The Women Take Over

feminism is for everyone

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It's funny because it's true.

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"Every woman who chooses to direct, produce, shoot, edit, act, etc. is a “gamechanger” in my book. The cards are stacked against us in all positions. It is hard for anyone, woman or man, to work in film, but it is so much harder for women."     http://bit.ly/mynette-louie

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broke a couple of sticks of chalk on this one

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Did you fall in love with Obvious Child? Read all about the movie's writer/director, Gillian Robespierre.

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Ai-jen Poo is an award-winning activist, and was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in 2012. She has spent decades fighting for social change, organizing and participating in courageous displays of advocacy and championing for those whose voices were previous unheard.

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There is a lot of confusion about what misogyny is. It’s a system whereby women are subjugated and dehumanized. We are all part of this culture, so one of its notable and defining features is the degree to which women themselves internalize ideas about women’s inferiority and act in misogynistic...

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9 ways American women are being lied to

These pernicious inaccuracies have been perpetuated by a society still steeped in the sexism of years past. But better data and forward-thinking research, not to mention the examples set by women in countries around the world, are proving these stereotypes wrong. And it’s high time we started paying attention. 

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Our interview with Emily McCombs was full of these gems.

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"There were many different reasons why I chose these amazing women. Each woman is so very different in how they’ve lived their lives and how they have changed ours for the better."

Read the interview on The Women Take Over.

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6) Each planet is named for a Roman God. The only female is Venus.

7) 15 minute discussion of gender inequality in the solar system.

Lisa Simpson is a goddamned hero.

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"Feminism is being who I truly am rather than being what I think I’m supposed to be." - Molly Thompson, Co-Founder of Kind Campaign

Read the interview: http://bit.ly/1kmGU0o

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"Using men with different penis sizes is not diversity." - Lizz Winstead

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"I define feminism as being comfortable in my skin, not apologizing for myself, knowing who I am/what I want out of life, sticking up for myself, & enjoying being feminine. It’s innate. I don’t even think about it anymore, but it took me a while to get here." - Alexi Wasser

Read her entire interview: http://bit.ly/1i9Kk4D