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12 hours ago

Coupledom is very oppressing': Swedish author Gun-Britt Sundstrom on the revival of her cult anti-marriage novel

Engagement is not, after all, a traditional love story, but a study of a young woman's fierce resistance to what she feels is the oppressive effect of being loved by a man.
Books
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

Paris dusts off statues of trailblazing women from 2024 Olympics

Paris recently installed the first of 10 statues honoring pioneering French women as part of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics, showcasing significant figures in feminist history.
France news
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Radical, raw, relentless: How Tracey Emin redefined feminist art for a new era | amNewYork

Tracey Emin stormed the art world like a force of nature, bringing a naked truth forged in vulnerability and feminist intellect rather than performing femininity.
Women
#trans-rights
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
Women in technology

Piers Morgan Segment Goes Off the Rails When He Asks Feminist to Define a Woman: What Are You Talking About!?'

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
Women in technology

Piers Morgan Segment Goes Off the Rails When He Asks Feminist to Define a Woman: What Are You Talking About!?'

#art
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

The perfect accompaniment to life': why is a 12th-century nun the hottest name in experimental music?

"I felt an instant connection both earthly and unearthly," says radical neo-medieval musician Laura Cannell about Hildegard von Bingen's music. "It seems to be the perfect accompaniment to so much of life."
Music
fromScary Mommy
6 days ago

Media Personality Charlie Kirk Tells 14-Year-Old Girl To Attend College To Find A Husband

"Interestingly, I think there's an argument to bring back the 'M-R-S degree,' and just be clear that's why you're going to college, right?"
Women
#womens-rights
Women
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Susan Brownmiller dies at 90; her landmark book, Against Our Will,' reshaped conversations on rape and sexual assault

Susan Brownmiller, a leading feminist author known for her work on sexual assault, has died at the age of 90.
Women
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Susan Brownmiller dies at 90; her landmark book, Against Our Will,' reshaped conversations on rape and sexual assault

Susan Brownmiller, a leading feminist author known for her work on sexual assault, has died at the age of 90.
#art-exhibition
#surrealism
#ballet
Berlin music
fromMedium
4 months ago

Raymonda wants love and a career-SF Ballet gives her both

A contemporary feminist reimagining of 'Raymonda' updates the 19th-century ballet, intertwining themes of love, career, and gender politics.
Berlin music
fromMedium
4 months ago

Raymonda wants love and a career-SF Ballet gives her both

A contemporary feminist reimagining of 'Raymonda' updates the 19th-century ballet, intertwining themes of love, career, and gender politics.
#gisele-pelicot
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Tori Amos: Boys for Pele

Tori Amos' third album, Boys for Pele, is an unsettling exploration of trauma and revenge, intertwined with personal experiences and broader cultural themes surrounding male authority and sexual violence.
Music
#documentary
fromMs. Magazine
1 month ago
Women in technology

Still Naming the Problem: A New Film Premiering at Tribeca, Then Heading to HBO, Celebrates the Radical Origins-and Ongoing Impact-of Ms. Magazine - Ms. Magazine

fromMs. Magazine
1 month ago
Women in technology

Still Naming the Problem: A New Film Premiering at Tribeca, Then Heading to HBO, Celebrates the Radical Origins-and Ongoing Impact-of Ms. Magazine - Ms. Magazine

fromConsequence
1 week ago

Ryan Murphy Developing Monster Season 4 About Lizzie Borden: Report

Feminism means believing that women can do anything, including be the central killer of a Ryan Murphy murder series.
Film
#sabrina-carpenter
fromBustle
3 weeks ago
Fashion & style

Sabrina Carpenter Recreated This Marilyn Monroe Pic In Her New Album Cover

fromBustle
3 weeks ago
Fashion & style

Sabrina Carpenter Recreated This Marilyn Monroe Pic In Her New Album Cover

#celebrity-culture
#theater
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

Remembering Ruffian 50 years after her breakdown at Belmont

Ruffian, an undefeated filly, suffered a catastrophic breakdown during a highly promoted match race against Foolish Pleasure at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975, marking a turning point for thoroughbred racing.
History
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Lunch With Virginia Woolf

Woolf argued that financial independence was crucial for women to produce art, more so than the right to vote, emphasizing the need for personal space and resources.
Women
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

Democracy Gave Us This. There Has To Be a Better Way.

In excluding reproductive rights from the Constitution, the question of women's bodily autonomy became a matter of public political discussion and controversy rather than an issue of democracy.
Social justice
#masculinity
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Kate Nash Slams J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and More at Glastonbury 2025

"The loudest feminist voice in the UK is currently transphobic... Dismantling systems of oppression lies at the very core of feminism, so transphobia is not fucking feminist."
LGBT
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality

Traditional Jewish weddings share key aspects with Christian weddings, historically seen as property transfers, where a woman shifts responsibility from father to husband.
philosophy
#personal-narrative
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My mother was a famous feminist writer known for her candour and wit. But she was also a fantasist who couldn't be bothered to spend time raising me

The author reflects on her unique upbringing as the daughter of famed writer Erica Jong, emphasizing her sense of specialness despite personal challenges.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My mother was a famous feminist writer known for her candour and wit. But she was also a fantasist who couldn't be bothered to spend time raising me

The author reflects on her unique upbringing as the daughter of famed writer Erica Jong, emphasizing her sense of specialness despite personal challenges.
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

Cities Aren't Built for Mothers

The difficulty of navigating sidewalks with a stroller is very much fresh in my mind, highlighting a significant challenge for mothers in urban spaces.
NYC parents
fromScary Mommy
3 weeks ago

11 Red-Pill Influencers To Watch Out For, If You Hear Your Kid Mention Them

Andrew Tate, the face of the manosphere, has been detained for serious allegations while promoting questionable views on masculinity and female worth.
Right-wing politics
#literature
fromBustle
1 month ago

Caleb Hearon Will Keep It Cool When He Meets Natalie Maines

I grew up in rural Missouri, and the women in my family were always playing country music by women: Jo Dee Messina, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and, of course, The Chicks.
SF LGBT
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Why Voices on the Right Are Telling Moms to 'Lean In'

"Women-you are strong enough to succeed in both motherhood & your career. You don't have to choose one."
Women in technology
fromKqed
1 month ago

88-Year-Old Audio Engineer Sandy Stone Survived Transphobic Backlash and Made History

Despite being assigned male at birth and brought up as a boy, Sandy Stone intuitively recognized she was a girl as far back as she could remember.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Poem of the week: This Year Her Present by Victoria Melkovska

This year her present was a brown bottle of Lugol iodine to swallow when the heavy air wears a radiation halo at the edge of nuclear war.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My unexpected Pride icon: the diva women of fighting video games inspired me

The elegance of characters like Nina Williams in Tekken deeply resonated with me, embodying grace and finesse rather than brute strength, challenging traditional masculinity.
Women in technology
#community
NYC LGBT
fromCurbed
1 month ago

The Soho Loft That Mothered a Movement

Ann Snitow's loft served as a vibrant hub for feminist dialogue and activism, blending personal relationships with political action.
NYC LGBT
fromCurbed
1 month ago

The Soho Loft That Mothered a Movement

Ann Snitow's loft served as a vibrant hub for feminist dialogue and activism, blending personal relationships with political action.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Catherine Prasifka: Feminism has gone backwards, and being a woman on the internet in today's world is proof of this

Gen-Z men are adopting more conservative attitudes compared to their grandparents, highlighting a shift in social dynamics.
Women
philosophy
fromApaonline
1 month ago

Crimes against women is the excuse, not the cause

The discourse around gender violence often utilizes women as a shield for broader systemic oppressions.
Women in technology
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

In India, war came dressed in feminist camouflage

Operation Sindoor highlights gender inclusion but confronts inherent patriarchal narratives in nation-building.
Women's representation in war roles doesn't guarantee authentic gender justice.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Comma Type's CMM Coda epitomises the influence of women in code

Across CMM Coda's subtly imperfect, analogue-inspired letterforms - based on the IBM Selectric typewriter's typeface, Dual Basic - Anna practically and conceptually brings together the feminist legacy of software and typewriters with the aesthetic sensibilities of the genre associated with the industry.
Typography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Stars: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey review mission to Planet Orgasm

The quest for orgasm in middle age is not a whimsy but a profound journey through trauma, misogyny, and the complexities of identity.
SF LGBT
Women in technology
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The 5-minute trick men use that undermines women in meetings

Theftosterone describes the phenomenon where women's ideas are stolen or not credited by men, impacting their professional recognition.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

How a network of women in Latin America transformed safe, self-managed abortions

Cacopardo remembers thinking at the time: 'It's a huge change. It's brilliant,' as she learned about misoprostol's potential for safe, at-home abortions.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Carol Wolkowitz obituary

Carol Wolkowitz's influential writings established a critical understanding of the interplay between gender and work, revealing how embodiment shapes vocational experiences.
Women in technology
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A woman's work is never done in a nice, quiet home office | Letters

Working from home during lockdown often exposed gender disparities in workspace allocation, with men typically receiving better setups than women.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Alison Bechdel and the Search for the Beginner's Mind

Bechdel's early days of cartooning were an act of spontaneous creation, beginning with a simple doodle that evolved into the iconic "Dykes to Watch Out For" series.
Writing
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

Melissa Febos on Her Year Without Sex

Melissa Febos intertwines personal experiences and artistic expression, offering profound insight into the writing process and self-transformation.
#photography
Black Lives Matter
fromThe Art Institute of Chicago
in 1 month

Elizabeth Catlett: "A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies" | The Art Institute of Chicago

Elizabeth Catlett was a pioneering Black revolutionary artist whose work and activism span nearly a century, addressing social justice through art.
#loretta-swit
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Susan Brownmiller, whose landmark book changed attitudes on rape, dies at 90

Susan Brownmiller, author of 'Against Our Will,' passed away at 90; her work was pivotal in reshaping perceptions of rape and victimhood.
#cynthia-nixon
NYC LGBT
fromBustle
1 month ago

Cynthia Nixon Shares What She Hated About 'SATC'

Cynthia Nixon critiques the lack of diversity in 'Sex and the City', while recognizing its positive impact on feminist media.
NYC LGBT
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Cynthia Nixon reveals what she 'hated' about 'Sex and the City'

Cynthia Nixon critiques aspects of 'Sex and the City' for being outdated, especially regarding race and LGBTQ+ representation.
US politics
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Hillary Clinton frets that a female Republican president would be 'handmaiden to the patriarchy'

Hillary Clinton expressed concern about female Republicans undermining feminism and emphasized the need for genuine female leadership against patriarchy.
Women in technology
fromtime.com
2 months ago

I Founded Girls Who Code. Now I'm Worried About Boys

Gender equality efforts need to include emotional support and growth for boys alongside girls.
Disconnection rather than competition is the core issue hindering societal progress.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Piers Morgan Guest Googles His Terrible Opinions' Live on Air When He Confronts Her Over Anti-Man Tweets

On Piers Morgan Uncensored, feminist blogger Clementine Ford confronted Morgan about his past tweets, revealing a heated exchange regarding opinions on men and societal issues.
Black Lives Matter
Parenting
fromVulture
2 months ago

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season-Premiere Recap: Never Touched a Wiener

MomTok blends social media, feminism, and cultural critique, creating a profound impact on its audience and the portrayal of modern motherhood.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Scientists confirm woke change made to Barbie - so did you notice it?

We found Barbie's foot posture change over time unexpected and fascinating, and perhaps something with deeper meaning or a Mattel executive direction we are unaware of.
Fashion & style
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Julia Kristeva's Philosophical Revolutions

Oliver's work demonstrates that Julia Kristeva's intellectual contributions demand closer examination, challenging critiques that stem from misunderstandings of her complex theories and philosophical dispositions.
philosophy
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