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Parenthood for Sale
Support for adoption transcends bipartisan politics. It is reflected in our popular culture, from Juno to The Blind Side. For the average...
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Apr 23, 20235 min read


Developments in Journalism from 1970 to Today: An Interview with Joan Lunden (Part 1: Women and Jour
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS...
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Apr 6, 20236 min read


Soccer Offers a Shot at a Bigger Goal
The ball snakes from left to right, slicing across the glossy gym floor as our opponents close in on the goal. With five minutes left in...
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Mar 14, 20236 min read


Handkerchiefs for Hope
In Buenos Aires, a crowd of protestors dressed in green gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to patiently await the decision of the Argentinian...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read


Contractual Consent
In 1995, Bai Junfeng tortured and then forcibly penetrated his wife Yao, leading her into a coma that nearly took her life. Yet the...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read


All-Girl Schools: A Solution to Representation in STEM
Women now comprise a larger portion of college students than men, in part a reflection of their superior high-school grades. Yet, as one...
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Apr 29, 20194 min read


American Supermoms and the Struggle for Elected Office
When Senator Kirsten Gillibrand vowed to, “fight for your children as hard as I would fight for my own,” in her signature campaign...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


Sex Isn’t Illegal: Criminalizing Human Trafficking and Protecting Sex Workers
Hours before the AFC championship game this February, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited sex workers at the Orchids of...
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Apr 20, 20194 min read


The Hidden Price of Being a Woman
2018 was the “Year of the Woman”; across the U.S., citizens are rightfully excited by the significant rise in both female...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


Can Spain Learn From Sweden’s New Sexual Assault Law?
Spain and Sweden started with parallel stories: decades of conservative sexual assault laws, skewed against the victim. A recent public...
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Apr 18, 20195 min read


Algorithms and Bias in the Digital Age
Algorithms have been created in a way that both reflects and perpetuates biases, particularly those regarding race and gender. In the...
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Apr 5, 20194 min read


Jordanian Feminism and Countering Violent Extremism
Following the rise of Al Qaeda and ISIS, countering violent extremism has become an important issue in the Middle East. Throughout...
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Mar 29, 20194 min read


The Grammar of Gender Inequality
It is easy to assume that our concepts of gender come from concrete portrayals in the media. We see pictures of buff men and dainty...
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Mar 8, 20196 min read


Japan’s Baby Problem
Diapers may be Japan’s most pressing issue of 2019. The Japanese diaper industry is booming, so what is the problem? Japan sells more...
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Mar 2, 20194 min read


Women Who Work: Ivanka Trump’s Personal Brand
2018 has been designated the Year of the Woman, and the midterm elections have confirmed the title. Though still far from attaining equal...
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Dec 3, 20184 min read


Athletic Rosters and College Women’s Body Image Epidemic
At Brown, male and female athletes are supposed to receive equal treatment, and in many ways, they do. Facilities and funding, for...
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Nov 12, 20184 min read


The United States Military’s Battle Against Sexual Assault Within its Ranks
#metoo. Brett Kavanaugh. Harvey Weinstein. The past few years have seen a flurry of high-profile cases and political events that have...
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Oct 15, 20184 min read


The Jungian YouTuber: Jordan Peterson’s Political Ascendency
Riding the ever-surging wave of alt-right sentiment in recent years, right wing political commentators have effectively monopolized the...
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Jun 24, 20184 min read


Imperialist Complex(ion)
Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics,...
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Nov 3, 20174 min read
The Literary Glass Ceiling: Gender, Language, and France’s Conservative Dogmatism in the Workplace
“The rules that govern the distribution of genders in our language go back to late Latin and constitute internal constraints with which...
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Apr 2, 20176 min read
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