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The Women’s March on Washington: Pink Pussyhats—Enantiodromia

By Jean Shinoda Bolen — 2017

Until the marches, “pussy” was treated like a four-letter dirty word. What followed, as women responded to the crass reference to them as a body part, became an enantiodromia—a derogatory and shameful word became transformed into its opposite.

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Gloria Steinem on the Moments that “Get You Off Your Ass and into the Revolution”

“Inflection Point” talks to Gloria Steinem and Favianna Rodriguez about feminism and reproductive justice.

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Lauren Schiller
2019
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‘We Have to Be Better’: Megan Rapinoe and the Year of Victory and Advocacy

With her play and her talk, did the soccer star inspire us to redefine the meaning of sports? She tried.

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Liz Robbins
2019
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Why I’m Over Women’s ‘Empowerment’

It can’t be about “empowerment” any longer. To make real progress, it has to be about power—using and growing the power we women already have.

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Sallie Krawcheck
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There's Power in Numbers

When women found themselves “alone or nearly alone” in a sea of men, they came to be seen as “tokens” – a constantly scrutinized stand-in for all women, viewed by others in terms of their gender and gender stereotypes.

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Elizabeth C. Tippett
2019
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Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde Review–Prophetic and Necessary

The black lesbian feminist writer and poet, who died 25 years ago, is better known than ever, her words often quoted in books and on social media.

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RO Kwon
2017
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Elena Ferrante: A Power of Our Own

Power is a story told by women. For centuries, men have colonized storytelling. That era is over.

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Elena Ferrante
2019
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The Confidence Gap

Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here's why, and what to do about it.

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Katty Kay, Claire Shipman
2014
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Making Our Way: On Women and Buddhism

Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita Gross, and Lama Palden Drolma discuss how women are defining new roles as Buddhist leaders, teachers, and practitioners. Introduction by Sandy Boucher

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Sandy Boucher, Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita M. Gross, Lama Palden Drolma
2016
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The Dance of Gender: A Woman’s Guide to American Buddhism

Author Sandy Boucher introduces the American Buddhist scene—its issues, weaknesses, and strengths—to women interested in taking up Buddhist practice.

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Sandy Boucher
1997
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Tara, the First Feminist

Since becoming ordained four decades ago, Lama Tsultrim Allione has faced her share of challenges and sexism. Throughout it all, Tara’s vow to work for the benefit of all beings in a woman’s body has been a source of guidance and inspiration.

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Lama Tsultrim Allione
2016
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