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Seeing women's and feminist issues relegated to the "Styles" section of The New York Times is nothing new. And while I was glad to see students' rights and gender taken up in the NYT, presenting the continued ...

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As we've noted briefly, last week soldiers in Guinea attacked unarmed civilians at a political demonstration in a stadium. Reports and cellphone camera photos of the attack have continued to surface, and today's New York Times has a horrifying account of what occurred in the stadium that day:

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New research (PDF) from the London School of Economics (LSE) says that, when it comes to fighting climate change, investing in contraception is five times more effective than technologies such as wind and solar power.

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This ad for Coopers Premium Light beer, created by a Singapore agency, is one of three. Get it? Because of the low alcohol content dudes won't have beer goggles and end up hooking with an "ugly" woman! Charming, no?

Feministing.com The Feministing crew is liveblogging at Omega's Women and Power conference, so check on the blog for tons of coverage on the awesome women coming together this weekend.
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As you may already know, the Feministing crew is in upstate New York at Omega's Women & Power conference. We'll be liveblogging a good deal of the conference's events and posting pics and videos of the amazing women participating this weekend.

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No posting today, but check out the Weekly Feminist Reader... http://www.feministing.com/archives/0176 02.html
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Just a reminder: Adventures of a Young Feminist has MOVED! I can now be found at http://adventuresofayoungfeminist.com. Please update your links, subscriptions, blogrolls, and bookmarks accordingly.

Feministing.com For all you Buffy fans...
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In this re-imagined narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. ...

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Like most of you, I'm sure, I was excited to see the package of articles in The New York Times Magazine yesterday on the state of women's rights globally. Times columnist Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, authors of the lead article, have a forthcoming book on the subject. ...

Feministing.com Today's Not Oprah's Book Club...
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While in residency at the Bellagio Center, I spent almost the entire time reading Astra Taylor's Examined Life. I've written about the film version of this project previously. In short, Astra has complex, accessible conversations with eight of the world's most interesting philosophers (Judith Butler...

Feministing.com No surprise here.
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I know I shouldn't be surprised by PETA's latest billboard campaign in Florida - after all, their brand of activism has proven to be sexist and racist time and time again - why not fat-shaming to boot? (Part of me hates posting this at all because it does just give PETA the attention that they want....

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A new study presented at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in San Francisco today shows that about 70% of Americans believe that women should take their husband's last names when they get married and 50% think it should be a legal requirement.* Say what?

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The immigration debate is only discussed in terms of how this "problem" of epic proportions is hurting Americans. Proposals to allow day laborers, domestic workers and other types of service work are generally supported because they support the business and personal interests of the rich. ...

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Remember the Virginia teen we wrote about who was suspended (and recommended for expulsion) when she was "caught" taking birth control at school? She's featured in a segment for The Colbert Report...

Feministing.com Every third day, a trans person is murdered
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And this is just what's being reported, according to new research just released on violence against trans people worldwide. Transgender Europe (TGEU) is working with the multilingual online magazine Liminalis on a collaborative project titled, /Trans Murder Monitoring Project/. ...

Feministing.com Jimmy Carter leaves Southern Baptist Church, cites sexism
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Former President Jimmy Carter has announced that he is leaving the Southern Baptist Church after sixty years because of its treatment of girls and women.




















