Unsolicited advice, 18 years and menstruation

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‘Revenge porn’ defendant sentenced to 18 years

San Diego man sentenced after posting 10,000 sexually explicit photos of women to his so-called “revenge porn” website. More >

Source: NBC San Diego, Liberty Zabala and R. Stickney

Things my male tech colleagues have actually said to me, annotated

“13. ‘Haha, that guy thought you were the receptionist’ – Did he? My, what a hilarious turn of events.” More >

Source: The Huffington Post, Cate Burlington

Come and see the blood on my skirt: Students take menstruation to the streets

“I thought about how society gets offended by a normal pad. I thought about it so much, the idea came to me to write quotes on them.” More >

Source: Feminism in India, Japleen Pasricha

This poet’s advice left championship judges in awe

A piece titled Unsolicited Advice, goes through struggles of abuse, familial mental illness, and racism. More >

Source: Everyday Feminism, Tonya Ingram

Where women have the most economic opportunity and security, in 5 maps

“The Northeast leads in economic security and opportunity for women.” More >

Source: The Washington Post, Niraj Chokshi

This is it from GenderIT.org DJ for this week! Enjoy it, share it, dig into it. Feedback is always welcome. Send us interesting material to genderit at apcwomen.org or tweet us your links using #genderit

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