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Friday, January 25, 2013 What Women Lose In The Fight To Be Thin Every single daydream starts with there being less of me. It doesn't matter what it is: I'm sleeping with Michael Fassbender, I'm Poet Laureate of the Universe, Sleater-Kinney gets back together and adds me on bass -- every idle fantasy begins with the caveat that I am 10, or 20, or 30 pounds lighter than I actually am. You could make an argument that I don't want anything more than I want to be skinny. You would probably be right. Keep Reading: I was anorexic and bulimic for many years... 7 Countries Where Women Are Already In Combat LOOK: Readers' Thank-You Notes To Their Exes 3 Ways To Avoid Burnout Liz Lemon Has Some Crucial Life Lessons For You The Best Tweets From Women This Week BLOG POSTS Brenda S. "Sue" Fulton: Women Are Fit for Combat If we continue to pretend that women aren't in combat, and close some roles to them, we deny them the promotions that go to the men they fought next to. We perpetuate the myth that women aren't really warriors, which, in the military, means you are worth less. Katie Donovan: Forget the Second Job: Negotiate a Raise and Get Some Sleep Chances are that you accepted your current primary job with the initial salary offer. You were happy to get the job and you did not want to tick off your future manager so you accepted what was offered. You most likely are underpaid if that is what you did. Helen Goodman: Does Our Media Set Girls Up to Fail? What also became apparent from my conversations with the girls was that although they were concerned about the pressures they felt from the media to look 'perfect' they were also increasingly concerned by the representation of women in the media as a whole.

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