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  • by Pam Miracle on Monday, March 30, 2015 - 4:19pm
    The phrase “what women want” calls to mind fluffy Hollywood movies and a recent segment of the popular TV quiz show, “Jeopardy,” which perpetuated the idea that “what women want” is help with the...
  • by Jonna Louvrier on Monday, March 30, 2015 - 12:00pm
    The great accomplishments of women vs. the pressing challenges to achieve gender equality dominated speeches and discussion at the recent Watermark Lead On Conference, where Hillary Rodham...
  • by Karen Powroznic on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 6:12pm
    How do we construct a sense of security in increasingly insecure times? Amidst stagnating wages, volatile employment prospects, and competition from abroad, Americans are facing unprecedented levels...
  • by Alexandra Russell on Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 12:32am
    With the visibility of female leaders such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, we might assume that society is progressing steadily toward gender equality....
  • by Gender News staff on Monday, December 8, 2014 - 9:34pm
    The statistics are alarming for sexual assault on college campuses.
  • by Adrienne Rose Johnson on Monday, October 20, 2014 - 3:35pm
    “History is made by those who show up,” Christie Herring said during her appearance last spring for the Stanford screening of her documentary film...
  • by Annelise Heinz on Monday, October 20, 2014 - 3:11pm
    Many have spoken on the necessity of alliances across social divisions, but renowned historian, Paula Giddings...
  • by Gender News staff on Monday, September 15, 2014 - 11:25pm
    Today’s media are replete with statistics documenting the global economic crisis and the precipitous decline of the middle class. While these numbers reflect key indicators—financial markets, housing...
  • by Mackenzie Cooley on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 9:18am
    We often encounter platitudes about what an interconnected place the world is, how we are all linked in the circle of life, and only by working together through interdisciplinary collaboration can we...
  • by Salil Dudani on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 9:19am
    If two people are drowning, you can only save one, and one of them is your spouse, are you permitted to save her? According to writer Larissa MacFarquhar, most people would say yes. She pushes the...

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