

New York Magazine | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Gop, Women, 2012 Election, Republicans Women, Gop Women Problem, Republicans Women Problem, Republicans, Politics News

At the time, back in January in New Hampshire, it didn’t seem like that big a deal, certainly nothing to rival previous debate flash points like “...

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