Have you ever felt a little uneasy when your child acts in a way that is super-girly or very boyish?…
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Gender Beyond Male and Female: FAQs about LGBTQ Terms
Gender 101· Media Messages· Parenting· Politics and Culture· Post Formats
In conversations about gender stereotypes, it is easy to focus on only two sides of the cube – male and…
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13 Reasons Why Jane the Virgin is Your Favorite Feminist Show
“A young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.” IMDB’s one sentence description of the CW’s Jane…
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Feminist Changemaker Interview Series: Li Lai from Mediaversity Reviews
I am so excited today to bring the second installment of our Feminist Changemaker Interview Series. Li Lai, founder of…
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Boys and Femininity: What Are We So Afraid Of?
Media Messages· Parenting· Politics and Culture· Post Formats· Raising Boys
On Christmas day, a video of Lewis Hamilton circulated in which he blasted his own nephew for playing dress-up in a…
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My Intersectional Feminism Fumble & 5 Ways You Can Avoid This Mistake
I messed up. Have you ever screwed up something so bad that you wanted to run away from the world…
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Why Does Representation Matter? A Look at “Orange is the New Black”
Media Literacy· Media Messages· Politics and Culture· Post Formats
Before I jump in with the exciting news about “Orange is the New Black,” let’s back up a bit. If…
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