Jill Filipovic
Writer. Lawyer. Author of the The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness. @newamerica fellow.
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2020 could see an end to safe, legal abortion anywhere in America
It’s more crucial than ever to have a president in office who won’t just pay the usual lip service to women’s rights
Paid leave is not enough
Day in the life of a stay-at-home cat mom In 2004, California did something pretty feminist: It began offering paid parental leave for certain categories of workers. The benefit is a limited one — partial pay for just six weeks max — but still...
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Jill Filipovic
Paid leave is great. But unless men take it - unless they step up AND the state pushes them to take it - we will never achieve equality at home or at work.
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Addressing The Daily’s coverage of Sessions protests
Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve. On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event. The Daily sent a reporter to cover that talk and...
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Jill Filipovic
Sorry but this is really, really embarrassing to see from the newspaper of Northwestern(!), a university that last I checked still had a very good journalism school: dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/10/lat… pic.twitter.com/qrUqByTZUm
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How to Fight Antisemitism
The forces fomenting antisemitism are the forces arrayed against oppressed people around the world, including Palestinians.
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Jill Filipovic
This statement from Bernie Sanders on anti-Semitism is very good. jewishcurrents.org/how-to-fight-a…
If that link doesn't work because the server is down, here's another:
web.archive.org/web/2019111115…
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How to Fight Antisemitism
The forces fomenting antisemitism are the forces arrayed against oppressed people around the world, including Palestinians.
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Jill Filipovic
This statement from Bernie Sanders on anti-Semitism is very good. jewishcurrents.org/how-to-fight-a…
If that link doesn't work because the server is down, here's another:
web.archive.org/web/2019111115…
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TI's hymen checks are horrific. So is the entire concept of virginity
The rapper’s revelation about his daughter should remind us of the misogyny inherent in valuing sexual inexperience
Elizabeth Warren is an elitist.
Elizabeth Warren is an elitist. She’s angry. She’s an unelectable radical, except when she’s a boring centrist. Is she likable? (If you have to ask the question, you know she’s not). Good lord I am sick of this playbook. Over the past few days, two...
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Jill Filipovic
Hell yes Elizabeth Warren is elite in a world where "elite" now means "educated, curious & cosmopolitan." And if we ever want an accomplished, competent woman to be president, the accusation of "elite" being bad needs to die a swift and efficient death.
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Why Do American Doctors Perform Virginity Tests?
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Jill Filipovic
Why? Because "virginity tests" are also medical rape, testing for a made-up thing, violating women's bodies, and perpetuating misogynist myths.
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The Porch Pirate of Potrero Hill Can’t Believe It Came to This
When a longtime resident started stealing her neighbors’ Amazon packages, she entered a vortex of smart cameras, Nextdoor rants, and cellphone surveillance.
Wondering why more women don't run for office? Look what happened to Katie Hill
The despicable shaming of the US representative is just the latest instance of using sexuality to degrade women
Why I Haven’t Gone Back to SCOTUS Since Kavanaugh
Some things are worth not getting over.
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Jill Filipovic
This by @Dahlialithwick is very good and very important. Don't let Kavanaugh ever feel normal.
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Adoption of separated migrant kids shows pro-lifers' deep disrespect for maternity | Jill Filipovic
Children who have been removed from their undocumented parents at the border are being claimed by foster families supported by conservative Christian groups
What to know about embattled Tennessee lawmaker David Byrd and the allegations against him
Tennessee lawmaker David Byrd has faced pressure to resign over sexual assault allegations when he was a high school coach in the 80s.
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Jill Filipovic
David Byrd, a Republican Tennessee state representative, stands accused of sexually assaulting at least three girls when they played on the Wayne County High School basketball team he coached. He is still in the legislature (but he won't seek reelection).
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Study: male political reporters retweet other dudes 3 times more than their female colleagues
A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men.
Katie Hill asked estranged husband to be stay-at-home ‘house husband’: report
Embattled Congresswoman Katie Hill wanted her husband — with whom she reportedly had a “throuple” relationship that included a young staffer — to stay home and do all t…
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Jill Filipovic
Oh my god Kenny Heslep (Katie Hill's ex) is a massive asshole. The last time he was employed was in 2014 and only because his wife helped him get a job, and now he's whining that he had to do chores while she worked (and complaining she got him the job!)
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Let's Talk About Andrew Yang
I know we’re all talking about Tulsi Gabbard this week (and I am, too, for CNN), but I want to pause on Andrew Yang, who is inexplicably polling at about 2.5 percent — ahead of not just Gabbard, but Cory Booker, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, and...
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Jill Filipovic
The Tulsi-stans have been angrily emailing me for the past 48 hours (every one of them male, which is interesting) so I thought I'd diversity my inbox by saying that Andrew Yang is the absolute worst, and the candidate of Silicon Valley male arrogance.
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In Defense of “Wellness”
From West L.A. to East Williamsburg, it’s virtually impossible to escape “wellness.” The concept has taken over, from eco-minimalist skincare lines to palo-santo-scented yoga classes to beverages made out of cordyceps and Shilajit resin and other...
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Jill Filipovic
Everyone loves to hate on "wellness." Maybe that's because wellness is coded as female and we're still really really sexist?
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Dear Care and Feeding: Was I Wrong to Let My 4-Year-Old Explore the Restaurant While We Ate?
Parenting advice on kids and restaurants, vaccines, and college loans.
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Jill Filipovic
"I let my child run around a restaurant, the waitress told him to stop when he almost tripped her, I tipped her 5% and complained to her manager." Oh wow hello you are the absolute worst, parent your kid and don't punish waitstaff for doing it for you.
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Felicity Huffman’s Sentence Is Lenient, But It’s Also Fair
It’s only a small punishment in our American context that expects years or even decades in jail for relatively small offenses.
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Jill Filipovic
Felicity Huffman’s sentence was fair. What’s unfair is our racist, punitive criminal justice system. What if instead of demanding jail time we thought about why we punish and what we hope to accomplish?
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