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Labor Department Won't Research Sexual Harassment Because It's "Complex & Costly...
Andrea González-R...
May 2, 2018
US News
Letter Supporting Tom Brokaw After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Draws ...
Andrea González-R...
May 1, 2018
Movies
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Changes The World For Women In This Exclusive
RBG
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Kathryn Lindsay
Apr 30, 2018
Movies
Tully
Points Out Hollywood's Blindspot: Men Rarely Learn...
Charlize Theron's new movie "Tully" reveals a blind spot in our culture, underscoring how little we talk about women's experiences.
by
Sarah Midkiff
Music
Janelle Monáe Is The Hero In Her Own
Black Mirror
Episode
A dystopian future where neon colors occasionally swirl throughout. Geometric headpieces are worn. Drones act as spies and police to break up the fun of ca
by
Alexis Reliford
Culture
Time's Up Reveals 2,500 Women Have Sought Help From Its Legal Def...
The Time's Up movement hosted a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival where they announced that over 2,500 women have applied for help from their legal fund.
by
Sarah Midkiff
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Movies
Paris Hilton Did Not Feel Empowered After Her Infamous Sex Tape L...
Paris Hilton’s life is front and center in a new documentary, and it’s anything but simple. The American Meme follows the hotel heiress and socialite,
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Alejandra Salazar
Pop Culture
Tracee Ellis Ross Makes A Powerful Case For Respecting The Bodies...
Tracee Ellis Ross recently opened a TED conference with a talk titled “A woman’s fury holds lifetimes of wisdom.” According to the TED Talk website,
by
Jerica Lowman
US News
Women Activists Are Laying The Groundwork Now To Win Big In Midterms
At latest count, there are a record-breaking 529 women candidates running for Congressional office in 2018. And likewise, there’s a historic number of wo
by
Amelia Harnish
Politics
How Trump's Latest Push For Abstinence Only-Education Harms LGBTQ...
Advocates worry that emphasizing abstinence-only could have harmful repercussions for all students, but specifically for one community: the LGBTQ+ youth.
by
Andrea González-R...
Westworld
Evan Rachel Wood Says Her
Westworld
Role Wasn't Written ...
Tonight begins a new chapter for Evan Rachel Wood’s character Dolores Abernathy in the season 2 premiere of Westworld. The robots are no longer just a pa
by
Araceli Cruz
TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
Renewal Breaks A Record For TV Shows
With less than a month to go before the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, fans will be happy to learn that the show has been renewed for another year. By
by
Lindsay Burgess
Politics
Why The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Treating Cardi B Like A Hero
Cardi B spoke candidly about considering an abortion, but choosing to continue her pregnancy. Now the anti-choice movement is co-opting her experience.
by
Andrea González-R...
US News
Starbucks Apologizes For Racial Profiling Incident
Starbucks CEO Kevin R. Johnson apologized this weekend after a case of racial profiling at a Philadelphia location ended with the arrest of two Black men.
by
Shanon Lee
Trends
Women Are Protesting Nobel Sex Scandal By Wearing Pussy Bows
Women around Sweden are donning pussy bow blouses in solidarity after Sara Danius was ousted from the Nobel Prize committee.
by
Sarah Midkiff
US News
The Woman Who Stood Up To Tony Robbins Weighs In On That Viral Vi...
Over the weekend, a video of Tony Robbins questioning the motives of the #MeToo movement went viral. In the 11-minute clip from a March seminar in San Jose
by
Shannon Carlin
TV Shows
Aidy B & Cardi B Remind Us We Don't Have To Be "Ladies" Anymore O...
I don’t care who you are but ever since Cardi B’s breakthrough single “Bodak Yellow” came out, you can’t deny that you’ve adopted a ghetto girl
by
Naledi Ushe
Movies
As Another Movie Gets A Gender-Swapped Reboot, We Need To Talk Ab...
According to Deadline, Disney will be rebooting the classic 2000 romantic comedy High Fidelity as a gender-swapped TV series that will take on a more optim
by
Danielle A. Scruggs
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US News
Meet The Teen Behind The First Pride Festival In Mike Pence's Hom...
Vice President Mike Pence's hometown in Indiana will host its first Pride Festival ever, thanks to a teenage girl: 18-year-old Erin Bailey.
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Andrea González-R...
Entertainment News
Jane Doe’s Lawyer On Why She Filed A Civil Suit Against Russell S...
Jane Doe's lawyer Douglas Mastroianni explains why they are pursuing a civil suit against Russell Simmons.
by
Sarah Midkiff
Movies
This Short Film Gives Us A Realistic Look At Campus Sexual Assault
Jane is a student, but she could be anyone. She has friends, participates in college theater, attends her linguistics lecture. At this lecture, the title o
by
Meagan Fredette
Fashion
For The Modeling Industry, The Future Is Transgender
To be a supermodel means to embody an era; to lend not just a face and figure but a voice to what's going on. It's why we fell in love with peopl
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Landon Peoples
Music
Why I Went Public With Accusations Of Workplace Harassment Agains...
Tristan Blake Coopersmith is a psychotherapist. She told Refinery29 about her experiences leading up to and after accusing Republic Records executive Charl
by
Courtney E. Smith
Westworld
The Women Of
Westworld
Are Not Here For Empowerment Tropes
Stars of "Westworld" Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton share their love of the show and the complex characters they play in it.
by
Sarah Midkiff
Politics
Maxine Waters Once Again Reads Donald Trump, This Time Over LGBTQ...
Democratic representative Maxine Waters spoke at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Los Angeles Dinner Saturday night, giving a speech that was pure fire
by
Sarah Midkiff
US News
It's Illegal, But These Marines Are Still Sharing Nudes Of Women ...
Female military service members are being forced to deal with male service members sharing nude photos of them, reports Vice. The photos were shared throug
by
Meagan Fredette
US News
Real Patients Say Thanks On National Day Of Appreciation For Abor...
March 10 is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. It’s a day to say thank you to the many healthcare providers around the country who
by
Meagan Fredette
Fashion
At The Oscars, A Fresh Color For The #MeToo Movement
by
Landon Peoples
Movies
Time's Up Reveal Their Oscar Plans, Say It's "Not About The Red C...
At the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood-helmed Time's Up initiative members wore black gowns as a symbol of their solidarity against sexual abu
by
Meagan Fredette
Entertainment News
E!'s Latest Firing Raises Questions About Their Support For Time'...
A former producer for E! News alleges that she was fired after she allowed a pre-taped interview that was critical of the network to make it onto the air,
by
Meagan Fredette
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