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NYMag is calling all the single ladies
- By Melanie Breault
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FOLLOWING THE publication of Rebecca Traister‘s piece, “Single Women Are Now the Most Potent Political Force in America,” NYMag released a series called, “Single Ladies Week,” which features…
Single and Ready for Change
- By Melanie Breault
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I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I saw that one of my friends posted the following article, “The Single American Woman” from NYmag. Written by Rebecca Traister, the article was adapted from her book, All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the…
The Sewing Kit
- By Charlotte Stone
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I’VE BEEN BUSY lately. Every day or two, I take some time to sort through the items that defined my parents’ lives: files, old documents – Russia, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, USA – yellowed deeds to properties long sold, faded photographs, birth certificates. My father’s diploma for an apprenticeship as…
Women’s Media Center released report on gender disparity of rape reporting
- By Melanie Breault
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A WOMEN’S MEDIA Center report found the media coverage of U.S. campus rape and sexualized violence is disproportionately skewed to male writers and reporters. The study also found that the gap was even larger when it came to “sports stories referencing sexual assault or in stories…
Zetta Elliott’s holiday children’s book now available in Spanish
- By Melanie Breault
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ZETTA ELLIOTT’s new children’s book, Let The Faithful Come, is now available in Spanish – Dejen Venir A Los Fieles. Its release not only coincides with the holidays, but also with the current refugee crisis. Zetta is encouraging everyone to donate to the REFORMA Children in Crisis Project, which hands out…