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Why I'm Cool With Not Being 'Girly'

Odelia Kaly | Posted 05.31.2013 | Teen
Odelia Kaly

Do my androgynous tendencies -- short hair, near exclusion of pink in my wardrobe, very little makeup, unshaved legs -- imply that I am actively aspiring to look like a teenage boy? Not in the least bit.

What Being A Feminist Really Means

Ella Gonzalez | Posted 05.20.2013 | Teen
Ella Gonzalez

"Feminism" is not a scary word, and identifying as one does not make you any of the aforementioned stereotypes: feminism is for everyone. The definition of feminism cannot be packed neatly into a box.

Man-Hating Feminism More Than Just A Myth

Octavia Sheepshanks | Posted 05.20.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Octavia Sheepshanks

When some of the most commendable feminists I know are men, this is a pretty confusing statement to be making. If we isolate roughly half of the population from the movement, what can we hope to achieve?

Emily Swanson

Poll: Don't Call Me This (Even If It's True)

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

Only one-fifth of Americans identify as feminists, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. But the vast majority fit the basic definition of the word...

'Boys Can Be Feminists, Too'

Kassandra Fotiadis | Posted 06.09.2013 | Teen
Kassandra Fotiadis

I still want to go to my junior prom, and I still apply makeup every morning. Women's equality will not come from diminishing femininity; in fact, being feminine might be the most essential way to dismantle patriarchy.

Susan Patton and the Divorce Class War

Amira Young | Posted 06.09.2013 | Divorce
Amira Young

Susan Patton set up a class war with her piece: Princeton graduates vs. the rest of the world. In truth, the class war in divorce and marriage isn't in the university you attend. It's in the company you keep and where you want to go in your life.

Where Is the Feminist Outrage Over Discrimination in Gaza?

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 05.29.2013 | World
Mitch Wolfe

Why are feminists so angry and hostile to Israel that they cannot rationally bring themselves to criticize Palestinian men who mistreat women? Don't Palestinian women deserve concern and empathy?

MAKERS, A Cautionary Tale: Sandberg, Mayer, Slaughter And Feminism Today

Joan Williams | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women
Joan Williams

Sheryl Sandberg's views have been heavily contrasted to Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of the viral Atlantic article "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," so much so that a New York Times journalist argued that their distinctions amounted to a Freidan-Steinem row.

The 'F' Word

Carly Naughton | Posted 11.12.2012 | Teen
Carly Naughton

Normally, when I tell people I'm a feminist, they look at me like I just confessed to murder. No, I don't hate men. Yes, I do shave my legs. No, I'm not a lesbian. Yes, I wear makeup.

My Feminist Perspective? Knowledge Is Power

Naomi Wolf | Posted 11.12.2012 | Books
Naomi Wolf

If we are to have intellectual integrity we must not flee from new insights but engage with them. I for one prefer to look at the new evidence directly, not avert my eyes from it -- knowing that the truth always empowers -- and meanwhile to keep up the age-old fight for women's freedom.

Can a Feminist Vote for Romney? Take the Poll

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.04.2012 | Politics
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Going on the assumption that the economy is the number-one issue confronting America, here's what I want to know: Can a feminist put the principles and ideals of feminism aside if he or she believes that Mitt Romney is the one who can get the job done?

Helen Gurley Brown: The 'Mouseburger' Who Roared

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 10.13.2012 | Women
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

My mother did something that was straight out of Brown's book: She married the boss.

Olympics 2012: You Go, Girls!

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 09.26.2012 | Women
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

For the first time, there are more women on the U.S. team than men. But before we pat ourselves on the back, take a look at a few instances of sexism skulking around the "you go, girl" edges.

Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 07.24.2012 | Religion
Ida Lichter, M.D.

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

Art World's Bad Girls

Posted 04.16.2012 | Arts

The upcoming "Bad Girls of 2012" exhibition raises the question: what does it mean to be a bad girl in the art world, where rule breaking is the norm?...

How Feminism Made Me A Better Gay Man

Zach Stafford | Posted 06.03.2012 | Gay Voices
Zach Stafford

Many bigots see you as being like a woman or wanting to be a woman, which gay men will internalize and see as negative. Feminism looks at that thought and says, "What is wrong with being a woman?" I needed to hear that message at 18, and I still need to hear it now.

No Country for Weak Women

Lori Sokol | Posted 05.20.2012 | Politics
Lori Sokol

'Strength does not come from physical capacity, (but) from an indomitable will." And women have always had that, even when we still considered ourselves a minority.

Women's History Month: Closing the Ambition Gap

Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.13.2012 | Women
Marlo Thomas

March is Women's History Month, and I'm being asked the same question -- a lot: "Whatever happened to the women's movement? Where are the feminist freedom fighters today?" I guess if people don't see women marching, they don't think they're moving.

A Woman's Message To Rush

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 05.05.2012 | Women
Hayley Rose Horzepa

Those with clout like Rush talk about and regard us with the same type of annoyance and irritation that they also reserve for the brave participants of the Occupy Movement.

The 2nd Worst Question To Ask A Single Woman

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.18.2012 | Women
Melanie Notkin

When a woman is over age 30, single and childless, people want to know why. Just about everyone is just dying to know: What is she waiting for?

Why Is This Woman Hurling Into Men?

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.21.2012 | Arts

Artist Lilly McElroy throws herself at men. The 32-year-old Angeleno has crossed the country photographing herself doing just that, for a photo se...

Why Are Feminists Afraid to Admit the Connection Between Alcohol and Rape?

Keli Goff | Posted 02.11.2012 | Women
Keli Goff

I'm running out of tolerance for activists who keep screaming "fire" in a crowded theater. We need to do something constructive to address one of the most important public policy issues we continue to grapple with: eradicating rape.

A Better Way To Represent Women

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 12.18.2011 | Women
Chauncey Zalkin

It's really time to update the look and feel of media for women to fit reality. We can define ourselves thank you very much.

Back To Home Ec?

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 12.11.2011 | Fifty
Jamie Lee Curtis

I would not have thought that the gentle pleasures of being a wife and the mother -- playing a word game with friends and creating a beautiful home -- would be today's pastime for many, many women.

DSK's Alleged Victim Should Not Be Called His "Accuser"

Jackson Katz | Posted 10.20.2011 | Media
Jackson Katz

The way that rape victims are described in public discourse matters, because wittingly or not, calling alleged victims of rape "accusers" undermines the credibility of women who come forward to report what was done to them.