Feminism 101 Articles

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4 Things You’ve Thought About Hijabis That Are Completely Wrong

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Thinking Critically About Who Pays for the Date

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Why We Really Need to Stop Rejecting Religious Feminists from the Movement

What the Myth of ‘Oversensitive Students’ Gets Wrong About Trigger Warnings

5 Good Reasons Why the LGBTQIA+ Acronym Shouldn’t Include ‘Ally’

Feminism: It’s Common Sense!

What Men Really Mean When They Cat Call

5 Steps to Unlearning a Lifetime of Patriarchal Lies

40 Things That Don’t Actually Make You Closed-Minded

What The Poor Won’t Tell You

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Service Dogs 101: 3 Things Every Feminist Should Know About Service Dogs and Their Owners

5 Common Fears That Stop People From Calling Themselves Feminists

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4 Reasons Social Justice Orgs Shouldn’t Be Led Only By Straight, White, Cis Men

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When Privilege Goes Pop: How Today’s Mainstream Conversations On Privilege Can Hurt Justice Movements

Because Words Matter: Feminist Editors Share How They Make Their Style Guides Less Oppressive

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9 Helpful Tips for the Feminist First-Year College Student

3 Ways Anti-Feminism Hurts People of All Genders

What, Why, When, Where, and How?: 5 Common Questions About Trigger Warnings Answered

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3 Ways You’ve Been Taught You Can’t Be Trusted – And How Not to Pass That Onto Children

6 Questions to Ask Yourself While Planning a Wedding

6 Ways to Reconcile Your Eating Disorder with Your Feminism

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Feminism Isn’t About Man-Hating, Even Though Some Feminists Hate Men – Let This Analogy Explain

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4 Things We Can Do to Make Feminist Organizing More Inclusive and Empowering for All of Us

Your Favorite Feminists’ Perspectives on Intersectionality — in a Freestyle Jam!

This Is the Perfect Illustration of Why Microaggressions Hurt

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Are You Actually Down for Equality? 3 Ways to Tell If You Embrace or Fear It

30+ Alternatives to Help You Stop Using Ableist and Homophobic Phrases

Feminism and the Burqa

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My Feminism Is Black, Intersectional, and Womanist – And I Refuse to Be Left Out of the Movement

The Pain of Being Feminist in an Anti-Feminist World