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• Watchdog citizen journalism against gender violence

  
  Gender Masala — Authority: 112
  The sisters can do it by themselves. By A. Vilanculos The buzz in Mozambique during the recent elections was not the TV debate among presidential candidates debate (there is none) or their programs  (all vague). What had tongues wagging was citizen’s journalism, dispatches by ordinary folk about electoral ...
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• A reminder, to her and to him

  
  This is NOT a job for superheroes — Authority: 120
  Nature says to a woman: Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected, that is essential. - Pierre Beaumarchais (1732-1799)
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• The Tyranny of Youth – Now for Men, Too!

  
  Kittywampus — Authority: 418
  Since I’ve been home for the holidays, I’ve availed myself of my mom’s People magazine collection. Actually, she doesn’t buy People very often. She mostly likes the year-end roundups – and, as I noticed this week, the “World’s Hottest Men” issue . I guess I’m my mother’s daughter, because I ...
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• I contemplate why this comic would never happen

  
  Blonder and Thinnerrrr — Authority: 119
  Is anyone else confused about this timeline? According to something actually reputable I read here on the internet, smallpox vaccinations were routine in the United States until 1972. Up until then, it was recommended for all children at the age of one . So technically a person born in the U.S. as late as 1970 or ...
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• “My men’s group isn’t anti-feminist”

  
  Toy Soldiers — Authority: 123
  There has been a little bit of an uproar at some British universities. Several young men attending the universities decided to form men’s groups to address the various issues men face. This, of course, resulted in an interesting, albeit expected, reaction : After decades of feminism, equal rights and ...
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• Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics

  
  Feminist Review — Authority: 542
  By Richard T. Rodríguez Duke University Press Anyone can tell you that family is important to Mexican and Chicano culture, and we can all venture guesses as to why. However, where exactly this family unit seems to be headed and how it has evolved in U.S. popular culture over the past 25-30 years is what Richard ...
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• A spiritual gift

  
  Gender Masala — Authority: 112
  Patriarchal in all senses. By M. Sayagues What drives a 17-year-old girl to enter a monastery? Today she is 30, and still happy about her choice. Her eyes sparkle and her laughter comes easy. She exudes peace. I will call her Gabra (gift, in Amharic), for our conversation was private. I met her at a monastery ...
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• Nudes for the Holidays

  
  Body Impolitic — Authority: 117
  Laurie and Debbie say: We had a such wonderful response to last year’s holiday sale of Laurie’s books of photography (with Debbie’s text), that we thought we’d offer the same price again this year. It means a lot to us that Nudes for the Holidays pleased so many people. Women En Large: Images of Fat Nudes ...
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• Feminists For Choice: Redefining Masculinity - Are Feminist Men Getting the Job Done?

  
  BELOW THE BELT — Authority: 460
  AJ joins us from Feminists For Choice : This has been an exciting week when it comes to men, masculinity, and feminism. From so called “men’s rights” groups , to male feminists strategizing about ways in which masculinity can be redefined; the male-feminist hype has definitely surfaced. I’ve always ...
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• Bulletin Board v61

  
  Toy Soldiers — Authority: 123
  Evan Chandler, father of boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation, commits suicide — The father of the first boy to accuse Michael Jackson of sexual molestation has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Evan Chandler, 65, was suffering from an unspecified “serious medical condition” when he ...
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• Sex verification test reveals Caster Semenya is “innocent”

  
  Feminist Legal Theory — Authority: 467
  This August, Caster Semenya astounded sports fans by running 800 meters in one minute and 55.45 seconds. Most track races are won by fractions of a second. At eighteen-years old, Semenya beat the second place finisher by more than two seconds. Watch the race here (fast-forward the clip to 3:00). ...
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• Feminist Masculinity Round Up

  
  Feministing — Authority: 726
  I got so many amazing emails after publishing my column last week about masculinity and pro-feminist men and plenty of blogs picked up on the analysis and added their own, as well. I wanted to share some of the excerpts here: From Joe Samalin and Joseph Vess of Men Can Stop Rape: The thousands of men and boys ...
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• Gender-blurring Gen Y & Gen Z Making Headlines

  
  Girl with Pen — Authority: 124
  There’s lots of cross-dressing buzz in the mainstream media and in the blogosphere.  Here’s a semi-biased sample for your consideration: Oct. 17: CNN covers Morehouse College’s dress code which “ cracks down on cross-dressing .” Nov. 6: NYT article asks “ Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School? ” and ...
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• Challenges for Women Who Support Family

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 551
  IA new study explores the issues a woman confronts when she is the primary support for the family. According to a University of Missouri scholar, female breadwinners experience a range of emotions and challenges ranging from control, independence, ambition, pressure, worry, guilt and resentment. Dr. Rebecca ...
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• The Sexiest Man Alive.

  
  Althouse — Authority: 749
  According to People Magazine. I agree about the top choice — even though hed be even better if he shaved. Also, Adam Lambert gets an honorable mention, which is pretty ridiculous.
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• 4 Girly Trends Men Should Embrace

  
  YourTango | The Latest Smart Talk About Love — Authority: 606
  To ease the minds and prides of males everywhere, here are five trends and habits that may look effeminizing at face value, but really do no damage to you in the eyes of the fairer sex. Keywords: bromance , engagement rings , feminine , manly , manscaping , masculine , masculinity Bookmark/Share this post ...
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• Neither too much to expect, nor too much to ask: how Lesley Garner gets rape, marriage, and men all wrong

  
  Hugo Schwyzer — Authority: 527
  Via Amber, whose blog I’ve long admired, I found this horrific English advice column and this blistering retort from M. Le Blanc. A woman, Eva was raped by her boss while abroad on a business trip. Upon her return to the UK, her husband noticed something was wrong, and Eva told him the terrible story. She ...
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• Who’s Your Fave Fictional Male Rodel Model & Why?

  
  Shaping Youth — Authority: 123
  Nov. 17, 2009 Missed my mark on the Tuesday Packaging Boyhood post last week where I wanted to springboard from the fabulous “author’s spotlight” on Ypulse where they asked readers to share a fictional male role model they admire and why. Ypulse offered a copy of the Packaging Boyhood book ...
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• Children’s health and the invisible Ethiopian men

  
  Gender Masala — Authority: 112
  Guest posting by Gifti Nadi. After ten years with the International Women in Media Foundation in Washington DC, she is back in her home country, Ethiopia . By Gifti Nadi This was not an ordinary polio vaccination day for the children of Babile and Kombolcha, small towns about 500 km East of Addis Ababa.  ...
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• Softeners in plastics may affect masculinity in young boys, study says

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  Boys born to mothers who have above-normal levels of the controversial chemicals known as phthalates in their urine are less likely to exhibit masculine behavior, a new study has found.source [...]
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