feminism
A New Pop-Up Tries to Make Women’s Financial Inequality Instagram-Worthy
Credit to Author: Renée Reizman| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:55:25 +0000
Money clips that read “future millionaire” are sold next to earrings that demand we “eat the rich.” Should I be questioning the system, or thriving inside of it? The company doesn’t seem to know the answer.
Read morePortraits of Women Inside Russia’s Modern Gulags
Credit to Author: Mirjana Milovanovic| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:18:20 +0000
“In jail they don’t stop being mothers, sisters, teachers, loved ones, grandparents, or simply cute girls.”
Read moreTwenty Years Later, ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Is More Relevant Than You’d Expect
Credit to Author: Beth Demmon| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 02:57:16 +0000
Despite its flaws, the film marked a turning point for feminism and female representation in teen rom-coms.
Read more‘Farscape’ Was Feminist Sci-Fi Before It was Cool
Credit to Author: Danielle Riendeau| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 23:09:18 +0000
Twenty years on, the space serial still holds up thanks to its cast of complex, flawed, interesting female characters and its intelligent approach to gender politics.
Read more‘Shrill’ Demands Space for Fat Women
Credit to Author: Alice Lesperance | Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:17:41 +0000
The series teaches us that loving yourself is more than ‘accepting’ your own body. It’s about claiming your space and your agency.
Read moreIn ‘Shrill’ Black Characters Are More Than Vehicles for White Stories
Credit to Author: Minda Honey| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:23:38 +0000
The Hulu series doesn’t apologize to white people, and that’s important.
Read moreThe ‘Men’s Liberation’ Movement Time Forgot
Credit to Author: Nona Willis Aronowitz| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:14:57 +0000
Nowadays, the Men’s Rights movement runs the gamut from incels to red pillers, but in the 1970s, men’s libbers looked something like… feminists?
Read moreThe Female Superhero Stories You Should Be Reading Right Now
Credit to Author: Nicole Clark| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:34:28 +0000
The NYPL recommends a list of YA books and comics about superheroines.
Read moreThe Concept of Women ‘Having It All’ Has Never Been Realistic, But Now It’s Extinct
Credit to Author: Emma Garland| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:52:04 +0000
As a literal statement it’s never held water, but it ultimately boils down to the option to have both a career and children. Now, late capitalism has rendered that near-impossible.
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