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Egyptian Feminist Blogger Draws Ire For Nude Photos

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Twenty-year-old Aliaa Magda Elmahdy caused an uproar yesterday when the Egyptian college student posted nude photos of herself on her (very NSFW) blog, Rebel's Diary. Even in post-revolution Egypt, debates over censorship and gender discrimination are often heated. What can be said? Change takes a long time, and revolution doesn't happen in a day.  Read more >

Sexual Harassment: Widespread Problem in Middle, High Schools

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Think back to middle and high school. (Some of us have to think harder than others.) Did a boy ever snap your bra in the hallway? Did anyone ever call you a "slut" or a "whore"? Were you ever labeled a lesbian for playing basketball or having lots of male friends? Did anyone ever send you graphic pictures via email or spread rumors about you online? If so, you are sadly not alone.   Read more >

Why Teaching LGBT History in Public Schools Combats Gender-Based Harassment for Young Women

Most women who end up engaged in activism to combat gender-based harassment were initially propelled towards the work based on personal experience. An author, longtime activist, and my good friend Mandy Van Deven is one such person. For more than a decade, she’s worked as a tireless organizer to encourage public discussion about gendered violence and youth empowerment. Earlier this year, she wrote this account of her first experience of feeling intimidated in public:  Read more >

Holly Kearl: Stopping Street Harassment

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“Like them boobs!!”   Read more >

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Brittany Shoot
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June 2011
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Freelance journalist, writer, and editor
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