Gender
Manning case highlights the plight of transgender women in men’s prisons
When President Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning
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7 years ago
Don’t dismiss Saturday’s march as ‘thoughtless excitement’ of ‘angry women’
When you step onto a subway train, there are a lot of things you could smell that are worse than Sharpies, so on Saturday morning, I didn
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7 years ago
Trump’s vision of America’s past is bad for America’s future
When I was an undergrad at Temple, I was asked to create an illustration for an article about abortion to appear in the first issue of th
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7 years ago
You want to be an active ally? Here’s how.
Well-intentioned people have been looking for ways to help those who are feeling the weight of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, and other oppressions.
7 years ago
Death of Carrie Fisher a reminder for women to guard their hearts
Carrie Fisher’s death at 60 came as a shock. Known as Princess (and later, General) Leia to generations of Star Wars fans, sh
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7 years ago
After the election, America has political fractures to heal
I spent last week in Washington, D.C., a place that, depending on which way you swing, is either a roiling swamp of dysfunction or a glea
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7 years ago
Why Philadelphia City Hall needs a dedicated advocate for domestic violence survivors
In the city of Philadelphia, police officers respond to over 100,000 domestic-related calls each year. And those are the cases we’r
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7 years ago
Lack of justice compounds pain and shame of abuse
Childhood sexual abuse affects approximately one i
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7 years ago
How the 2016 election is triggering the hell out of me
The presidential campaign is leaving me gasping for air. I’ve been watching the Clinton/Trump debates.
7 years ago
Women who lose their hair, and the wigs that keep it private
About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.
7 years ago
Being transgender ‘doesn’t make me any less or any more. It makes me me.’
The East Penn I will always remember is the East Penn that has supported me from first grade until now, regardless of the fact that I am transgender.
7 years ago
Disarming the digital mob mentality
It’s hard to read the news when you’re a survivor of rape. Each case is different, but I see shades of my own attack and its
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7 years ago
Phyllis Schlafly, Miss Missouri, and the burkini: A feminist tilts her head
Phyllis Schlafly died. A Miss America contestant came out. And burkinis continue to fire up the French. Is your feminist bell clanging yet? It should be.
7 years ago
A man recently told me that, although he isn’t voting for Trump, he has never “liked” Hillary. When I asked why, he rep
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7 years ago
New Jersey girls find a voice and mentors at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab STEM conference
It was a loud, busy day. Nearly 600 middle- and high-school girls filled the ground floor of Princeton University’s Frick Chemistry
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8 years ago
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