February 2012
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The Ugly Face of Beauty - Channel 4 programme →
The team investigate the realities of the the boob job, the nation’s most popular cosmetic procedure.
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Chine : une activiste se prostitue pour défendre... →
Après avoir été le témoin d’une récente descente de police dans une maison de passe dans la province de Guangxi, Ye Haiyan, blogueuse réputée et activiste féministe [en français], également connue sous le nom de Liumang Yan (Hooligan Sparrow), avait décidé de proposer, le 11 janvier, ses services sexuels aux travailleurs ruraux en signe de soutien aux droits des travailleuses du sexe.
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How 'Saved by The Bell' made me an Sexist,... →
Although intended as light entertainment, programmes that are aimed at young people - such as ‘Saved by the Bell’ - help to form sexist, racist and classist individuals.
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Are you a Manarchist??? - Infoshop, 12 Jan 2005 →
Questionnaire to determine whether, as a man, you claim to uphold anarchist views (opposing all forms of oppression and hierarchy) but still continue to be sexist and reinforce the oppressive system of patriarchy.
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Activist Scenes are No Safe Space for Women: On... →
As a woman who has experienced physical and emotional abuse from men, some of whom I had long relationships with, it is always difficult to learn from other activist women that they are being abused by activist men. The interrelated issues of sexism, misogyny and homophobia in activist circles is rampant, so it is unsurprising that women are abused physically and emotionally by activist men with...
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« Lego »2 : parce qu’ils et elles sont différents... →
Marie Duru-Bellat, sociologue spécialiste des questions d’éducation, est professeur à Sciences-Po (Paris) et chercheur à l’Observatoire Sociologique du Changement. Elle travaille sur les politiques éducatives et les inégalités sociales et sexuées dans le système scolaire, en France et en Europe. Elle s’intéresse actuellement à la perception et la légitimation des inégalités, en France et à...
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Lucky boy raised without gender stereotypes - The... →
Five-year-old Sasha Laxton has enjoyed an early childhood divorced from the crippling expectation of how boys and girls ought to behave
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Rape fantasy, not reality - Liberate Yourself... →
It’s a difficult topic and one that some are only willing to breach in order to voice a misogynistic (hatred of women) discourse: the rape fantasy.
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Eve teasing in India: Assault or harassment by... →
It’s an unfortunate truth that women are sexually harassed, and sometimes assaulted, the world over. But in the Indian state of Maharashtra, there is an increasing determination to stamp out “Eve teasing”, as it is called here, for good.
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‘Don’t Be That Guy’ ad campaign cuts Vancouver sex... →
The message on the poster is blunt. A young woman in red tights and a skimpy black dress is flaked out on the edge of a couch, her head turned away. A few wine bottles are on the floor.
“Just because she isn’t saying no doesn’t mean she is saying yes,” the poster says. “Sex without consent = sexual assault. Don’t Be That Guy.”
The poster is one of three that went up at bars and around the city...
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Top prosecutor points finger at Johnny Depp over... →
A senior prosecuting lawyer has hit out at prejudices surrounding sexual violence that may be causing juries to acquit a growing number of suspects in rape trials.
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Women and Wanking - Liberate Yourself testimony →
Learn to please yourself before you: try to please others; and expect them to know how to please you.
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“What is it about a serious woman that is so fucking insulting? Is it that it’d...”
– (via carlykitty)
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Mooncup - safer, greener, cheaper. →
The original silicone menstrual cup designed by women to be a convenient, safe and eco-friendly alternative to tampons and sanitary pads. Loved by women all around the world, and made in the UK by a multi-award winning ethical business, the Mooncup offers an end to the waste, discomfort and expense of disposable sanitary protection.
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Made from soft medical grade silicone, the Mooncup is...
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Hell Yeah Feminism: A personal story as to why... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
My sexual knowledge was so limited that I was actually one of those preteens who thought that you could get pregnant from a toilet seat. I always assumed that was the reason why male and female bathrooms were separated. I also thought that you could get STDs from pool water, and believed that babies are birthed through the anus. It took a while for me to find out...
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The Dark Ages: Growing Up With NO Sex-Ed - article... →
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Le sexisme fait-il vendre ? - Blog Une Heure de... →
‘Il y a des choses sacrées dans la vie. Les Lego en font partie. Ayant passé un pourcentage important de mon enfance à manipuler les petits blocs plastiques - et un autre pourcentage, non-négligeable, à hurler de douleur après avoir marché pieds nus sur l’un d’entre eux - et ayant, entre temps acquis un certain penchant féministe, la nouvelle gamme volontairement girly de la...
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