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Popaganda: Navigating Workplace Patriarchy
“Emotional” is a word used to describe “how women are perceived when they express anger or displeasure at work, while a man who does the same is simply viewed as ‘passionate,’” writes journalist Jessica Bennett in her new book Feminist Fight Club. On this episode, we share ideas... Read more »
Ask Bear: How Do I Get My Sexist Boss to Apologize?
How do you tell someone HOW to apologize for screwing up?
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Right to Work: Sex Workers in India Organize to Fight Discrimination
In Songachi, one of Asia’s largest red-light districts, sex workers have been fighting for the rights of their community—as well those of sex workers across India—for several years.
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Poll Position: 9 Statewide Ballot Measures You Should Know About This November
A look at statewide measures across the country can be an illuminating glimpse into the future.
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Anne Elizabeth Moore's "Threadbare" Unravels the Many Consequences of Fast Fashion
Threadbare is an ambitious, eye-opening, muckraking investigation into the “fast fashion” industry.
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As They Head to the Olympics, Women's Soccer is Fighting to Win Equal Pay
They’re the number one women’s soccer team in the world. But their most formidable opponent is the wage gap.
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Popaganda: Sports and Capitalism
The Olympics kicks off this week in Rio de Janeiro, amid protests over its high costs and impact on Brazil’s poorest communities. While sports represent our cultural values and tie in closely to our identities, it’s not hard to see how sports from the college level to the Olympics... Read more »
Between a Boss and a Hard Place: Why More Women are Freelancing
Big corporations and startups alike have realized that it’s cheaper and easier to subcontract labor than to employ people.
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New Film "Equity" Tells the Story of Women on Wall Street
The hard-nosed finance pros know their careers are always jeopardized by the simple fact that they have to prove themselves over and over.
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Young Feminists of Color are Transforming the Labor Movement
Today, young feminist women of color are fighting to transform the economic status of women—and they are succeeding.
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