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Posts Tagged: does name change discriminate against men?

Is Choosing to Take Your Husband’s Surname Really Feminist?

On November 10, 2014 by TheFeministBride With 0 Comments - Bridal Boldness, Bride, Culture, Engagement, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Wedding, Health, History, Identity, Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage Stats, Name Change, Religion, The Feminist Bride, Tradition, Wedding, Wedding Traditions, wedding websites, Wife, Women, Women's Equality

I winced when I heard Ms. Amal Alamuddin was changing her name to Mrs. George Clooney. She became yet another example of a women choosing for her identity to be represented by a man’s after marrying. Here’s how her decision, one shared by the majority of women, is vastly more complicated than it seems.

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