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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sat, 25 May 2013 11:57:31 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Articles</title><subtitle>Articles</subtitle><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-05-04T05:14:51Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Abuse likely culprit in early pregnancy</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2013/2/25/abuse-likely-culprit-in-early-pregnancy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2013/2/25/abuse-likely-culprit-in-early-pregnancy.html"/><author><name>Yali Noriega</name></author><published>2013-02-25T22:04:50Z</published><updated>2013-02-25T22:04:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[When news sources mistakenly reported a young mother's age as nine, several organizations expressed concern. But there was also mockery on social media from people who found childhood pregnancy a laughing matter akin to children playing with dolls.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The Colombian illusion</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/12/24/the-colombian-illusion.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/12/24/the-colombian-illusion.html"/><author><name>Luke Orban</name></author><published>2012-12-24T02:53:33Z</published><updated>2012-12-24T02:53:33Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Like women across society, guerilla women have a wide range of capabilities, but their involvement in rebel groups seems to accentuate their gender. In this sense the Colombian revolution may hold more disappointment than advancement for the women who seek equality beyond sex.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Videogame for social change</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/11/29/videogame-for-social-change.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/11/29/videogame-for-social-change.html"/><author><name>Amanda Dittami</name></author><published>2012-11-29T00:26:40Z</published><updated>2012-11-29T00:26:40Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Two artists from Chicago have created a videogame as a media platform to spark awareness in audiences. With a cutting edge installation they hope to inspire responsibility and empathy in the people who sustain the videogame industry. Learn about the promising work of Dittami and Kuhlman.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Sixteen days of activism for women like Karla</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/11/27/sixteen-days-of-activism-for-women-like-karla.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/11/27/sixteen-days-of-activism-for-women-like-karla.html"/><author><name>Cath Andrews</name></author><published>2012-11-27T21:13:26Z</published><updated>2012-11-27T21:13:26Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Violence against women is an international problem. In some places authorities do not follow protocol to investigate cases and apprehend murderers. In this sad, but brave and necessary article, historian Cath Andrews tells the story of a special woman and honors 16 days of activism against gender assault.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>In fanfiction a move for change</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/28/in-fanfiction-a-move-for-change.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/28/in-fanfiction-a-move-for-change.html"/><author><name>Kubra Guven</name></author><published>2012-08-28T20:02:30Z</published><updated>2012-08-28T20:02:30Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Fanfiction, a genre that allows writers to reconstruct gender roles and sexual behavior in fictional worlds, offers ample freedom for safe exploration. It is especially appreciated by people who enjoy altering comics and film with a narrative that reinvents relationships in an unconstrained environment.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Brave Lydia Cacho</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/20/brave-lydia-cacho.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/20/brave-lydia-cacho.html"/><author><name>Cath Andrews</name></author><published>2012-08-20T21:03:00Z</published><updated>2012-08-20T21:03:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked the Mexican government to take precautionary measures to protect journalist Lydia Cacho; but she still faces intimidation, particularly since the publication of Slaves of Power, her book naming politicians involved in the trafficking of women.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Women in the Paris Commune</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/17/women-in-the-paris-commune.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/17/women-in-the-paris-commune.html"/><author><name>Luke Orban</name></author><published>2012-08-17T16:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-08-17T16:00:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Women living in western societies still lag behind men even though their governments have granted them political and social equality. By contrast, the 19th century Paris Commune was an interim government that recognized women’s rights and employed their leadership in a class struggle for equality.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Defining surnames for Malayali women</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/15/defining-surnames-for-malayali-women.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/15/defining-surnames-for-malayali-women.html"/><author><name>Rinzu Rajan</name></author><published>2012-08-15T16:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-08-15T16:00:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Most Malayali women take on their husbands' surnames, as done throughout south Indian communities. They are morally compelled to do so, and few challenge the practice because they do not want to launch a fight for individual identity that could earn them the reputation of rebels.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The legal persecution of indigenous women</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/10/the-legal-persecution-of-indigenous-women.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/10/the-legal-persecution-of-indigenous-women.html"/><author><name>Cath Andrews</name></author><published>2012-08-10T20:19:00Z</published><updated>2012-08-10T20:19:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Indigenous woman in Mexico can be jailed and charged with murder for suffering a miscarriage. In most cases judicial proceedings against the women are conducted in Spanish and they are not offered a translator or defense lawyer who can explain the process in the women's native language.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Sexual harassment and the demonization of Arab men</title><id>http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/8/sexual-harassment-and-the-demonization-of-arab-men.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://e-feminist.com/home/2012/8/8/sexual-harassment-and-the-demonization-of-arab-men.html"/><author><name>Sharifa Abdulaziz</name></author><published>2012-08-08T20:07:00Z</published><updated>2012-08-08T20:07:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[People tend to associate the manifestation of social problems with the character of human beings of a specific ethnic group. Many make the mistake of demonizing Arab men because of sexual harassment in their communities, but this problem is not an Arab or middle eastern problem; it is a human problem.]]></summary></entry></feed>