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There's Power in Numbers

By Elizabeth C. Tippett — 2019

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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Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution

The sexual revolution is unfinished. A sexual double standard between men and women still exists, and society continues to punish bad girls and reward good ones. Until we eliminate good-girl privilege and bad-girl stigma, women will not be fully free to embrace their sexuality.

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Meredith Ralston
2025
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Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders | Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions—and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

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2010
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Caste: A Brief History of Racism, Sexism, Classism, Ageism, Homophobia, Religious Intolerance, Xenophobia, and Reasons for Hope

We have inherited a world full of humans who have been healed and hurt by other humans. There was a time, in an age before this one, when ignorance was forgivable. But that time has passed. Now is not the time for the enlightened to sneer at the brutes. Sneering hurts people.

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Press University
2025
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President Biden’s Discrimination Ban Gives Hope to Transgender Student Athletes

NewsNation on WGN America: The debate over whether transgender student athletes in high school and college can compete according to the gender with which they identify.

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2021
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U.S. Women’s National Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Discrimination | SI Now | Sports Illustrated

The entire United States women’s national soccer team has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. SI legal analyst Michael McCann unpacks the players’ case and how he expects it to play out.

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2019
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

In this updated second edition, biologist and trans woman Julia Serano reveals a unique perspective on femininity, masculinity, and gender identity.

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Julia Serano
2025
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What Doctors Should Know About Gender Identity | Kristie Overstreet

Kristie Overstreet is on a mission to ensure that the transgender community gets their health care needs met.

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2018
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Audre Lorde Reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power

Audre Lorde reads the essay “Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power.” There are some ad-libs, but this reading is pretty faithful to the final text, which can be found in Lorde’s essay collection Sister Outsider, among other anthologies. One of the most important essays of the 20th century.

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Audre Lorde
2019
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What Happens When Women Stop Believing the Lies—Mina Shah—TEDxBocaRaton

Mina believes empowering all women to confidently say “no” to what they do not want, so they can gracefully and unapologetically speak up for what they “do” want, gives them the power to positively impact their own lives, the lives of others, and ultimately the world.

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2016
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Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era

One of the headlines of the 2012 Presidential campaign was the demise of the white American male voter as a dominant force in the political landscape.

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Michael Kimmel
2017
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