Jessica Valenti column
Daily commentary on feminism, politics, culture and more from
Jessica Valenti
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To some people, involving children in politics is out of bounds. But everyone passes on their values to their kids – especially about what’s right and wrong
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There are more of us who care about equality – 3 million more to be exact – than there are those obsessed with walls and fear. We showed our strength today
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The future seems bleak – we must find ways to cope together. Here is Jessica Valenti’s inaugural newsletter on sexism and feminism this week
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Many are trying to convince themselves that Trump is a good person deep down. But there is too much at stake to gloss over the hatred
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Instead of bending over backwards to bolster the self-esteem of bigots, we must make clear that the country we want is unapologetically progressive
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Americans cannot afford to treat feminism as something that can be pushed aside for a time and picked up later. Especially not now
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While the conservative crusader helped defeat the ERA, the country has largely embraced the causes she feared most – from working women to LGBT rights
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Despite all the feminist progress we’ve made, women and girls are still subject to mixed messages about how their bodies must be perfect
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Trump may think Einstein said it – actually it was Dianne Feinstein. The way quotes circulate online is bizarre, often hilarious, but sometimes downright scary
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Those who judge women’s private decisions should face personal scrutiny – but preserving the privacy of their female partners must come first
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The Republican hopefuls moved on from penis size to trade barbs over their wives’ honor in the latest colorful incident. This is the locker-room election
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Research shows that there is a cost to hiding our feelings from children, even though the temptation is to protect them from negative emotions
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Unmarried women have changed the way we think about politics, culture and marriage, and now the fate of the country could come down to how they vote
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The anxiety around women being more confident is starting to feel like a bigger problem than the insecurity itself
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Women who don’t want to be pregnant will find some way not to be, including illegal and unsafe abortions
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Donald Trump’s language reflects a social shift that makes it unacceptable to hurl blatantly sexist slurs at women – but veiled ones are still game
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Now we have more proof that the system is rigged to fleece women, who have historically been portrayed as financially irresponsible and frivolous
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Women voters aren’t looking for talking points in 2016: we want candidates who will fight back against any and all restrictions on reproductive health
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Only in a sexist society would women be told that caring about representation at the highest levels of government is wrong
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Laws that restrict teenagers’ access to abortion services make no logical sense. It’s time to repeal them all
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It’s been 11 years since a woman first reported being sexually assaulted by Cosby. His arraignment is a start, but there are no sure things in a courtroom
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The movement for gender equality is so deeply embedded in our culture that even those who deride it as a ‘trend’ are scared of its staying power
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For as long as women have wanted to have a voice in our political process there have been men looking to shut them up
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Such events are nothing more than an opportunity to ogle gorgeous, scantily-clad women and pit them against each other – so why do they still exist?
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Whether or not a ban on the Planned Parenthood videos is upheld is a matter of life and death for people who work at abortion providers
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Sending a card doesn’t really make sense these days, so I am just going to enjoy the holidays instead
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We know how scared and desperate a woman needs to be to self-induce an abortion with a household object. So why is this still happening?
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Commercials were a huge part of my childhood, and it’s odd to think of a new generation of children not experiencing that
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Our children need us. They don’t need fear; they don’t need classes on how to get a gun away from a shooter. They need grownups
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A new study show that trigger warnings, used as exhibit A in the argument that college students are babies who can’t handle life, barely exist in reality
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The reasons that have kept women from combat positions are so steeped in sexism it’s near impossible not to throw your support behind those who serve
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There is a strange sense of pride in being busy – even if it comes at the expense of happiness
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