They marched in Nevis, too
Slacktivism, that most satisfying of portmanteaus that combines 'slacker' and 'activism', has typically been used to refer to the habit of 'liking' or sharing something on social media; it...
Category: Women
The Women’s March on Washington: A Lesson in Intersectional Failures
The night after the US election, retired lawyer Teresa Shook created a Facebook Event for a protest in Washington the day after Trump’s inauguration. The next morning, she woke up to find that...
#CzarnyProtest — a study of empowerment through social media
Warsaw. Castle Square. October 3, 2016. This picture shows one of many protests that gathered that day in Poland and across the globe. #CzarnyProtest — meaning literally the Black...
Sady Doyle’s Trainwreck explores the women we love to hate
If you keep up with celebrity gossip or entertainment news, you’ve seen her: the “promising,” talented ingénue who just can’t stay away from drugs or alcohol, who “parties too much,”...
Goodbye to all that: I’m done with Election 2016
Some pregnant women, in the final weeks of their pregnancy, succumb to a strange phobia: They begin to worry that their pregnancy is permanent. It’s gone on so long. It’s been so grueling. It’s...
Ask not whether Clinton is sick: Ask why it matters
In a year where the election is not particularly close, the media has leapt at any chance to make Secretary Clinton’s victory seem less assured and amplify the perception of a horserace. This...
The beach has always been a place to control women’s bodies
It has been hard to escape the recent controversy surrounding the prohibition of modest Muslim swimwear in areas of coastal France. The ‘burkini ban’ has been implemented in towns including...
7 key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s latest abortion decision
The clock was ticking on the Supreme Court's term when it finally released a ruling in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, a landmark decision exploring the constitutionality of Texas' HB2, a law...
What “The Worst Tweet” tells us about internet culture
The "Worst Tweet Ever” was a little underwhelming, if you think about it. The “Worst Tweet,” for all of the three people on the Internet who haven’t heard about it, is what a woman who Tweets...
Why Pierre Bergé is wrong about Islamic Fashion
Think about Islam and what women wear, and most people with think of the burqa. With France having already banned covering of the face, Muslim women in France report a rise in abuse, even if only...