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I’m not planning on marching this weekend. The turbulence with the official Women’s March leadership — and the seemingly obstinate refusal of its leadership to condemn anti-Semitism — makes… me loath to participate. The good news is that there are many marches that are unaffiliated with the national group planned for Saturday. I fully endorse them, and you can find one that might suit your geographic and timing needs here. To be frank, however, I am not sure that my family and I are… >> Read More

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8 New Year’s Resolutions Actually Worth Making

Lucy Rimalower

Retro woman with determined facial expression

We all know the classic “New Year, New You!” tropes: As January 1 draws near, we are finally going to lose weight, save money, get organized, and so on. Before long, the New Year’s Resolutions… pile up like so much laundry. But some of these typical resolutions, thinly disguised as self care, serve the patriarchy more than they serve us. For example, a focus on weight loss doesn’t reliably make healthier bodies, but it does reliably contribute to poor self-esteem. Goals that prioritize money or materialism are connected to decreased… >> Read More

Hanukkah

8 Feminist Hanukkah Gifts for the Whole Gang

Arielle Kaplan

Are you tired of scouring the Internet for the perfect Hanukkah gifts? Of course you are — that's what led you here, right? Well, are you in luck, 'cause you've just landed on the best gift… listicle (gifticle, if I may) in town. To commemorate 2018 as the "Year of the Woman," this Hanukkah we're giving all our friends and family feminist inspired gifts: your new baby cousin gets a feminist gift, zayde gets a feminist gift, the intern at your office gets a feminist gift — everyone's getting a feminist gift!… >> Read More

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I’m Done Making Excuses for My Dad’s Sexism

Michelle Azar

We have a great rabbi in our congregation — and I'm not talking about the one I get to sleep next to every night. A powerhouse came into our community a few years ago, and her combination of… old-school wisdom and new-school strength has been enlightening to me, specifically in this new #MeToo age. She recently introduced me to the term “microaggression” and, for better or worse, I now view my childhood in a whole new way. Every morning growing up, my father would greet me with a slow smile in the kitchen… >> Read More

sports

This Jewish Trailblazer Helped Change Women’s Tennis Forever

Emily Burack

Olympic gold medalist Julie Heldman is ready to speak her truth. The 72-year-old recently published a memoir about her experience as one of the pioneers in women's tennis. Heldman was part of that… iconic group of women — the "Original Nine" — who signed a contract for $1 to protest the pay inequality between male and female tennis players. "Tennis was not a joy for me," Heldman tells Kveller. "Aspects of it were. Crunching a winner, that felt good. Being out in the outdoors, running around, that felt… >> Read More

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