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  • A Great Education

    There’s so much more to education than the basic curriculum. Gender socialization occurs in many ways, but perhaps the most profound socialization occurs in school. From the earliest stages, children create their own sets of norms, values, and expectations and, most importantly, enforce them. (For more on gender norms, see my column from a few…

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  • Bringing Women into the Public Sphere

    There are few things better than getting re-inspired about a cause you believe in. Nicholas Kristof’s speech at Washington University last week did exactly that. Kristof, noted New York Times columnist and all-around BAMF (for proof of his BAMF status, read the text of his interview with WUPR here) was promoting his recent book Half…

  • Feminism Today

    Feminism isn’t dead. Though many different groups and the stigma of the word itself have tried to nail its coffin shut for decades, feminism is alive and well. That’s not to say that there aren’t still problems associated with the movement; the fight for gender equality is far from over, both in the U.S. and…

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