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Weekly Feminist Reader
TweetThree teens have been arrested for raping Audrie Potts, who killed herself in September. Check back in for more on Potts tomorrow from Maya. Janet Mock is the Racialicious Crush of the Week! “Girls — and later women — decide not to run for office because they don’t want to be unlikeable, not because they [...]
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The International Violence Against Women Act: coming soon to a Congress near you
TweetCongress finally passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in February, despite massive opposition from House Republicans; and President Obama signed it into law in March. But the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) has yet to be passed. It is expected to be re-introduced in Congress in the next couple of weeks. But will [...]
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Quick hit: New protests over sexual violence in India
Tweet**Trigger warning** New protests have erupted in Delhi after a seven-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted at her school. The BBC reports: Police used batons to break up angry crowds outside a hospital where the girl had been taken for treatment. Teachers and security guards at the government school are being questioned over the alleged assault, [...]
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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
Tweet John Kerry started work today as our latest Secretary of State and he asked a deep question: “Here’s the big question before the country and the world and the State Department after the last eight years: Can a man actually run the State Department? As the saying goes, I have big heels to fill.” [...]
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Can an app stop rapes in India?