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How playing with a ‘sexy’ avatar affects female gamers

Stanford researchers find women are strongly affected by their onscreen selves.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Author who won’t teach ‘books by women’ provokes Twitter wrath

David Gilmour is either itching for a fight or looking to get fired.

On Sep 25, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Fake Geek Girls get real in this new webseries

In response to all the misogyny geek girls are facing these days, writer and producer Sara Clarke gives a voice to two geeky gaming gals.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Lisa Granshaw

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Business Insider’s bigoted CTO resigned, but the tech industry has a bigger problem

If you were wondering why Pax Dickinson, the N-word-spewing tech industry pariah du jour, still has a job, wonder no more.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Aja Romano

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The online atheist community keeps pushing away its feminist supporters

When popular blogger and Skepchick founder Rebecca Watson was banned from selling merchandise at Dragon Con, emotions ran high.

On Sep 3, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Watch smart teens slam ‘Blurred Lines’ for promoting rape culture

Astute youngsters dissect Robin Thicke's hit in the latest 'Teens React' video.

On Aug 21, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Misogynist trolls have turned Storify into a harassment tool

Melody Hensley wants to know the identity of the man who she claims is behind a two-year harassment campaign on Storify.

On Aug 16, 2013 by Kris Holt

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The Internet Hall of Fame has a diversity problem

Although it's getting better, the Internet Hall of Fame is still centered on white male innovators.

On Jun 28, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Inside’s Facebook’s hate-filled temple to Islamophobia

Is Facebook's hate speech problem out of control?

On Jun 18, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Drawing the line in the debate over rape jokes

The crux of this issue is not banning certain jokes or policing thoughts. If you are going to tell a joke about rape, advance the conversation.

On Jun 12, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Twitter trolls turn anime convention into “paranoid nightmare”

A group using the hashtags #gropecrew and #rapecrew threatened women at Dallas' A-Kon over the weekend.

On Jun 4, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Saudi writer calls for sexual harassment of working women

Abdullah Mohammad al-Dawood used an Arabic hashtag to advocate sexual harassment as a way of forcing women to stay at home.  

On May 29, 2013 by Kris Holt

Internet Culture
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Facebook vows to get tougher on misogynist content

"We need to do better—and we will." 

On May 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

Tech
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Adria Richards is putting #donglegate behind her

On Wednesday, Richards issued a statement to AllThingsD, in which she advocated for inclusivity and diversity in the technology industry.

On Mar 28, 2013 by Kris Holt

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The Ada Initiative sounds off on the Adria Richards backlash

Is #donglegate an isolated incident or a sign of something larger going on in tech? We spoke with Valerie Aurora, cofounder of the Ada Initiative, an advocacy group for women in tech and geek culture.

On Mar 22, 2013 by Aja Romano

Society