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Gabby Douglas: Winning Medals, Making History, Not Caring What You Think About Her Hair
John Foley
Posted August 10, 2012
  From the beginning of her Olympic moment...
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Interview with Susan Bernfield
Natalie Bergner
Posted July 25, 2012
  I was fascinated by Marina Abramovic’s...
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Marina Abramovic: Simply An Artist?
Natalie Bergner
Posted July 10, 2012
On June 13th the New York Times Magazine featured...
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Wild Flag, Riot Grrrl, and feminism today
John Foley
Posted July 6, 2012
  John Foley is a summer intern at Ma'yan....
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Interview with Elizabeth Rubin
Natalie Bergner
Posted June 22, 2012
  Still spinning from last week’s blog post...
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St. Vincent Shuns Perfection: A Meditation on Annie Clark
Natalie Bergner
Posted June 13, 2012
  Natalie Bergner is one of our summer...
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Women's Voices in Media

Posted April 26, 2012
[This blog post is the first part in a series]One...
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International Women’s Day Media Round-Up
Eli Schmitt
Posted March 8, 2012
 In the past few months, some women’s issues...
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How to Watch TV like a Feminist: thoughts on critical consumption of pop culture
Chanel Dubofsky
Posted March 1, 2012
Chanel Dubofsky has written for Lillith, Forward...
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Interview with Nicole Solomon
Eli Schmitt
Posted February 21, 2012
Nicole Solomon is a film maker, writer, and...
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Guest Blogpost: Chanel Dubofsky on Teen Mom
Chanel Dubofsky
Posted February 15, 2012
Chanel Dubofsky has written for Lillith, Forward...
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Social Networking, Mobile Devices, and Gendered Play
Eli Schmitt
Posted January 24, 2012
  There has been some fuss in the media...
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Girls & Toys: Media, Marketing, & Gender Round-Up

Posted January 12, 2012
No Bratz: The battle over Lego’s new, hyper-...
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Interview with new Ma'yan staff member, Eli Schmitt

Posted January 2, 2012
 Q: Hi, Eli! What are you going to be...
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Don't Tase Me, Bro(ny)!
Sarah Sechan
Posted August 26, 2011
Welcome to the first in an occasional series by...
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Ma'yan Co-Founder and Funder Honored with LEAD Award

Posted April 23, 2010
The Women's Funding Network and the Council on...
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Newsflash: Mean Girls Are Sexy, But Not Actually All That Mean!
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted April 2, 2010
Heard a lot lately about violent girls running...
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Taking a Closer Look at Pink Microscopes
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted January 14, 2010
This week, I’m diving into some troubled water...
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Really, Dockers? Really?

Posted December 16, 2009
  When we saw this ad from the Dockers...
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All I Ever Hear is "Laura, Laura, Laura!"
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted December 10, 2009
Long before the fictional society debut of Blair...
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The Hair-Pulling Heard Round the World
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted November 19, 2009
I know almost nothing about soccer.  So when...
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Power-Sharing with Teens: Lessons from the RTI
Beth Cooper Benjamin, Ed.D.
Posted November 11, 2009
On Sunday, November First, nine Jewish teen girls...
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Real Girls, Reel Change
Rabbi Alissa Wise
Posted November 5, 2009
How often is it that you go to a day-long...
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