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WATCH: Introducing 'Raising Ms. President'

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 06.04.2013 | Women

How can we get more women elected to public office? Raising Ms. President, an upcoming documentary, explores why girls and women aren't putting the...

How Corporations Dropped the Ball on the #FBrape Campaign

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 05.31.2013 | Business
Jennifer Siebel Newsom

While we should applaud Facebook's decision to publicly stand up to violence against women, one has to wonder: why did it take them so long to recognize this problem?

WATCH: The Girls Who Will Actually Run The World

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women

The jury is still out on whether the "end of men" is here but there's no denying that women are making huge strides in the professional, educational a...

WATCH: What If Ads Depicted Men This Way

The Huffington Post | Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women

Media and advertising are often unkind to women, but you get the best sense of how unkind when someone compiles several demeaning ads in one place. ...

Muffin Tops and a Movie Screening: Miss Representation

Wendy Widom | Posted 06.17.2013 | Women
Wendy Widom

I am more than a 39-year-old woman who is grossly underrepresented or pathetically caricatured in movies, magazines and on television. Someday, I will finally do something to help change an industry that objectifies women just to make a buck.

LOOK: Guess What The Girl's Version Of This T-Shirt Says?

The Huffington Post | Christina Huffington | Posted 04.16.2013 | Women

Sexist apparel and toys for children are sadly nothing new, but it's even sadder that manufacturers continue to produce them. Marvel, the comic book p...

The Problem With Victoria's Secret's Marketing

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 06.05.2013 | Business
Jennifer Siebel Newsom

It's not that thongs meant for young women emblazoned with phrases like "Call Me" and "Feeling Lucky?" are entirely shocking coming from Victoria's Secret, but more that they insisted on comparing our young daughters to objects and things in order to sell them this lingerie.

Let's Move the Lean In Debate Forward

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 06.03.2013 | Women
Jennifer Siebel Newsom

The systemic gender inequality in America isn't just holding women back -- it's holding us all back from experiencing a more inclusive, prosperous and peaceful way of life.

The App That Could Put An End To Sexist Ads

Nina Bahadur | Posted 03.21.2013 | Women

When it comes to portraying women fairly and accurately, advertising doesn't have a great reputation. We've written about many of the worst offenders ...

Hollywood Pipeline: Still a Pipe Dream for Women?

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 04.24.2013 | Entertainment
Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Once again this year the nominees for many of the most coveted behind-the-scenes Oscars (best director, original screenplay, editor, and cinematographer) are exclusively male.

American Football Culture and Sexual Violence

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 04.14.2013 | Sports
Jennifer Siebel Newsom

As we look back on the event for glorifying this most "manly" of sports in America -- the Super Bowl -- it's time to step back and take a look at what our national football obsession could be doing to our collective psyche.

6 Critical Reasons to Rethink Football and Kids

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.13.2013 | Parents
Soraya Chemaly

The physical risks to football players should be taken with the utmost seriousness, but the more important questions are about what lessons kids are learning about how to define themselves and to relate to one another.

The Athena Film Festival or Who Gets to Be A Leader?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.25.2013 | Media
Soraya Chemaly

When you think of what a leader looks like, what comes to mind? A man, probably white. How about weak people, needing protection? Do images of women pop into your head unbidden? Our media continue to do a good job making sure that these images aren't changing much.

LOOK: The 9 Worst Ads Of 2012

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 12.27.2012 | Women

"With all the progress we made in 2012... you might think advertisers would have stopped objectifying women and girls, right?" We'd like to answer ...

Women Matter: Vision 2020's Third Annual Congress

YingYing Shang | Posted 01.26.2013 | Teen
YingYing Shang

From Sojourner Truth to Alice Paul to the amazing Delegates of Vision 2020, the girls of today stand on the shoulders of giants.

Tropes vs. Women

Posted 06.14.2012 | Arts

Imagine a world where female video game characters could save the world instead of waiting to get saved. Think about it: if the ladies were doing the ...

Dear Southwest Airlines, Our Children Are Paying Attention

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 08.13.2012 | Parents
Homa Sabet Tavangar

More and more people are recognizing the exploitation of women's images in the media and the impact it can have on our daughters -- and our sons.

Marianne Williamson: Inspiring Women to Action

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 06.16.2012 | Fifty
Elizabeth Debold

Spirituality should force us into a deeper confrontation with life, in its agony and ecstasy, rather than swaddle us against its sharp edges.

Where Are the Leaders for Women, Not Just Women Leaders?

Pat Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2012 | Women
Pat Mitchell

As the decades of my own advocacy on behalf of women pile up, I'm ever more convinced that women lead differently if given the chance to express our genuine styles, passions, and priorities.

Why Some Women Are Sexists

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.13.2012 | Home
Soraya Chemaly

Every day people, like me, are banging their heads on their desks, asking "What is wrong with that woman?" "Why is she doing that?" "Doesn't she realize she's being used by a system that denigrates her?" Women in these positions clearly don't see it that way.

How I Made Peace with the Other 'F' Word

Shasta Nelson, M.Div. | Posted 04.08.2012 | Women
Shasta Nelson, M.Div.

I'd heard women start sentences with "I'm not a feminist, but ...," modeling for me that we wanted to distance ourselves from some scary picture of women burning bras and hating men.

Do We Do It To Ourselves?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 03.13.2012 | Women
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

An ugly little thought crept in: It's not just men who are responsible for our objectification. You have to wonder if we're sometimes responsible for our own misrepresentation.

Facebook, Nice Girls and Self-Worth

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.13.2012 | Parents
Soraya Chemaly

What girls say to each other on Facebook matters more than the possible threat of cyberbullying. It reflects what we teach kids about what's important and has real consequences.

Do We Need A Princess Recovery Program?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 02.29.2012 | Women
Soraya Chemaly

Forget girls, parents are the people who need a Princess Recovery Program.

5 Ways to Help Boys and Girls Understand Sexism in Movies

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 02.05.2012 | Parents
Soraya Chemaly

There is no rating system that grades misrepresentation, bias or their effects on culture. Here are five things you can do to teach your kids, boys and girls, how to rate things for themselves.