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The Real Life Bad Girls Club – SNL Parody

We are some bad ass bitches up here in Punky Mom land. There is no doubt about that. Punky Moms is the epitome of the Bad Girls Club. Did you catch this past weekend’s Saturday […]

8 Feminist Musicians You Should Know About

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In the most basic sense, feminism is exactly what the dictionary says it is – the movement for social, political, and economic equality of men and women. If it’s such an easy concept, why still today is […]

Sexism in sports needs to stop. Women used to just avoid participating in sports because they saw them as a male only club. The Sport World has changed considerably, and we are truly reaching a point when women need to grab that change and run with it.

Sexism In Sports – Watch Male Athletes Getting Asked “Female” Questions

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Ah sexism in sports. Why is this still a thing? Cover the athlete (#Covertheathlete) has released this Public Service Announcement to shed light that these questions are bogus and outdated and have no place in […]

A Positive Body Image Message for Girls – JOUZGE

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A Positive Body Image Message for Girls Growing up it is difficult to avoid the body-image messages put out by magazines, tv shows, fad diets, and food advertisements. Even as an adult who should really […]

Why Instagram Banning The Hashtag #Goddess Is A Big Deal

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Goddess. As a young girl, the word brought images of Greek/Roman/Celtic women of lore. An unattainable strength and beauty to be admired by many but only achieved by a select few. I couldn’t relate to […]

Moi? Yes, Miss Piggy Is Receiving An Award For Feminism

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Yep, a puppet. A recent award, only beginning in 2012, the Brooklyn Museum’s Sackler Center First Awards were established to honor outstanding women in their fields. Previous winners have included such bad ass women such as Sandra Day […]

You Don't Own Me song's lyrics inspired women and played a role in the second wave feminist movement. Watch this brilliant PSA and get out and vote.

You Don’t Own Me. Watch These Ladies Get Political In This PSA.

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In 1964, Lesley Gore sang this song to a lover telling him that he does not own her; that he is not to tell her what to do or what to say; that he is not to put […]