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Makeup “Like a Feminist”: an Interview with Taylor Adele Smith 23 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
by Katy Ma If you’re in the feminist blogger community, chances are you’ve seen Taylor Adele Smith’s “Feminist Makeup Tutorial” video. And even if you’re not, with over half a million views (so far), ...
Sheryl Sandberg is Leaning In to Paying her Interns 19 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
by Ty Slobe Last week, LeanIn.Org’s editor Jessica Bennett posted on her Facebook page a message about looking for an unpaid intern to fill a position with the organization. It read as follows: “Wante...
Research Blog: Self-Objectification Leads to Eating Disorders, and Not Just for Girls 8 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
** Trigger warning. This post contains content about eating disorders. by Jenn Chmielewski I didn’t know what the ‘thigh gap’ was until very recently (you’re supposed to have space between your thigh...
Boy Blogger: Are We Supposed to Feel Better? 5 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Trigger warning: this post contains content about sexual assault that may be triggering by Ben Ubiñas A young woman is just beginning her career as a designer in Dubai. She is raped in a hotel room by...
Rachel Jeantel Does Not Need to Justify Her Language to Anyone, but Americans Need to Be More Open to Linguistic Diversity 1 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
by Ty Slobe Racism comes in many forms. Sometimes racism manifests in the racial profiling of strangers, the way it did on the night that George Zimmerman stalked and killed Trayvon Martin. Sometimes ...
Role Model: An interview with Jennie Runk 29 Jul 2013 | 07:01 pm
by Georgia Luckhurst There are many issues facing the fashion industry today – especially the fact that it often inspires negative body image in girls across the world, who don’t feel thin enough, whi...
Robin Thicke: Not so Much ‘Blurring’ Lines as Totally Ignoring Them 23 Jul 2013 | 06:38 pm
by Yas Necati Robin Thicke wants you to know that he has a big dick–but really, it’s more like he IS a big dick, as proven after the release of his latest video Blurred Lines earlier this year. The un...
Women’s History Year: July Edition 19 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm
For this month’s installment of Women’s History Year, Izzy Labbe talks about two women who inspire her: Josephine Baker and Wendy Davis. Check it out below and send us your own videos at sparkteam at ...
You Did What? Why I Shared my Abortion Story 15 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm
by Emily Everetts My voice was trembling when I spoke the words “I decided to choose abortion.” I was telling my personal story and expressing my opposition of House Bill 695, a bill that would shut d...
Research Blog: Sexualized Female Athletes & the Impact on Young Women 12 Jul 2013 | 09:06 pm
by Kimberly Belmonte Just the other day I was browsing The Huffington Post catching up on my celebrity gossip (I know, I know—feel free to roll your eyes!), and I found an article about the upcoming E...
