Join the Keep it Real Challenge. Presented by SPARKMovement.org, LoveSocial.org, IAmThatGirl.com, EndangeredBodies.org, and MissRepresentation.org, from this Wednesday to Friday campaigners will be taking a series of simple online actions with the goal of convincing print magazines to use at least one non-photoshopped photo of a person per issue.- Kathleen at Fem2pt0 writes about the struggle for abortion coverage in New Brunswick.
- Women were mentioned in less than 0.01% of the document coming out of Rio+20, and according to Population Action International, that’s a serious problem.
- Dana at the Ms. Magazine blog says The Legend of Korra is a must-watch for people looking for more strong female characters in kid-friendly pop culture.
- Beth at the Vancouver Observer talks to women leading Canadian media companies about barriers and opportunities for women in media.
- Melissa at Shakesville takes a critical look at pop culture stories based on a heroine becoming a superheroine after surviving sexual assault.
- Towleroad and other notable LGBT blogs celebrated what would have been Alan Turing’s 100th birthday yesterday.
- The vote on M-312 has been delayed until after the summer, and The Abortion Monologues speculates on what this means for the chances of the motion in the fall.
- Ragen at Dances with Fat challenges some common things obesity is mistakenly compared to.
- Scott at Verbal Abuse Journals looks at what pop culture humour around dads getting violent with daughters’ boyfriends says about gender roles.
-Jarrah
