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‘45 Years’ is Generating Oscar Buzz and for Good Reason

By Jennifer Merin ● Culture ● December 18, 2015

Costars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are superb in this film. And the latest in the “Star Wars” franchise is spectacular, but the feminism is hyped like so much else. Read on for more holiday releases, straight through Dec. 25.

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13 Must-Read U.S. Women’s Movement Books For Those Under 45

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Culture ● December 8, 2015

Here’s my list, what books are on yours? Send us your favorite, your top five or top 10. Let’s build the nonfiction canon of women’s history! Take a break over the holidays and email us at editors@womensenews.org.

Indian dudes to Indian dudes: Respect women

By Anne Bailey & Isis Madrid ● Culture ● October 12, 2015

What do Indian guys think about men who harass women in their country?

It took a bride shortage for some northern India communities to realize the value of girls

By Sonia Narang ● Culture ● October 11, 2015

In India, there are towns and villages with a drastically higher number of men compared to women. The northern state of Haryana has the worst gender ratio in the country: 879 women for every 1000 men.

Two Models Size Up France’s New BMI Proposal

By Natalia Young & Por Alison Bowen ● Culture ● June 24, 2015

Is a proposed law in France the right way to make fashion modeling healthier and safer? One model is concerned that for girls and women battling with anorexia, it could be terrifying.

Here’s How I Found One Woman Missing from History

By Project Largo Administrator ● Culture ● April 5, 2015

When Nancy Alexander decided to look into her family history, little did she realize she’d discover her connection to Sarah Tyndale, just one of the many women whose stories never made it into the history books.

Amani al-Khatahtbeh at a rally against the visit of Israel's prime minister in early March 2015

MuslimGirl Founder Says Islam Is Feminist

By Hajer Naili ● Culture ● March 25, 2015

Amani al-Khatahtbeh, a veiled, Muslim, feminist, started her own online publication when she was in high school in New Jersey. “The most important thing for the movement,” she says, “is to take a step back and empower women to speak for themselves.”

Teens Seek Refuge from Sex-Shaming Onslaught

By Natalia Young & Por Alison Bowen ● Culture ● February 26, 2015

A victim of sex assault says the trauma was bad. “But it was the shaming I received for months on end after that really got to me.” That’s all too familiar to Emily Lindin, founder of The UnSlut Project.

Marriage Continues Cycle of Death for Afghan Girls

By Womens Enews Staff ● Culture ● February 4, 2015

Girls’ dreams get unfulfilled in Afghanistan when they are forced to marry men twice their age. Here, Afghan teen Arifa writers about her country where “women are like property to be exchanged or slaves to follow orders.”

‘Seat at Table’ Video: Calling Out Patriarchy

By Katina Paron ● Culture ● June 7, 2014

Even an Anita Hill T-shirt won’t stop some men from catcalling, Zerlina Maxwell tells Dara Swan in part two of this dialogue in our occasional Teen Voices video series, “A Seat at the Table.”