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Yale Rowers Stripped to Protest Unfair Conditions

By Ginny Gilder & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● April 19, 2015

More poetic than polemical, this cinematic call to action combines thrilling natural wonders with engaging glimpses of scientists at work. Other recommended April 17 openers: “Alex of Venice,” “Felix and Meira” and Disney’s “Monkey Kingdom.”

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We Need Female Visions of World: Try These 5

By Gretchen Busl & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● March 22, 2015

For a month celebrating both literacy and women’s history, treat yourself to great reading from Lebanon’s Hanan al-Shaykh, Nigeria’s Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga, Algeria’s Assia Djebar and Iran’s Azar Nafisi.

Why Women Are Conflicted by the Feminist Label

By Project Largo Administrator ● Uncategorized ● February 18, 2015

Feminism’s association with activism is one reason people shy away from it, says Deborah L. Rhode in this excerpt from “What Women Want.” A history of negative media coverage has also fueled this aversion.

5 Speaking Habits That Weaken Women’s Leadership

By Judith Humphrey & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● January 25, 2015

These common patterns of talking make us sound unsure of ourselves and can stand in the way of being seen as confident leaders, says Judith Humphrey in this excerpt from the book “Taking the Stage.”

Femen’s Tactics Send Mixed Feminist Messages

By Valerie Sperling & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● January 18, 2015

The Ukrainian women’s group troubles some feminist activists because of their self-objectification of the female body and the fairly uniform appearance of the group, says Valerie Sperling in this excerpt from her book “Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia.”

Novelist Harper Lee Opens Up to Chicago Journalist

By Marja Mills & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● August 10, 2014

In 2001 the media-shy author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” kicked of a long-term relationship with a Chicago Tribune journalist, says Marja Mills in this excerpt from her memoir “The Mockingbird Next Door.”

Burkina Faso Girl, 13, Delays Her Wedding

By Ritu Sharma ● Arts & Culture ● August 3, 2014

One girl at a time, the Kaya Girls Center is working to combat child marriage, which impacts 61 percent of rural girls in the country, says Ritu Sharma in “Teach a Woman to Fish.” In this excerpt, the members try to help a 13-year-old in a red shirt.

3 Steps for Young Women to Maximize College

By Julie Zeilinger ● Arts & Culture ● July 20, 2014

A perfect college experience doesn’t exist, but these steps can help improve that time period, as well as spur a lifetime of gender-norm-breaking, positive habits, says Julie Zeilinger in this excerpt from “College 101: A Girl’s Guide to Freshman Year.”

Two Women Share Grief for Teens Branded as Felons

By Marybeth Zeman ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2014

Working as a librarian in a county jail in Nassau County, N.Y., Marybeth Zeman saw the boys’ thirst for books, as well as problems with the juvenile justice system. In this excerpt from “Tales of a Jailhouse Librarian,” she meets the mother of a jailed boy.

‘Witchhunt Narrative’ Retells ’80s Day Care Abuse

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● May 21, 2014

For readers who learned about these cases from conventional media, this book will be a shocking revelation of how reporters skewed criminal cases to the disadvantage of victims. Now it seems an awful lot of abused children deserve an apology.