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SlutWalks and the relaunch of Spare Rib show that feminism is as vigorous

SlutWalks and the relaunch of Spare Rib show that feminism is as vigorous | Soup for thought | Scoop.it
A lively internet campaign to get rid of Page 3 has collected more than 100,000 signatures and received the support of the Girl Guides. Another campaign, The Women's Room, is encouraging women to add their names to a database of female experts to counter male bias in the media. And the pioneering feminist magazine Spare Ribis being relaunched in both paper and online editions
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Anyone who believes gender equality is no longer an issue, the economic crisis is a wakeup call. Unemployment among women rose by almost 20% between 2009 and 2012, compared with 0.32% among men

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