Category: Gender Issues
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Dear Councilman Grosso: Please Be Our Ally and Support 77
Being an ally to women and immigrants, which you’ve been in the past, means raising wages for vulnerable workers.
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Aziz Ansari, Power, and Sexual Assault
On January 13, online magazine Babe published an article titled, “I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life.” The piece alleged acts of sexual misconduct on the part of comedian Aziz Ansari and in the aftermath, folks have been left to…
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34justice Partners with Run It Black
I’m excited to announce that 34justice is partnering with Run It Black, a podcast on “sports, politics, culture, and the intersection of race” from David Tigabu and Mike Mitchell. Mike taught me much of what I know about podcasting, and David is no newcomer to 34justice, having previously authored a great piece for…
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“March for Life” and “Pro-Life” Are Misnomers
If you’re not anti-war, anti-death penalty, pro-inclusive immigration, and pro-substantial benefits for the poor, you’re not “pro-life.”
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The Heroines of 34justice
Update (8/29/17): Sadly, Aung San Suu Kyi has not only condoned but helped facilitate the Burmese government’s ethnic cleansing of the country’s Muslim minority population in the time since this post was written. Given this atrocity and thanks to the heads up from Richard Tilley and others, we have decided to remove…
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Sexual Assault Prevention Requires More than Well-Intentioned Allies
Update (3/2/2018): Author’s information has been removed due to the author’s request to remain anonymous. Columbia University student-activist and rape survivor Emma Sulkowicz was raped by a classmate in 2012, and, after the university failed to punish her attacker, called attention to the epidemic of sexual assault on campus through…
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Shaming the Victim: The Public Backlash against Jackie and How It Reinforces Rape Culture
In this post, Lela Spielberg discusses the media’s coverage of a gang rape at the University of Virginia and its complicity in American rape culture. Lela is a lifelong advocate for gender equality and has spent time as an elementary school teacher, education policy analyst, and director at an education nonprofit. Last…
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