Can a Selfie Really Make the World a Better Place for Women?
With the one-year anniversary of #365FeministSelfie looming, the writer and participant looks at the movement that goes way beyond a hashtag.
Social Media
#Dudetime Is My New Favorite Time Suck
A growing Twitter phenomenon subverts the male gaze and creates a glimpse of equality for male-selfie-ogling women. Like this writer.
Dear Julie: Advice About a Facebook Oversharer and Unwanted Beauty Recs
DAME’s Friendkeeper tells us how to handle a friend’s social media TMI and put the kibosh on a well-meaning makeover we don’t want.
Ten Things White People Can Do About Ferguson Besides Tweet
If you feel helpless, there are ways you can channel your rage and sadness in real life.
What Would Make a Mother Poison Her Child To Death?
Lacey Spears lost her five-year-old in January, after battling a series of strange illnesses since he was an infant. But as it turns out, he wasn’t the one who was sick.
Dear Julie: Advice About Kid-Obsessed Friends and Overbearing Neighbors
DAME’s Friendkeeper gets real about the relationship changes parenthood can bring and helps a former city dweller deal with her new hood’s social circle.
Dear Julie: Advice About Lazy Friends and Avoiding an Ex on the Internet
DAME’s Friendkeeper counsels a generous plan-maker about friends who never reciprocate and guides a newly single gal through the horrors of post-breakup social media.
Do Twitter Campaigns Work?
A hashtag history of women on a mission.
The New Shaming: How Pinterest Makes Us Miserable
It used to be fashion magazines that made us insecure. Now it’s lifestyle blogs and Pinterest. We ask why and what can be done about it.