23 Moments From 2014 We're Happy To Leave Behind

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Between Beyoncé's awesome feminist performance at the VMAs, the #YesAllWomen movement on Twitter and Malala Yousafzai winning the Nobel Peace Prize, 2014 was quite the year for women. Unfortunately, you can't have progress without a few setbacks.

We've rounded up 23 of the worst moments for women in 2014 to remind everyone that gender equality has definitely not been achieved yet. Here's to moving forward in 2015.

These are 23 moments we're happy to leave in 2014, in no particular order:

1

Female Celebrities' Nude Photos Were Stolen And Leaked Online

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2

A Man Sent His Wife A Spreadsheet Of Her 'Excuses' For Not Having Sex

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3

Ray Rice Beat His Wife In A Public Elevator And The NFL's Response Was Horrible

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4

'Women Against Feminism' Became A Thing

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5

Columnist George Will Said That Being A Rape Victim Is A 'Coveted Status'

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6

The Supreme Court Ruled In Favor Of Hobby Lobby, Making Birth Control Unaffordable For Many Women

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7

#Gamergate Reminded All Women That The Internet Is Not A Safe Place For Us

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8

The Emmy Awards Objectified Sofia Vergara During A Speech About Diversity On Television

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9

YouTube Star Sam Pepper 'Pranked' Women By Grabbing Their Butts Without Asking

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10

Boko Haram Kidnapped Over 200 Schoolgirls

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11

A D.C. Judge Ruled That Upskirt Photos Don't Violate A Woman's Privacy

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12

Jill Abramson Was Ousted From The NYTimes Amidst Reports That She Was 'Too Pushy'

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13

The Supreme Court Struck Down Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones

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14

Time Magazine Included The Word 'Feminist' On Their List Of Words To Ban In 2015

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15

A College President Claimed Women Lied About Rape When 'It Didn't Turn Out The Way They Wanted'

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16

Violence Against Women Was Glorified Again And Again And Again In Music

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17

Tennessee Amendment 1 Passed, Threatening Women's Rights To Legal Abortion In That State

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18

'SNL's' Michael Che Made Misguided Comments About Street Harassment

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19

Republicans Pandered To Women With A 'Say Yes To The Dress' Ad Campaign

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20

Comedian Artie Lange Wrote Disturbing Racist And Sexist Tweets

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21

Elliot Rodger Went On A Killing Spree In Order To 'Punish' Women For Not Being Attracted To Him

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22

Microsoft CEO Told Women To Trust 'Karma' Instead Of Asking For A Raise

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23

Esquire Sweetly Reminded Us That 42-Year-Old Women Are Sometimes F*ckable!