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Too sexualized to be taken seriously? How sexualization affects judgments about girls accomplishment
By Jenn Chmielewski *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled...

sexgenlab
May 15, 20194 min read
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Self-objectification discourages activism: "Objects don't object"
By Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

sexgenlab
May 8, 20195 min read
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How do bullying and sexual harassment impact girls' feelings about school?
By Kim Belmonte *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization working...

sexgenlab
May 2, 20194 min read
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Imposter Syndrome and Women of Color: How race and gender stereotypes impact high achieving women
By Kim Nguyen Illustration by Jon McCormack I’m in my fourth year of a Ph.D. program and have been harboring a shameful secret – that I...

sexgenlab
Apr 25, 20198 min read
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How do women deal with sexualized work environments?
By Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

sexgenlab
Apr 11, 20195 min read
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Gay Men’s Attitudes on Masculine Ideals
#Gaymen #Infographic #Masculinity #ToxicMasculinity

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Mar 26, 20191 min read
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Sexualization in social media profile pictures
By Marisa Ragonese *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

sexgenlab
Mar 20, 20195 min read
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Oh, Playboy: Sexual objectification and the playboy ideal
By Maria Owen James Bond, Tony Stark, Chuck Bass – all these characters have one big thing in common: they are playboys. Not only do they...

sexgenlab
Mar 18, 20194 min read
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Sexual objectification in romantic relationships is related to lower relationship satisfaction
By Steph Anderson *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

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Mar 7, 20193 min read
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#Notallmen: Is there anything positive about traditional masculinity?
By Jessica Lin The recent #MeToo-inspired Gilette commercial has stirred up quite the controversy with responses ranging from...

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Mar 2, 20194 min read
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What's the link between reading Cosmo and self-sexualization?
by Jenn Chmielewski *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled...

sexgenlab
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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Too much Facebook: Social media use and negative body image for girls
by Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled...

sexgenlab
Feb 14, 20195 min read
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Judgments of self-sexualization on Facebook, or, too sexy to be smart
by Jenn Chmielewski *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled...

sexgenlab
Feb 7, 20194 min read
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How can men get involved in preventing rape
#Infographic #rapeculture #RapePrevention #ToxicMasculinity

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Feb 5, 20191 min read
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Reflections on body hair and Januhairy
by Laura Hooberman January of 2019 will be immortalized in my mind for a few reasons: it was a month marked by unbearable...

sexgenlab
Feb 4, 20194 min read
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Buying into sexism is bad for young women's body image
By Kim Belmonte *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

sexgenlab
Jan 31, 20196 min read
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Men use Sexist Jokes to Reinforce their Feelings of Threatened Masculinity
by Hunter Kincaid Many of the celebrities I follow on social media use their platform to raise awareness about important social issues....

sexgenlab
Jan 28, 20194 min read
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Compliments can hurt: Appearance-related comments increase girls' self-objectification
by Kim Nguyen *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK,  a girl-fueled organization...

sexgenlab
Jan 24, 20194 min read
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Exercise motivations shape young women's self-objectificatioin
by Steph Anderson I am not a runner – or at least I wasn’t. I grew up hating running for all of the obvious reasons: panting, chafing,...

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Jan 17, 20194 min read
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The APA says Traditional Masculinity is Harmful
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Jan 15, 20191 min read
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