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Are gender stereotypes evolving with the times?

Aug 5, 2019
3 min

Are gender stereotypes evolving with the times?

By Laura Hooberman Illustration by Paul Windle In 2018, when the French men’s soccer team won the World Cup, the players reacted to the win with obvious and predictable enthusiasm. In one video, taken in the immediate aftermath of their victory, players are shown storming their coach’s post-game press conference, gleefully dousing their coach, as well as several reporters in the room, with champagne and beer. There was no outrage surrounding this scene at the time. In fact, i

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Gender stereotypes in children's toys and media

Jun 3, 2019
5 min

Gender stereotypes in children's toys and media

By Julia Leask Illustration by Renee Klahr As we progressed through the lectures in my social psychology and human sexuality classes I realized that I am almost every stereotype about females, girls, women, that we have discussed. I am passive in most arguments, really every social situation, and incredibly indecisive about simple things like choosing what/where to eat. I hate the idea of ever having children or even a house, yet I still find babysitting jobs the easiest to s

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Sexualized music videos, self-objectification, and wellbeing for girls

May 29, 2019
4 min

Sexualized music videos, self-objectification, and wellbeing for girls

By Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK, a girl-fueled organization working to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement Music videos may be one of the most degrading pieces of media out there. I, for one, can’t remember the last time I watched a music video that didn’t incorporate women of the lip-licking, hip-humping, nearly-naked variety. Some experts suggest that almost 90% of music videos incorporate objec

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How do gender stereotypes affect girls' interest in pursuing STEM careers?

May 22, 2019
5 min

How do gender stereotypes affect girls' interest in pursuing STEM careers?

By Kim Belmonte *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK, a girl-fueled organization working to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement Okay, let’s do a little exercise. Close your eyes and picture a “computer scientist.” Who is it that you picture? If the very first image that comes to mind is of, well, a man, alone in an office surrounded by computer bits, you wouldn’t be alone. Research shows that computer science and informa

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How do bullying and sexual harassment impact girls' feelings about school?

May 2, 2019
4 min

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 to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement In my high school, boys would sneak up behind girls they found cute and unhook their bras. When this happened to me, I—like all the other girls—shrieked and ran off to re-adjust my bra. I was annoyed, embarrassed and also, a little confused. Even though it made me uncomfortable it was generally

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Imposter Syndrome and Women of Color: How race and gender stereotypes impact high achieving women

Apr 25, 2019
7 min

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 am not smart enough to be here and that one day, all my professors and fellow students will realize that I don’t belong. I’m pretty sure I was just lucky to have snuck in – like I have with nearly everything I’ve done. I’ve never talked about this, not even with my closest friends. But I’ve started to realize that I’m not alone. I’ve heard ot

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SGL Video Presents Dr. Sara McClelland on Intimate Justice

Apr 24, 2019
1 min

SGL Video Presents Dr. Sara McClelland on Intimate Justice

Sara McClelland, Associate Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at University of Michigan talks to SGL about what could be possible if we allowed intimate demands to guide the political. #collegewomen #girls #relationships #sexism #desire #Video #sexualharassment

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SGL Video Presents Dr. Jessica Ringrose on Digital Feminism

Sexism in Men’s Decisions about Women’s Reproductive Rights

Feb 18, 2019
4 min

Sexism in Men’s Decisions about Women’s Reproductive Rights

by Elise Bragard Remember that photo that went viral last year of all the men standing around Donald Trump in the oval office, looking particularly smug, as he signed an executive order that would make it difficult for women around the world to access abortions? The global gag rule was put back into place, ensuring that no US funding would help international organizations that offered abortions. The photo received a lot of attention because it was so illustrative of the fact

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Reflections on body hair and Januhairy

Feb 4, 2019
4 min

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 coldness, Nancy Pelosi’s triumphant outmaneuvering of Donald Trump (sidenote: for a master negotiator, Trump sure does seem to get pretty easily flummoxed, no?) and, lastly, the advent of Januhairy, a social media campaign spearheaded by 22-year-old drama student Laura Jackson, designed to encourage women to give up shaving their body hair for an entire mo

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Buying into sexism is bad for young women's body image

Jan 31, 2019
6 min

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 working to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement When I told my mom that I was going to be blogging for a feminist website, she rummaged around her attic and found a box full of 1972 Ms. Magazines – the entire first year of publication. Excited, I browsed through the stack, hoping to find that the articles in the magazine would be outdated, th

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Men use Sexist Jokes to Reinforce their Feelings of Threatened Masculinity

Jan 28, 2019
4 min

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. When the celebrities I follow are women, like Lynda Carter and Gillian Anderson, I fear reading the comments section. Each time I do, there seem to be small-minded men who feel the need to reword the phrase “bitch, shut up,” in as many forms as possible. Sometimes these comments are violently sexist in their attempt to harass women, but most

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