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Female genital cutting: a rite, a torture, or both?

By Chloe | Published: May 12, 2011
TweetIn today’s Times, Nick Kristof writes about the dilemma presented by female genital cutting. The practice, which he calls “one of the most pervasive human rights abuses worldwide,” prompts a critical question: where is the line between ending human rights violations and cultural imperialism? For four decades, Westerners have campaigned against genital cutting, without much [...]
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Quick Hit: The economics of “Ladies drink free”

By Chloe | Published: February 28, 2011
TweetEver wondered why it is that some night clubs charge women less for entry than they charge men, or let them drink for free? Is it because these establishments are aware of the gender pay gap and are trying to exercise a little after-hours affirmative action? Is it because they are deeply invested in the [...]
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The Feministing Five: Peggy Orenstein

By Chloe | Published: February 26, 2011
TweetPeggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. Orenstein’s book (her fourth – she also wrote the bestseller Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem and the Confidence Gap) is an exploration of our cultural fixation on pink and princesses [...]
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Youth Suicides, Andrew Shirvell, and America’s Tolerance of Anti-LGBT Hate

By Vanessa | Published: September 30, 2010
TweetYesterday, we found out about the fourth teen suicide this month after bullying and/or harassment by their school peers for being gay or perceived to be gay: Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington bridge last week after his roommate broadcasted a video of him hooking up with a boy on the [...]
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Long-distance relationships and gendered expectations

By Ann | Published: September 7, 2010
Tweet Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee Yesterday I saw Going the Distance, the new rom-com about a dilemma faced by a lot of young professional couples: What happens when job opportunities put you in different cities? The movie — which I thought was better than a lot of films in this genre — is a [...]
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