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Being a Woman

The Biggest Reason Girls Want To Be Small

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women
Read More: Prep School, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Kate Fridkis, Eat the Damn Cake, Beauty, Being a Woman, Body Image, Women News
Kate Fridkis

I wanted to be thinner because I wanted to be more invisible, because I wanted to be innocuous and inoffensive. I wanted to be thinner as an apology. As a defense.

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What's Your Favorite Thing About Being A Woman?

Brittany Binowski | Posted 11.19.2012 | Women
Read More: #Whyilovebeingawoman, Woman Quotes, Tell US, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Katie Couric, The Best Thing About Being a Woman, Sandra Fluke, Why I Love Being a Woman, Lena Dunham, Being a Woman, Women News

This week we asked a variety of women from Lena Dunham and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to our community on Facebook and Twitter, "What's your favorite thing a...

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The Problem With 'Sex Verification' At The Olympics

The New York Times | Posted 06.18.2012 | Women
Read More: Olympics, Women at the Olympics, Olympics 2012, Testosterone, Female Athletes, Test to Be a Woman, International Olympics Committee, Being a Woman, Women News

The International Olympic Committee's new policy governing sex verification is expected to ban women with naturally high testosterone levels, a condit...

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The Internet Guide to Being a Perfect Girl

Jezebel | Posted 06.06.2012 | Women
Read More: How To, Being a Girl, How to Guides, Guide, Types of Girls, Wikihow, Female Stereotypes, Being a Woman, Women News

Have you always wanted to be a gamine, hippie, or "pink punk girl"? No problem: wikiHow's crowdsourced how-to guides have you covered, especially if y...

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30 Reasons It's Awesome To Be A Woman

BuzzFeed | Posted 05.31.2012 | Women
Read More: Female Communication Skills, Gender Differences, Longer Life, Female Wardrobes, Beyonce, Womens Health, Female Sport, Advantages of Being Female, Being a Woman, Women News

Women live longer, get to wear more sequins, and are better communicators and leaders. In case you needed more reasons being a chick is great, here th...

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