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NYC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Oct 2nd 2014 marked the one year anniversary of the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. According to a…
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Feminist vlogger vs. sexist gaming industry
Anita Sarkeesian is a young feminist media critic and blogger who in the past few years has received media attention…
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Stop pinkwashing carcinogenic corporations!
A few days ago a co-worker approached me. She needed to talk to me about something—and it wasn’t related to…
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Pregnancy: NOT an ‘off the job injury’
It would seem logical that people with temporary or permanent physical limitations should be accommodated at work, and not be…
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Sexist court upholds Texas anti-abortion law
Three judges just denied access to abortion services to thousands of Texas women. This outrageous decision by a panel of…
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SU students rally for consent, confront chancellor
On a sunny fall day, around 200 people—faculty, students, staff, and community members—gathered on the main quad on Syracuse University…
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Ending domestic violence
When celebrities or athletes are revealed as perpetrators or survivors of violence in their intimate relationships, intense media and public…
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Drop the charges against Shaneen Allen!
“I think they are against women and I think the judge is sexist.” —Shaneen Allen Last fall, Philadelphia mother Shaneen…
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Anti-feminist caricatures are attacks on women’s rights
“Women against feminism” has posted sentences and short paragraphs on tumblr that paint a particular picture of feminism. In enough…
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Can we rely on the courts to defend abortion rights?
On July 29, a three judge federal appeals panel blocked implementation of a TRAP (targeted regulation of abortion practitioners) law…
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