February 2012
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38 Years of Self-Love: How "Sex for One" Changed...
From Salon.com: A talk with Betty Dodson, the author of 1974’s groundbreaking “Sex for One” about our changing attitudes towards self-pleasure Without Betty Dodson, America would be a lot less good at masturbating. Almost four decades ago, the sex educator, artist and feminist activist self-published her book “Sex for One” under the name “Liberating Masturbation” and began...
Feb 20th
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“We have shaved the idea of manhood down to an unrealistic definition that few...”
– Read more: http://nyti.ms/zLmOvd
Feb 13th
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January 2012
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Jan 25th
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“Mom, I’m Fat:” One Mother’s Inspired Response to... →
by Janell Hofmann I am sitting, cross legged, on the bathroom floor trimming my five year old daughters’ toenails.  My nine year old son showers his muddy body as I lean against the tub.  My three year old daughter wrestles herself into pajamas in her bedroom.  My eleven year old son bursts in from football practice and hollers upstairs about reheating leftovers and having a sore throat.  My...
Jan 13th
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“There’s this strange thing that’s happened over the last 25 or 30...”
– George Clooney in Entertainment Weekly
Jan 6th
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The Body Image Project →
“The Body Image Project is an online project searching for women and girls of all ages to share their individual experiences and feelings about their own body image perceptions.” This is how we empower women; by sharing experiences we have all burdened together! The Body Image Project is not run by NOW-NYC.*
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“But look, can I just tell you something? Lean in close, it’s a secret. It is...”
– New Year’s Resolution #1: Love Yourself | SPARK a Movement (via sparkamovement)
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December 2011
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FDA poised to put emergency contraception on...
jessicavalenti: The Politics of Plan B from Media Education Foundation on Vimeo. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration will announce whether it will approve making Plan B (the brand name for emergency contraception or the morning after pill) available for purchase on drugstore shelves - that’s right, next to the condoms and pregnancy tests. Reproductive justice advocates I’ve spoken...
Dec 6th
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Take Back Halloween →
Looking for more creative costume ideas (I don’t know why everyone doesn’t dress up as sexy NYC subway rat, but hey, maybe you want something a little less smelly)? Check out Take Back Halloween, a costume guide for women with imagination.
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Love Your Body Day
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. -Audre Lorde (thanks Jessamyn) Want to do something truly radical today? Something that would rock the world and change the way it looked? Something that has the power to impact the lives of your daughters, nieces, cousins, sisters, and friends? Start loving your body! Today is Love...
Oct 19th
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Check out this incredibly interesting study from Sociological Images on Rolling Stones cover and the sexualization of MEN: vs. WOMEN:
Oct 11th
“If you support Terry Richardson, you are anti-women. If you publish his work,...”
– Karl Lagerfeld See some of Terry Richardson’s photographs on our Not Cool page.
Oct 11th
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