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New Articles/Features:

"Elders" Fight Misuse of Religion to Oppress Women and Girls by Marianne Schnall

When 'Traditional Values' are a Stick to Beat Women by Pregs Govender

Eve Ensler's Mission: Awaken the Girl Self by Marianne Schnall

Both Halves of the Sky: How Women of the Global North and South Make Each Other Whole by Gail Straub

Pop Culture Problems & Social Media Snags by Julia Lo, Girls Investigate

Excerpt from Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

New Interviews:

Conversation with Margaret Cho

Column Updates:

Rachel Simmons and the Girls Leadership Institute: Princess Tiana-Real Girl or Perfect Girl? by Lauren Herold

Men's Voices, Men as Allies: Excerpt from Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic by James Gilligan

Women for Women International: Join Me on the Bridge for International Women's Day by Zainab Salbi

V-Day: Excerpt from I am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler

Christiane Northrup, M.D.: Protect Your Breasts with Vitamin D

Women's Media Center: Women's Media Center Launches New Media Campaign to Keep Women’s Health Care Fair, Safe, and Accessible to All

Feminist Activism for the College Grrl: V-Day & SAFER Campus Accountability Project

Advancing Women's Leadership
A series by Marie C. Wilson, President of The White House Project

Empowering Women's Health (by Christiane Northrup, M.D.)

Environmental Challenges and the Power of Women (by Redwood Mary)

Feminist Activism for the College Grrl (by Multiple authors)

Men’s Voices, Men as Allies (by Multiple authors)

Mother and Family Matters (by MomsRising.org)

Mothers & Daughters (by Sil and Eliza Reynolds)

Organizing Younger Women (by the Younger Women's Task Force)

Real Girls, Real Leaders (by Rachel Simmons and the Girls Leadership Institute)

Spiritual Activism (by The Women's Institute at Omega)

Spotlight: Speaking Out Against Global Violence (by Equality Now)

Stronger Women, Stronger Nations (by Women for Women International)

The Invisible Majority: Women & the Media (by the Women's Media Center)

United for Peace (by the Nobel Women's Inititiave)

Until the Violence Stops (by V-Day)

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