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#malevolentmisogyny: “We are warned not to generalise. We must always be specific about male violence.”
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #womensrights, #gender, #misogyny, #patriarchy, #sexism, #women / October 21, 2017We are warned not to generalise. We must always be specific about male violence. “Not all men”, we must say, in case someone gets upset. We must not connect the horrendous violence of war zones with a...
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#saturdaysatire: woman posts another facebook status in hopes that men will learn to be human beings – @reductress
By feimineach / in #saturdaysatire / October 21, 2017In light of the recent allegations of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse, many women are despairing over what they can do to address this issue. But 26-year-old Brooklyn resident Lisa Stein has a plan: P...
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#capitalismwilleatitself: what the ‘Fearless Girl’ statue and Harvey Weinstein have in common – @ConversationUK
By feimineach / in #feminism, #sociology, #womensrights, #equality, #gender, #capitalismwilleatitself, #misogyny, #patriarchy, #quickhits, #sexism / October 20, 2017Faux-feminism, just lean-in, you do have it all, gals, there’s nothing to see here, oh just stoppit now, etc. (emphasis added, as always). Popular feminism and popular misogyny Together, these two ...
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#guestpost: the terrifying labiaplasty trend – @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #sociology, #gender, #womenslives, #patriarchy, #guestposts / October 19, 2017As women, we will do just about to achieve the perfect look. Some of what we do to improve our appearance is harmless: we shave our legs, cut and color our hair, stay up with the latest fashion trends...
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#research: #patriarchiesrealign: gender stereotypes hurt kids – @msmagazine
By feimineach / in #sociology, #patriarchiesrealign, #academia, #research, #gender, #patriarchy, #quickhits, #sexism / October 17, 2017Who would have thunk it? This is not new news. Culprit: blue/ pink. Don’t scoff. There lies the start and core of gender roles/ norms training. Emphasis added as always. ••• The Global Early Adolesc...
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#womenslives: Abortion on demand and without apology – @feministire
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #womensrights, #humanrights, #womenslives, #patriarchy, #quickhits, #sexism / October 15, 2017Pro-choicers: does the above sound familiar? If it doesn’t, you need to learn your fucking history. This was a slogan of the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s, a movement that succe...
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#guestpost: Football and dangerous masculinity stereotypes, by @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #sociology, #patriarchiesrealign, #gender, #misogyny, #patriarchy, #guestposts / October 5, 2017Guestpost by Kate Harveston, Political Journalist & Blogger. Kate writes at onlyslightlybiased.com and tweets @kateharveston. -- Does football encourage dangerous masculinity stereotypes? Fall i...
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#feministslives: Syrian feminists: ‘This is the chance the war gave us – to empower women’
By feimineach / in #quickhits / October 4, 2017Activists in Syria are challenging patriarchal norms, to ensure they have a place not just at the negotiating table, but in rebuilding the country after the war In the early, heady days of the Syri...
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#picturethis: The oldest women’s motorcycle clubs is strictly feminine and also badass – @timeline
By feimineach / in #picturethis, #quickhits / September 29, 2017Dot Robinson soldiered through 500 miles of endurance tests. She forded rivers, waded through sand, scrambled up rutted mountainsides — all on a motorcycle. By the end of two days, she became the fi...
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#research: #womensstories: when the personal becomes political: exploring the power of abortion storytelling – @msmagazine
By feimineach / in #feminism, #womensrights, #humanrights, #womenslives, #law, #womensstories, #quickhits, #women / September 28, 2017Kate Cockrill and her research parter Antonio Biggs wanted to know if storytelling could help reduce the stigma around abortion. Aware of the harsh judgement often associated with abortion and other...
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#womenslives: #research: “When Men Murder Women” – @MSMagazine
By feimineach / in #quickhits / September 27, 2017Toxic masculinity dictates that men dominate and control women in ways that often involve violence. This virulent form of social control constructs manhood and masculinity as inextricably tied to sh...
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#vivelefeminism: prayer and protest: Mormon women join the Trump resistance.
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #sociology, #politics, #womensrights, #equality, #gender, #patriarchy, #religion, #quickhits, #sexism, #women / September 26, 2017Mullins Glenn has inadvertently become the face of an unprecedented political movement among Mormon women. It started the week after Trump’s inauguration, when she and a group of writer friends were...
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#womenslives: Silent suffering: when domestic violence and immigration status intersect – @thefworduk
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / September 25, 2017Ms Ilesanmi was in the UK on a joint visa with her husband, but fled her home with her small daughter because of the abuse she suffered there. She says she was beaten and forced to have an abortion b...
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#picturethis: 1970s youth captured by high school teacher
By feimineach / in #picturethis / September 22, 2017Source: mx-niqo: Before Joseph Szabo was a world renown photographer, he was a teacher at Malverne High School in Long Island. And on his first days at the job he figured that he’s gonna need someth...
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#guestpost: My journey with and guide to intersectional feminism, by @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #sociology, #politics, #womensrights, #equality, #gender, #women, #guestposts / September 20, 2017The topic of intersectional feminism has been in the news a lot lately, especially with the controversy surrounding the Women’s March earlier this year. Intersectional feminism directly contrasts the ...
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#saturdaysatire: media accused of undersexualising young actresses – @whispersnewsltd
By feimineach / in #saturdaysatire / September 9, 2017FRESH scandal in the tabloid press as rumours of possible firings and even prison sentences for journalists as a recent report from the Institute of Studies and Research of Research and Studies reveal...
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#capitalismwilleatitself: The personal is now commercial – popular feminism online – @ConversationUK
By feimineach / in #quickhits / September 7, 2017The relationship of feminism to the beauty industry and women’s magazines, in other words, has a complex history. Still, as I listened to Elaine Welteroth, the editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, speak t...
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#womenslives: “I stumbled across the gravel walkway to the main office. A bell dinged when I opened…”
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / September 7, 2017I stumbled across the gravel walkway to the main office. A bell dinged when I opened the door, but the receptionist didn’t greet me. There was an unspoken agreement between us. If she didn’t look at m...
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#guestpost: Barbie lawyer: my thoughts on Eboni Williams’ “Dress for Success” advice – @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #equality, #gender, #patriarchy, #sexism, #women, #guestposts / September 7, 2017Eboni Williams was recently featured in the news due to her focus on appearance to get results. Some of what she says is fairly decent advice. Other pieces of her advice, particularly her focus on "pr...
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#saturdaysatire: We need to fix feminism so it appeals more to blokes like me
By feimineach / in #saturdaysatire / September 2, 2017As an outspoken white upper-middle-class male, people are constantly clamouring to hear my view on feminism. Usually, dispensing feminist commentary is quite easy for me. I just pass off something I'v...
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