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Did you know? Made up diseases

By Kelly | Published: January 6, 2011

Watch out. Too small of a breast size is a disease according to leading medical experts. No, really. It’s called micromastia and it’s medical description is “underdeveloped” breasts. What is the cure for so called underdeveloped breasts? Implants, of course! These leading medical experts happen to be part of the American Society [...]

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I wish I knew…

By Kelly | Published: November 22, 2010

This post is part of a blog series on Brazen being sponsored by JobSTART101. They asked Brazen members to answer the question: What do I wish I knew before I started working? Here’s my response… What I wish I knew before I started working High expectations ruin the experience. I wish I realized [...]

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Did you Know? Help Wanted – Female

By Kelly | Published: November 11, 2010

Did you know that help wanted ads used to be segregated by gender? At that time most people looked for jobs using the newspaper (awwww how quaint!). Job segregation may no longer be legal however for certain types of jobs you would never know it. These are the so called Pick Collar [...]

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A Feminist’s Guide to Splitting the Bill

By Kelly | Published: September 1, 2010

An often perplexing question… who pays the bill. The ultimate breakdown is the leap forth and grab the check before the other person has the chance dance. Potentially including pitfalls such as directing the waiter who to leave the check with, throwing about cash, and no one getting the bill (whoops!). Men Must Pay, Hypocritical Feminists [...]

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Sugar Mamas on the Rise

By Kelly | Published: August 15, 2010

My boyfriend makes less money than I do and I’m ok with that. Making more money allows me to have more choices, so why would I artifically limit my choices of mates based on this criteria. Most men wouldn’t do that… so why should I? I want someone who is both ambitious and yet not a [...]

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Marketing to Women? Make it Pink!

By Kelly | Published: August 6, 2010

I saw some earplugs for sale today... out of the 4 packages one was clearly designed to capture the female market, yet had no special draw... other than being pink. Did you see what I did there... designed to capture the female market - not designed for women. Capturing the female market is big business since women account for 85% of consumer purchases. Thats a lot! I'm so tired of what passes as marketing for women. Ok, lets make it pink. Yeah, uh nevermind any of the unique features that women might want (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/women-gadgets/). Maybe it works? Maybe some women think: oh, it's pink it must have been made just for me! Or a clever scheme to sell you one less set of earplugs for the same price. According to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association 59% of women don't want pink gadgets. Whoops.

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OMG, she is like so pretty

By Kelly | Published: June 29, 2010

As a woman being stupid and dumb is almost part of the American Dream. After all stupid + pretty = husband and husband = house + 2.4 kids and husband + house + 2.4 kids = happiness …right? Additionally, there are powerful advertising forces at work telling women they need to be stupid and pretty. Pretty women need lots [...]

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Did You Know? Women’s Property Rights

By Kelly | Published: June 22, 2010

Did you know that in the 1800s American patents awarded to women listed their name as the wife of Mr. so-and-so. Women were not legally able to hold property, enter into contracts, or control a variety of other legal matters until the 1840s to 1890s. Patents fell under this general rule. Many women inventors will [...]

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