We need to move away from seeing someone’s size and assuming that we know absolutely anything about their health or lifestyle. Continue reading »
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Here’s All the Women in U.S. Congress in One Sad Infographic
Let’s be honest: the United States Congress, the legislating body for the United States, is not known for being the most diverse. Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Views
Touching Women Without their Consent
The way we use language to describe women is so important because we use language and words to communicate our perceived realities. Continue reading »
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Weekend Blog Hog: News We Think You Should Know
Here are some of the best articles that we found this week. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Gender / Health / Law
Germany Is a Case Study in What Happens when Family Planning Policies Target the Wrong Things
Germany treats its mothers well, but it has one of the lowest birth rates on a continent filled with low birth rates. Continue reading »
Birth Control Access Shouldn’t Have Anything to Do with Politics
Instead of making it easier, it’s often made more difficult for women to access contraception and sexual health information Continue reading »
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On Beauty: Women’s Bodies as Public Consumption
When do we ever get to evade that public ownership? Continue reading »
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The End of First World Problems: Many Egyptians Are Fighting for Improved Worker Rights
In Egypt, while much of the attention has been focused on politics and sexual assaults in the country, there are other more mundane concerns that take place there as well. Continue reading »
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Monday Blog Hog: The Good, the Bad and the Inscrutable
All of the links that we thought were worthy of notice last week (or, more honestly, that we noticed last week). Continue reading »
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Celebrating Fearless Females With Pinterest
Reading through some of these posts, inspired me to think about the women in my family and I found that there are common threads that go beyond physical appearance that link us all together. Continue reading »
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Song of the Day: “Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu
“The booty don’t lie.” Continue reading »
My Reaction to the Reaction of Yale’s Decision to Cover Sex Reassignment Surgery
Yale University recently joined the list of 36 other universities that cover sex-reassignment surgeries. Continue reading »
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Making Programming Cooler to Girls AND Boys
Girls with an interest in programming will be able to see themselves and be encouraged to pursue this field. Continue reading »
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This Michigan Mom Was Uncomfortable by How “Pornographic” Anne Frank’s Diary Is
Did you just say the word “Screech” out loud because you’re confused by this mission? I thought you might’ve. Continue reading »
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What If Being Gay Was Considered the Norm?
Imagine a world where being homosexual was the norm and heterosexuality was considered disgusting and those who are heterosexual are called ‘breeders’ and condemned to hell. Continue reading »
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Song of the Day: “Your Woman” by White Town
Remember this one? Continue reading »
Boston Marathon and Terrorism Blog Hog
Here is a list of articles that I’ve found illuminating, informative and plain irritating. Continue reading »
Reminder: Impactful Ink Book Club Meeting April 30!
Don’t forget! Continue reading »
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Weekend Blog Hog
Here you’ll find some of our favorite blog posts that we discovered this week, posts that were so elegantly, wittily and brilliantly put that we just wanted to commend them. Continue reading »
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Kermit Gosnell: A Case for Extended Health Care Coverage for Low-Income Families
Whatever the motives for the anti-abortion movement, one thing is clear; the women who are being marginalized by this system and stigma have not been heard. Continue reading »
Analysis / Arts/Media / Commentary / Gender / Health / Law / Race
Privilege in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing
Privilege means never worrying if the perpetrator of an attack looks like you. Continue reading »
I Don’t Wear the Pants in My Relationship
“Oh, you wear the pants in your relationship, don’t you?” Continue reading »
This Video Is Every Commercial Marketed to Women Ever
This parody is a great send-up of the ways that commercials try to make women feel poorly about themselves. Continue reading »
The Hunger Games Trilogy Makes the Case for Contraception
Like any brutal regime, the Capitol needed to wrest control of women’s bodies from women and families, making them properties of the state, for true power.
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#Ambedkar: The Status of #Women Says Much About A Nation!
Reblogged from THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN BLOG ON INDIA'S FEMALE GENDERCIDE: I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved…So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you. ~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956, … Continue reading »
