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What if Cinderella Wasn't Straight and White?
In Cinder, the familiar glass slipper story is set in a dystopian future Beijing 126 years after World War IV has ended. Cinder’s author, Marissa Meyer, is white. Meanwhile, Chinese-American author Malinda Lo award-winning 2010 retelling of Cinderella, Ash, takes place in a... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what we’ve been reading on this lovely Wednesday morning.
With only 38 days left to go and a little more than $20,000 left to raise, this ... Read more »
Why Are There So Few Female College Presidents?
Women make up a majority of college students, but at the top of the academic ladder, the percentage of women wanes: only 26 percent of college presidents are female. Why is this?
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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning! Here’s the feminist news on our radar.
Today, Arkansas might be the 36th state to ratify the ERA. Help ... Read more »
How Do We Get Beyond Talking About Women as Either Sexy or Sex-Less?
Feminist forums have been abuzz recently about the editor of Esquire... Read more »
The Role of TV's "Token Grandma."
British actress Julie Walters recently complained that despite a long and fruitful career in English TV, movies, and theater, she’s been put out to pasture as the “token gran.”
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Young Adult Books Too Often Present a World Without People of Color
The last (and only) time I ever read George Orwell’s 1984 was my senior year in high school. I haven’t thought much about it since. Then my daughter brought home Lauren Oliver’s Delirium from her middle school library and enthusiastically recommended that I read... Read more »
A Model Explores Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Entertainment Industry
Television shows, movies, and other forms of showbiz are crucial parts of conversations about race and sex in our society. But ironically, the dynamics of what happens behind the scenes in the entertainment industry is not so well-known. As a feminist model and writer in eternally sunny Los... Read more »
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Porn Addiction Flick "Don Jon" Challenges Gender Roles
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in his directorial debut, Don Jon, which centers on the life of a “porn addict” Jersey guido named Jon Martello.Though plenty of people will likely flock to a film that centers on two sexy stars and a porn addiction... Read more »
The Best Conference You've Never Heard of: Empowering Women of Color Conference
I don’t exactly remember how I discovered the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC) in Berkeley, California but I first attended the event last year. Far from the stuffy conference rooms of a fancy-dancy hotel, EWOCC is a... Read more »
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