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Gender Justice and Climate Justice
“If you are invisible in everyday life, your needs will not be thought of, let alone addressed, in a crisis situation.”
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Contraceptive Implants and Reproductive Rights
I had no idea what a can of worms I was opening up.
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Mahsa Amini: Say Her Name
She must never be forgotten.
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Thoughts on Freedom
If freedom requires kneeling on the necks of others, we aren’t free.
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Ladies, Welcome to Involuntary Servitude
I have never felt less free in my life.
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We Rallied for Reproductive Justice!
Fight for what you care about!
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What I Thought America Meant
When I was little, I was taught that I lived in the greatest country in the entire world. I thought we set the best example, and that based on that example, other countries would aspire to be better, and someday the whole world would be just as wonderful as we were. Everyone would be free.…
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“I Don’t Consider Myself a Feminist”
I always cringe when a female says that. A friend of mine said it recently, and it nearly broke my heart. She referred me to Judge Judy, who, according to this article, says, “I never felt I didn’t have equal opportunity as a woman.” But in that same article Judge Judy admits that there were…
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There Are Just Too Many of Us Now
I just read an interesting article in the New York Times entitled, In China, Wives Fight Back After Their Activist Husbands Are Jailed. It went on to describe the kinds of human rights abuses you come to expect from China: Defense lawyers being imprisoned simply for standing up for the rights of their clients. Being…
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A Few Thoughts on International Women’s Day
First of all, happy International Women’s Day! It’s nice to be recognized and celebrated. I’m glad that organizations throughout the world will be using this as an opportunity to speak out about equal rights. I’m thrilled that this will open up dialogues that many people wouldn’t otherwise have thought to have. But at the same…