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Speaking on the Feminist Generation Gap

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking on a “Women of Distinction” panel as part of the BC NDP Women’s Rights Committee’s convention. The panel was made up of MLA Diane Thorne, anti-poverty activist...

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Facebook’s No-Nudity Policy & Breastfeeding

Controversy is brewing between Facebook and women who want the right to post photos of themselves breastfeeding online. According to Facebook’s terms, the site supports breastfeeding. However,...

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How Twitter Reflects the Themes of Our Society

This was originally posted at A Nerdy Feminist. Cross-posted with permission of the author. A. Lynn is proudly all of the following things: nerdy, feminist, movie lover, nonprofit professional, and...

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New Twitter Guide for Feminists

by Jarrah Hodge It’s been more than a year since I posted my first Twitter guide for feminists and back then I think I was still under 1,000 followers and even less immersed in Twitter than I am now. I...

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The Ups and Downs of Being a Feminist on Pinterest

by Jarrah Hodge Confession: I’m a feminist and I’m on Pinterest. I thought it was time for me to weigh in on the discussion that’s been going on about Pinterest and feminism. A BuzzFeed article that...

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U of A’s “No Homophobes” Project Confronts Casual Homophobia

by Jarrah Hodge The first time I visited nohomophobes.com it was an emotional experience. The site acts as a “social mirror”, capturing real-time use of homophobic slurs on Twitter, and it quickly...

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No Homophobes Project Launches PSA

by Jarrah Hodge Back in December I interviewed Dr. Kristopher Wells of the University of Alberta’s nohomophobes.com project, which uses a website tracking homophobic language on Twitter to act as a...

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Why I’m Supporting the #FBrape Campaign

Facebook users are asking advertisers whether they really want their logos to be seen alongside jokes and threats about beating and raping women by Jarrah Hodge Trigger-Warning for rape jokes, rape...

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