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"Glena" Raises the Bar for Films About Female Fighters
When Portland, Oregon documentarian Allan Luebke began working on Glena, about mixed martial artist Glena Avila, he’d envisioned a month... Read more »
New Book "A de Activista" Teaches Activism Along With the Spanish ABCs
There’s a new book out for socially conscious parents who want their kids to learn some culture along with their ABCs: A de Activista is a Spanish-language book for young kids that teaches the... Read more »
Meet the Awesome League of Female Magic: The Gathering Players
This past week at Geek Girl Con in Seattle, I met other women who had seen every episode of The X-Files, played every Legend of Zelda game, read every... Read more »
Not All Nerds
It’s a strange time to be a nerd. Recent conversations—ranging from responses to the UC Santa Barbara shooting earlier this year and... Read more »
As Anita Sarkeesian Shows, Online Harassment Can Be a Life and Death Issue
There was a time when people had one answer to online harassment: “Don’t read the comments.” This week, it’s become painfully clear how harassment women endure online is not something we can fix by just ignoring it. Instead, in this era, online harassment can become a life... Read more »
Female Soccer Players Team Up to Fight FIFA's "Second-Class" Treatment
The US and Canadian national soccer teams face off in 2011. Photo by Brent Flanders.
Back in April, US national soccer team forward Sydney Leroux ... Read more »
An Ode to Lady, My Favorite Brazenly Sexual Rapper
In her 2011 music video for “Yankin,” the rapper Lady does whatever she pleases.
On September 29, the U.S. metal band Mastodon unleashed their video for “The Motherload,” a gratuitously twerk-tastic romp featuring... Read more »
Nerds Unite at Seattle's Geek Girl Con: Photos.
Geek Girl Con took over downtown Seattle’s convention center this weekend for its fourth annual celebration of the creativity and cultural contributions of nerdy women everywhere.
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My Freedom Ride Started in Ferguson. I Didn't Expect Where it Would End.
A protest in solidarity with Ferguson activists in August. Photo by Light Brigading via Creative Commons.
Growing up as a black kid in a near-completely white Virginia suburb, I was... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: Should I Try and Be Friends With My Ex-Girlfriend?
Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. ... Read more »
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