May 2013
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Illinois made birth control information part of the curriculum in sex ed classes!!
May 24th
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“One of the greatest threats we face is, simply put, bullshit. We are drowning...”
–  Jon Lovett. Read more here.
May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...”
–  When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating. It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Marissa Mayer's Widower Debuts on Philanthropic...
flipthenews: ** note: this is a genderflip of this NYTimes article .  Also note that while writing this post, the NYTimes changed their title to “Steve Job’s Widow steps onto Philanthropic Stage” I guess they realized the previous title was a bit much. Zachary Bogue, the widower of Marissa Mayer at Yahoo Martin Castro knew the tall brunette man only as Zachary, his mentor. They met every...
May 22nd
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“The face of college debt is increasingly female. With their earnings at only 78...”
– Read more here.
May 22nd
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What a 6.6% wage gap means for you
Do you think 6.6 percent sounds small? Not much to worry about? If you do the math, you’ll find that 6.6 percent of an average man’s earnings one year out of college comes to just over $2,800. That amount of money could buy you:      Nearly a year’s worth of groceries     Over 750 gallons of gas     1,400 tall Starbucks coffees   Read more here.
May 21st
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Shakesville: Seen →
“It’s why it’s considered more dishonorable to report a rape, than to rape a fellow soldier.” Good read.
May 21st
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The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys' →
For months, every morning when my daughter was in preschool, I watched her construct an elaborate castle out of blocks, colorful plastic discs, bits of rope, ribbons and feathers, only to have the same little boy gleefully destroy it within seconds of its completion. No matter how many times he did it, his parents never swooped in BEFORE the morning’s live 3-D reenactment of “Invasion of...
May 21st
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6 Underated Scholarships
collegeconfessionsandtruths: 06. Dell Scholars Program 05. Best Buy Scholarships 04. AAUW Educational Foundation Career Development Grants 03. The American Dream Scholarship 02. Federal Pell Grants 01. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program Hey thanks! It’s called a Career Development Grant now.
May 21st
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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What we're reading
Why don’t more women run for office? The military’s super outdated sexual behavior policies are limiting access to birth control, and it’s a problem. Rachel Rostad’s response video is even better than her original Letter to JK Rowling. Ta-Nehisi Coats on why ‘race’ is a social construct. Why the “natural” food movement might carrynegative...
May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 16th
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“Some of these cases…involved the victims being raped after drinking quite a lot of alcohol … So I would appeal that young ladies should not drink too much.” - the Hong Kong security secretary, in response to the city’s rising reports of rape.
May 16th
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TWEE-Q →
Hey everyone - you can check to see if your Twitter handle (or anyone else’s) has a gender bias using Twee-Q. It’s pretty cool.
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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College Doesn'€™t Make You Infertile: AAUW€... →
May 14th
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“There are no excuses. It’s not enough just to say ‘this is not something we’ll...”
– Tulsi Gabbard and Tammy Duckworth – both Iraq vets, both Congresswomen – comment on the state of military sexual assault prosecution.
May 14th
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May 14th
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Opt out or left out? The economics of stay-at-home... →
Do stay-at-home moms stay at home because they can afford to? Research says the “opt-out” trend is a myth – that most stay-at-home moms stay out of the workforce because they believe they can’t afford things like childcare and transportation they would need if they took a job. 
May 14th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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May 12th
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May 12th
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What We're Reading
Misogyny among lesbians. Planned Parenthood has a Pinterest. It’s pretty rad. Warren Buffett: I heart women in the work force. Ms. Magazine: We wish we could say we heart Warren Buffett. Why Gatsby gets flappers wrong. If you’re into that, try this super interesting history of the flapper. An open letter to the Eco industry: I’m a Black Girl that’s Green. 17 Black...
May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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May 10th