#patriarchal-structures

#patriarchal-structures

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.

On the page, we have total control - we see what's happening inside the character's mind, the narrative is designed to have a safe outcome, and there are no real-world repercussions. This allows us to safely explore strong emotions such as danger, obsession, or dominance. Often, these scenarios present these actions with emotional intensity, vulnerability, or chemistry, which can make them feel incredibly exciting and romantically charged, even though intellectually, we understand that these scenarios would not be appropriate.

Companies with a higher number of women in senior roles are significantly more likely to dismiss male perpetrators of abuse against female colleagues, according to recent analysis.

If you're an unmarried woman... what is missing? It's the security of a male.

According to UNICEF, only 66% of women in Afghanistan currently give birth with skilled personnel present. Maternal mortality in 2024 reached 638 deaths per 100,000 live births, and neonatal mortality reached 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, figures among the highest in the world.

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,

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',

With over two decades dedicated to ballet and contemporary dance, Marcelo translates a sharp awareness of space, body, and energy into a visual language that prioritises presence over posing. His work is a deep exploration of the transition of masculinity, a journey he has lived from the 1990s to the present day. By dissolving the traditional boundaries between toughness and elegance, Marcelo's lens creates a dialogue where opposites are no longer divided, but united.

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.

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women are more likely than men to work fully remotely, with about 16.4 % of women working entirely from home compared with 10.5 % of men in late 2024. Surveys and workforce reports also consistently find that women, especially mothers and caregivers, are more likely to choose or remain in remote roles because of caregiving responsibilities and the unaffordability of childcare.

"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."

We'd been working together for years to make my medication regimen-treatment for schizoaffective disorder-safe for potential pregnancy. Under her care, I was tapering off an antidepressant known to cause respiratory distress and hypertension in a newborn. I'd been experiencing wild mood swings, even suicidal thoughts. My beloved doctor's eyes were sad. "I'm saying no to a pregnancy, Meg." Even in the moment, I understood her priority as a physician was to keep me safe. Still, part of me hated her.

Psychologists suggest that men-particularly white men, who historically did not face these challenges-are profoundly maladjusted to the highly multicultural society we live in today. Recent statistics suggest that white adult males are not doing well with the many challenging societal perils. Their frustration was on display during the last presidential election, with a significant shift in how young white men voted.

One of my late mother's widowed friends made the comment, "Finally I can have a scrambled egg for dinner. I'm never making another meatloaf again." And this was a woman who had loved her husband and had a pretty good marriage. Her grown kids were upset that when they came home to visit, "Mama isn't cooking anymore!" Yeah, Mama didn't care.

Growing up, Melissa Shultz sometimes felt like she had two fathers. One version of her dad, she told me, was playful and quick to laugh. He was a compelling storyteller who helped shape her career as a writer, and he gave great bear hugs. He often bought her small gifts: a pink "princess" phone when she was a teen, toys for her sons when she became a mom.

After yet another dreary comment about my tits, I kind of rolled my eyes and yawned, and he said, "If you're bored, sweetie, we can always go back to mine." I just replied, "Ew." He replied, "If you Googled me, you'd be dying to come with me." That's when I whipped out my phone and said, "Sure, do I search for the world's biggest douche or is it the world's tiniest dick?" He completely lost it and had to be removed from the premises by the staff at the event, who threatened to call the police.

I really feel like the cultural norm around proposals is fundamentally silly and outdated. I wish more people would consider that women can propose too! It doesn't have to come from the male partner in heterosexual relationships. I asked my now-husband to marry me, and it was the best choice I've ever made. I think it's really interesting that this wasn't even mentioned in your advice-which goes to show how embedded this heteronormative idea about who gets to propose really is.