Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

A letter from Ray Jasper, who is about to be executed.

The fetishization of Lupita Nyong’o.

Lean in, lean out, whatever–the biggest priority should be involving men in the conversation, says Rebecca Traister.

Unfortunately, most male executives don’t seem troubled over work-family balance.

I’m gay, I’m a Latino, and I’m a senator.”

17 ridiculously sexist vintage ads.

Without your help, Scarleteen might go on strike.

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Maya Dusenbery is executive director in charge of editorial at Feministing. She is the author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick (HarperOne, March 2018). She has been a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and a columnist at Pacific Standard magazine. Her work has appeared in publications like Cosmopolitan.com, TheAtlantic.com, Bitch Magazine, as well as the anthology The Feminist Utopia Project. Before become a full-time journalist, she worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health. A Minnesota native, she received her B.A. from Carleton College in 2008. After living in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Atlanta, she is currently based in the Twin Cities.

Maya Dusenbery is an executive director of Feministing and author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm on sexism in medicine.

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