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fromApaonline
3 days ago

The Feminine as Structural Problem

The deeper I go, the more feminist I become! Yet my experience of academic philosophy has largely disclosed the opposite: a discipline that solemnly declares its devotion to openness proves curiously unsettled by me as a woman.
Philosophy
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics

The majority of Iranian Americans oppose the war on Iran, despite media portrayal of pro-monarchy sentiments.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Guardian view on the Women's Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial

The library was to hold material relating to women's work, too. This year's centenary is an opportunity to celebrate the institution's unique holdings.
Women in technology
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Trans activist tests bathroom ban by defying it in front of Capitol Police - LGBTQ Nation

Samantha Boucher tested Kansas' trans bathroom ban on Trans Day of Visibility, highlighting enforcement challenges and advocating for trans rights.
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

"We have a great opportunity in our movements to learn how to be opponents without being enemies," says Tanuja Jagernauth. This perspective emphasizes the importance of maintaining respect and understanding even amidst conflict.
Social justice
Books
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney on the Liberations of the Seventies

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's 'Lake Effect' explores a woman's struggle between family stability and personal happiness amid changing societal norms.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The manosphere is dead and no one cares about Andrew Tate any more': the poet taking on toxic masculinity

Sam Browne uses performance poetry to address mental health and masculinity, aiming to change perceptions and support men in their struggles.
fromFortune
3 days ago

The more women earn, the more housework they do: inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls 'an existential problem for men' | Fortune

"Men's time doing housework is about the same as it was in the 1970s, and that's true whether or not the woman earns more money or the man earns more money."
Women
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Woman With Her Back to the Viewer in Gallery Photos Speaks Out

The Woman With Her Back to the Viewer embodies a modern-day Rückenfigur, revealing her unique role in the art world and personal routine.
London
fromianVisits
5 days ago

A century of campaigning: Women's Library marks 100 years with new exhibition

The Women's Library, celebrating its centenary, showcases the history of the women's movement through a diverse collection of documents and exhibitions.
#tradwife
Women in technology
fromScary Mommy
1 day ago

Study Finds Men Who Want #TradWives Also Have High Levels Of "Hostile Sexism"

The #tradwife movement is supported by men with hostile sexism, who view women negatively and expect traditional homemaking roles.
Women in technology
fromJezebel
2 days ago

Turns Out That Guys Who Want Tradwives Aren't Fans of Women

The #TradWife movement attracts men with hostile sexism, revealing a troubling dynamic of resentment towards women.
Women in technology
fromScary Mommy
1 day ago

Study Finds Men Who Want #TradWives Also Have High Levels Of "Hostile Sexism"

The #tradwife movement is supported by men with hostile sexism, who view women negatively and expect traditional homemaking roles.
Women in technology
fromJezebel
2 days ago

Turns Out That Guys Who Want Tradwives Aren't Fans of Women

The #TradWife movement attracts men with hostile sexism, revealing a troubling dynamic of resentment towards women.
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
4 days ago

The Promise of 'Woke 2' Is Fueling a Leftist Fever Dream

Donald Trump's 2024 victory was seen as a rejection of 'woke' ideology, leading to a culture of offensive speech without fear of consequences.
#transgender-rights
#feminism
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago
Higher education

Feminist magazine tours campuses with talks on race and gender, taking a page from Turning Point USA

Higher education
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Feminist magazine tours campuses with talks on race and gender, taking a page from Turning Point USA

A feminist magazine is touring colleges to discuss race, gender, and sexuality amid restrictions on these topics in education.
Women
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Feminism in Film and the Impact on Women's Self-Perception

Feminist films enhance self-perception by portraying women as complex and human, challenging stereotypes and expanding possibilities for identity and ambition.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism

Feminism's repeated obituaries reflect unrealistic expectations that millennia of patriarchy should be dismantled in one lifetime, rather than evidence of actual failure.
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Freedom of speech can never trump liberation - LGBTQ Nation

A chief tenet of liberation is the freedom to define oneself while being accorded the rights and privileges established and guaranteed under law and social standing.
Social justice
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

Frankenstein, Jane Eyre and Snow White with a gender-based perspective: The Madwoman in the Attic' and the beginning of feminist literary criticism

The new edition of 'La loca del desvan' revives feminist literary criticism, highlighting the relevance of women's voices in literature today.
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It

Tonika Lewis Johnson's Folded Map Project connects residents known as 'map twins' who live on the same street name but miles apart, revealing structural inequality and personal commonality.
Arts
#lindy-west
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Death of Millennial Feminism

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, reflects on her life and the complexities of Millennial Feminism, revealing a more nuanced truth behind her public persona.
Podcast
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Why The Internet Is Arguing About Its Favorite Feminist

Lindy West's new book, Adult Braces, explores her polyamorous relationship and the intense online backlash it has generated.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Death of Millennial Feminism

Lindy West's memoir, Adult Braces, reflects on her life and the complexities of Millennial Feminism, revealing a more nuanced truth behind her public persona.
Podcast
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Why The Internet Is Arguing About Its Favorite Feminist

Lindy West's new book, Adult Braces, explores her polyamorous relationship and the intense online backlash it has generated.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The cosmetic surgery industry is mainly built for women. So why is it run by men?

Leadership in the aesthetics industry is predominantly male, despite women being the primary consumers and decision-makers.
Social justice
fromHarper's BAZAAR
4 days ago

The Women of the Bund Fought to Free Their Loved Ones

Visitation at Rikers Island highlights the strength and solidarity of women supporting incarcerated loved ones amidst systemic humiliation and bureaucratic obstacles.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago

Trans people are here to stay, no matter who tries to erase us

Understanding the gender spectrum and dismantling misconceptions about trans identities is crucial for acceptance and recognition of diverse gender experiences.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

How Long Can You Live Your Ideals?

Pat Calhoun chooses parenthood over radicalism, paralleling Elsa Haddish's struggle between her militant past and raising her daughter safely.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

"We're in something new": Susan Stryker says the trans tipping point is over...But the fight is far from finished - Queerty

Susan Stryker's updated third edition of Transgender History documents trans activism and history while addressing current political backlash, providing essential resources for understanding ongoing struggles and building community resilience.
Left-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

What can the left do against technocapitalism?

Technofeudalism has intensified neoliberal policies, threatening job precarity through platforms and AI while tech oligarchs support authoritarian movements, requiring democratic reform, worker protection, and technological sovereignty.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Social Malpractice in the Age of Cultural Compliance

Socially engaged art faces challenges in a world increasingly hostile to independent thought and public expression.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Leave 'Swinging Dicks' Out Of Dissents - See Also - Above the Law

Judicial dissent, gender discrimination rulings, campus free speech disputes, and fake attorney schemes represent ongoing legal and institutional challenges requiring policy updates and vigilance.
Philosophy
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

In Defense of Being Performative

Democracy requires citizens to actively perform civic engagement; dismissing performative politics misunderstands that democratic participation is inherently performative and essential for democratic survival.
Higher education
fromNature
2 weeks ago

How I turned online misogyny about my PhD into momentum for my career

A female PhD graduate faced severe online misogyny after celebrating her degree, revealing that women academics are uniquely targeted for sharing professional accomplishments regardless of their field.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Is calling a woman auntie' ageist harassment or a mark of respect? It's a trickier question than you think | Lola Okolosie

Respecting how individuals wish to be addressed is essential, as demonstrated by the tribunal ruling in favor of Ilda Esteves against Charles Oppong.
Books
fromBustle
1 week ago

The 10 Best New Books About Women Breaking The Mold

Successful women often defy expectations, and quieter forms of rebellion deserve recognition alongside visible rule-breakers.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

White Girls and the Global South

Spring offers a variety of art books to rejuvenate reading habits, featuring diverse themes and historical insights.
Miscellaneous
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

The Black lesbian poet & activist who preached intersectionality before the word even existed - LGBTQ Nation

Pat Parker's poetry insisted that race, gender, sexuality, and class were inseparable forces shaping Black lesbian experience and American political life.
History
fromFrenchly
3 weeks ago

Hidden Figures: 9 French Women Who Shaped History - Frenchly

Francophone women have made significant but often overlooked contributions to politics, law, science, arts, and education, fundamentally advancing human rights and culture.
Women in technology
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

The Lindy West Controversy Is Obscuring Something Important

Millennial feminism faces criticism and perceived decline, highlighted by Lindy West's memoir reflecting personal and societal contradictions.
Social justice
fromTruthout
4 days ago

It's Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.

Sexual abuse within movements, exemplified by Cesar Chavez, must be addressed to foster change and protect survivors' dignity.
#international-womens-day
France news
fromThe Local France
4 weeks ago

March 8: What's happening in France on International Women's Day

France hosts multiple events on March 8th to celebrate International Women's Day and advocate for gender equality, reproductive rights, and protection from violence against women.
Women
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Photos: These bold women stand up for justice, rights ... and freedom

International Women's Day on March 8 honors a 1917 Russian women's strike that led to the Czar's abdication and women's voting rights, celebrating women's ongoing achievements and activism worldwide.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

International Women's Day website owners urged to stop exploiting' day

Over 900 people signed an open letter accusing internationalwomensday.com of exploiting International Women's Day for profit while ignoring structural issues the movement addresses.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Why do we need International Women's Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean? | Zoe Williams

International Women's Day has become primarily a marketing opportunity, while religious texts reveal how women historically lacked recognition, identity, and agency compared to men.
Women
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

The Feminist Visionary Who Lost the Plot

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's experience of discrimination at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention catalyzed her feminist activism, though her sense of intellectual superiority later contributed to bigoted views.
Women in technology
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Yes, there were women in the Frankfurt School: Feminists, militants and researchers

Seven women played crucial roles in the Frankfurt School, challenging the misconception of their secondary status in the Marxist Work Week photo.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Compulsory heterosexuality is thwarting pleasure & hindering gender liberation. We can change that. - LGBTQ Nation

Trans women can deconstruct femininity built around male desire and reconstruct authentic womanhood through self-directed pleasure and relationships centered on mutual connection rather than male validation.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

Indira Cesarine on the Feminist Issues Driving the Untitled Space

Indira Cesarine founded Untitled Space to platform marginalized voices in art, operating as gallerist, artist, editor, and curator while exploring female identity through personal and collective experience.
Women
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Katriona O'Sullivan: International Women's Day sometimes rings hollow for me. We are being told to find our voice while still being punished for using it

Direct negotiation without apology or softening language proves effective in professional contract discussions, challenging gendered expectations about how women should communicate their value.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Supermodel says only women can be bisexual: "Double standards exist for us all" - LGBTQ Nation

Jessica White's statement that bisexuality is acceptable for women but not men sparked controversy and amplified biphobic attitudes, with experts attributing such stigma to toxic masculinity and rigid gender expectations.
Arts
fromwww.jezebel.com
3 weeks ago

There's Not Enough Women Beheading Men in Art Anymore

Renaissance art frequently depicted women beheading men in biblical scenes, particularly Judith and Holofernes and Salome with John the Baptist's head, representing a powerful artistic tradition largely absent from contemporary art.
Women
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

The queer suffragette known for scandalous affairs, bold protests & writing famous operas - LGBTQ Nation

Ethel Smyth was a prominent suffragette and queer musician who actively participated in the women's voting rights movement in 1910s Britain, including direct action campaigns and imprisonment.
Women in technology
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

Three women, three countries and a global crisis

Funding cuts by major Western donors devastate humanitarian services in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Colombia, disproportionately harming women and girls in crisis regions.
France news
fromFrenchly
2 months ago

What Makes French Feminism Different? - Frenchly

French feminism evolved uniquely through historical roots, intellectual rigor, activism, and ongoing tensions over secularism, state power, and gender equality.
Women in technology
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

The Hidden Cost Of Celebrating Women's History Month With Hashtags

Superficial Women's History Month gestures without substantive action erode trust and undermine genuine commitment to gender equity and inclusion.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

26 Social Burdens Women Shoulder That Are Completely Exhausting

Putting on makeup. Like, we're supposed to disguise ourselves; otherwise, people think we didn't take this outing seriously, didn't care enough, or didn't act professionally. In some ways, beauty standards are social obligations. Keeping up with nails, clothes, hair, etc., that's almost an expectation in some relationships.
Women
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Fostering Change: Moving From Influence to Impact

Social media platforms prioritize engagement and certainty, while structured, community-based spaces like classrooms better support deliberation, reflection, learning, and sustained impact.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue

For years, we've watched politicians express unfounded concern about trans people in bathrooms, changing rooms, and sports, claiming to protect women's safety. Yet when a billionaire with enormous political influence creates technology that is actively being used to violate thousands of women and children right now, the response has been empty statements and promises to 'look into it',
UK politics
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why I'm launching a feminist video games website in 2026

A worker-owned, subscriber-funded gaming publication named Mothership will center gender, identity, and feminist-focused reporting, criticism, investigations, and historical coverage.
Women in technology
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

International Women's Day: Workplace equality needs action

German couples aspire to equal work and household sharing, but traditional gender roles persist due to wage gaps, tax incentives, and systemic barriers that discourage women's career advancement.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The right has won the family': why are there so few lefty momfluencers?

Polished mommy-influencer content soothes with domestic routines but sparks anxiety about creators' politics, driving a desire for algorithmic feeds that confirm progressive values.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

White people are increasingly protesting oppression. The interest convergence theory explains why. - LGBTQ Nation

An armed, masked ICE officer in Minneapolis fatally shot Renee Nicole Good at point-blank range as she moved her car away from an ICE operation.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

As a boomer, I'm shocked by gen Z's attitude towards women something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith

Nearly a third of Gen Z men across 29 countries believe wives should obey husbands, contradicting assumptions that younger generations are more liberal than older ones.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | #MeToo is not over | amNewYork

New York City extended the Gender Motivated Violence Act, allowing survivors to sue perpetrators and enablers for past gender-motivated violence through March 1, 2025.
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

'Bodies like ours aren't considered in academia'

Academic spaces, equipment, and norms often exclude people of larger body sizes, creating everyday barriers and unspoken discrimination.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

This LGBTQ+ leader wants the movement to be built on 3 pillars. Here's what they are. - LGBTQ Nation

[Republicans are] not redistricting and or redrawing these new red lines because our f**king vote doesn't matter,
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

America's contract to protect white women has always been tenuous

In the hours after the 7 January fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three, gut-wrenching footage of her killing was released, discrediting initial claims from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the Department of Justice that she was shot in self-defense. As a response to the public outcry, the Trump administration and a chorus of conservative public figures unleashed a litany of dehumanizing and defamatory remarks about Good,
US politics
fromMedium
4 years ago

bell hooks saved me

bell hooks saved me. I say that in all sincerity. At a critical time in my life, when I was at my lowest point, it was bell hooks, through her books, who pulled me out of a hole of profound depression and set me on a path of self-renewal on which I have remained ever since. Newly divorced with two very young sons, I was determined to give a better fatherhood experience than the one I had.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Mapping a Feminist Cosmos

Art, at its very best, reminds me that there is a world out there that I not only belong to but trust - perhaps even love. Sandra Vázquez de la Horra's beeswax-dipped drawings of erupting women, mystical landscapes, and hallucinatory flora in The Awake Volcanoes at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, did just that. Oh, that old mystery of finding oneself reflected in the material fragments of someone else's private imaginary.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott

The move to cancel gender studies is explicitly justified as a way to comply with Donald Trump's executive order of last year titled Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. That document makes the biological reality of sex a matter not of science but of law.
Higher education
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Patriarchy, Religion, and the Myth of "Real Sex"

"No, not yet. I am waiting until I am serious with someone, and until then, I am only doing oral and mutual masturbation. My reply, "That is sex!" This usually gets a response of, "Well, I meant f*cking," which they equate to sex. Nothing else. I have to remind my clients that fellatio and cunnilingus is called "oral sex" for a reason. That is still sex."
LGBT
Women
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians - and how those lesbians fought back

Betty Friedan and mainstream feminists expelled lesbians to avoid stigmatization, prompting lesbian activists to fight back and challenge exclusion within the movement.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

She Shook Up the Literary World, Then Renounced It

Many editors languish in the margins of history, their contributions largely invisible despite how much they shape whom and how we read. But in recent years, amid a wave of books unearthing overlooked figures, biographers have turned their sights to pioneering book and magazine editors-including Malcolm Cowley of Viking, Judith Jones of Knopf, Bennett Cerf of Random House, and Katharine S. White of The New Yorker -anointing them as the unsung architects of the American literary canon.
Books
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

The Internet According to Sex Workers and Cyberfeminists

In A Sexual History of the Internet(2025), artist and researcher Mindy Seu proposes a different kind of archive: one that maps how bodies, desires, technologies, and systems of power have been entangled since the earliest days of our beloved web. Rather than frame this research through a traditional academic text or media theory, Seu retools the publishing format entirely, intentionally delivering the project as part performance, part artist book, and part financial experiment.
Arts
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

One year in, the Gender Liberation Movement is fighting for trans rights

Gender Liberation Movement led nationwide civil disobedience in its first year to defend transgender rights, bodily autonomy, and access to gender-affirming care.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Supermajority, Group Organizing Women Around Politics, Is Shutting Down | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Since its founding, Supermajority has contacted more than 20 million women voters, organizing for candidates including Democratic Govs. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Katie Hobbs of Arizona and Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, as well as for then-Vice President Kamala Harris' unsuccessful presidential bid last year. The group plans to connect its volunteers with other organizations that do grassroots organizing work, starting with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Women
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