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Of Woman Borg: Bionic betties, radical robots, and the evolution of the artificial woman
It’s no shock that feminine cyborgs are used exclusively in ads targeting young males; they tap right into stock fantasies of female subservience.”
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WOMANPRODUCER Project Celebrates the Women Behind the Music
Khaela Maricich and Melissa Dyne of The Blow have founded a new multimedia art project and organization, WOMANPRODUCER, to connect and celebrate women who make their own music.
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Birth Control Delivered to Your Door: The Nurx Birth Control App Expands Around the Country
The company aims to make contraception easy and affordable—just like it should be.
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In California, a Government App Will (Finally!) Track When Police Shoot Civilians
I tested out the new tool that California will use to track violent encounters. And found some problems.
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New Music Monday: Miss Geo
Boston techno trio Miss Geo makes a strong case for the argument that new technologies actually mean new and different ways to connect.
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Kids These Days
Kids of this generation get a bad rap but we’re working to make a better future together.
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Trolls Target Leslie Jones of "Ghostbusters" With Racist Abuse
Why won’t Twitter do more to protect their users from harassment?
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New Website LedBetter Maps the Glass Ceiling of Nearly 2,000 Major Consumer Brands
Many companies claim gender parity in leadership is a priority but which ones are actually following through?
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Debugging Bias: Busting the Myth of Neutral Technology
We must recognize that the engine of the tech revolution—the assumption of inherent neutrality—is faulty.
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Access, Not Just Google: Are Infosystems Erasing Women’s Work?
The social responsibilities of librarianship are critical tasks in an information society.
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