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Scarlett Johansson: "The Skinny"

Scarlett Johansson just wrote an article for the Huffington Post, speaking out about the media’s obsession over celebrities’ weight loss …

Sexism Watch: Newspapers. Because Women Belong to the Style Section

While skimming through the Washington Post on the web, my eyes were drawn to a photo on the main page: …

Annals of Ridiculous Advertising: Schick Quattro "Mown the Lawn!"

I just feel bad for the starry-eyed actresses/models in the ad – yearning for a career in TV/film, having to …

MEF: Generation M

The Media Education Foundation is one of my favorite organizations: they produce and distribute “documentary films and other educational resources …

A Real Role Model: Jacqueline Novogratz

From Slate magazine: A Banker Bridges the Wealth Gap – A podcast with Jacqueline Novogratz. [...] Host Daniel Gross interviews …

The Hall of Fame of Misogynist Adverts – Car Edition

Before you go any further, please just stop for a second and contemplate the fact that these ads, like any …

Annals of Offensive Advertising: Nikon

“The Nikon S60. Detects up to 12 faces.” The campaign was produced by the ad agency Euro RSCG/Singapore.

10 Ways to Give to Women and Girls

via World Pulse – Global Issues through the Eyes of Women It’s a tragic paradox. Experts agree that the most …

A Girl Like Me

Yesterday, the blog Jezebel discussed a recent segment that ran on ABC’s Good Morning America: Good Morning America recreated the …