Projects tagged
Sex & Gender
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LezFem’s Diary
Read more: LezFem’s DiaryThe current cultural and political context in Macedonia marginalizes lesbians and women in general, and the dominant political party forces the traditional role of the woman, where she is a mother, a housewife, and of course, heterosexual. Furthermore, the major…
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Beyonce’s Lemonade
Read more: Beyonce’s LemonadeIn a single hour, Beyoncé’s Lemonade re-wrote the textbook definition of what a visual album should look like. The genre-bending music it introduced will define the struggles a generation was enduring in 2016, specifically for black women. The project transcends…
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Leftover Women
Read more: Leftover WomenThey are disparaged as “free-willed” women, “stubborn,” “picky,” “incomplete.” But a video by an East Asian beauty brand that went viral over the past week has upended the conversation on China’s sheng nu, which translates literally into “leftover women” —…
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Photoshopped Sculpture
Read more: Photoshopped Sculpture“The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men…
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This Girl Can
Read more: This Girl CanThis Girl Can is a campaign launched by England Sports to encourage women to be active no matter how they do it or how they look. In common culture, the trend is to be fit, active, and toned. Social media…
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Bit Rosie
Read more: Bit RosieBit Rosie showcases female music producers in high quality performance videos and short documentaries. Our videos and digital archive project with the New York University library document the work of women using music technology to make sounds across genres and…
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I Will What I Want
Read more: I Will What I WantI Will What I Want is a campaign launched by Under Armour which speaks to women who do not wait for permission or affirmation in order to go after what they want. The campaign highlights various models and athletes who…
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Real Beauty Sketches
Read more: Real Beauty SketchesDove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” campaign is the new face of viral marketing success. The uplifting promotional video generated record-breaking online interest, yielding more than 114 million views the first month. This was thanks in part to the Unilever brand’s efforts…
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HeForShe
Read more: HeForSheHeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality initiated by UN Women. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights, by encouraging them to take action against…
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The Girl Effect
Read more: The Girl EffectThe Girl Effect 2010 video “The Clock is Ticking” receives premiere at Clinton Global Initiative • “The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking” video shown to world leaders at the Girls and Women opening plenary of CGI, Tuesday 21 September…