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Feminism

  1. power
    Cool Teens Fight Back After Boys Circulate List Ranking Their LooksThey took matters into their own hands after deciding the boys’ punishment wasn’t enough.
  2. power
    NASA Is Canceling Its First All-Female Space WalkThanks to … space suit sizing issues.
  3. profile
    The Feminist Paradox of Cathy GuisewiteShe made a wildly successful comic strip by and for women. But to her critics, she’s just another example of compromised feminism.
  4. campaign trail
    8 Women on the People Who Inspire ThemThey’re part of a new Instagram campaign for a good cause.
  5. she's worth it
    Some Subtle Celebration Suggestions for International Women’s DayFor brands looking to show love to ladies all over the world.
  6. international women's day
    To All the Mediocre Women Out ThereHappy International Women’s Day to you.
  7. books
    Sex, Lies, and Andrea DworkinReconsidering unflinchingly angry feminist writing.
  8. human rights
    24-Year-Old Woman Delivers Stillborn Baby in ICE CustodyDays after the 24-year-old went into premature labor, she was released from ICE detention.
  9. talking to
    What Happened When We Started a Feminism Club at Our Catholic Boys School“We had a whole meeting about Kavanaugh. One day a student from Regis could be a Supreme Court nominee.”
  10. 2019 oscars
    A Film About Periods Just Won an Oscar“I can’t believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar!”
  13. reading the signs
    Lee Radziwill and the Cinderella TrapGlamorous in life and even after death, the princess was forever compared to her sister.
  14. reproductive rights
    New York Has Finally Updated Its Archaic Abortion LawThe law, which the state Senate’s GOP majority blocked for years, takes abortion out of the criminal code and allows some abortions after 24 weeks.
  15. women's march 2019
    4 Women on What the 2019 Women’s March Was Like“I made sure we went to a march that was not associated with leaders who have been at the center of the anti-Semitic controversy.”
  16. politics
    The Saudi Teen Who Fled From Her Family Has Been Granted Refugee StatusRahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she fears that she’ll be killed if she returns home.
  17. my allergies
    Try Not to Cry at Glenn Close’s Golden Globes SpeechNo one in the room was able to keep their eyes dry.
  18. the wing
    Co-Working Space The Wing Is No Longer Just for WomenIts membership policy has been altered to be more inclusive.
  19. equality
    5 Million Women in India Joined Hands in Massive Peaceful ProtestThe human chain they formed stretched an estimated 385 miles.
  20. paid family leave
    Planned Parenthood Says They ‘Must Do Better’ for Pregnant WorkersFollowing a New York Times report alleging that pregnant employees had been mistreated and denied maternity leave.
  21. lean in
    Michelle Obama Is Done With the Gospel of ‘Lean In’At her New York City stop on her book tour on Saturday, she said of Sheryl Sandberg’s popular manifesto, “that shit doesn’t always work.”
  22. k-beauty
    The Korean Beauty Protest Taking Over InstagramWomen are posting photos of their smashed beauty products.
  25. time's up
    Time’s Up’s New CEO on What We Can’t Tolerate“When women are treated inequitably, we all suffer. We are not afterthoughts.”
  26. reading the signs
    How Donald Trump Uses the Female Body As a WeaponThe White House co-opts the language of #MeToo to punish a CNN reporter.
  27. profiles
    Red Scare Leans Into NothingA podcast that offers a critique of feminism, and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they’ve spawned.
  28. human rights
    Trans Americans Have a Message for Trump: We Won’t Be Erased#WeWon’tBeErased on Twitter is full of passionate responses to Trump’s proposal to narrow the definition of gender.
  29. human rights
    What to Know About Trump’s Terrifying Proposal to Eliminate Transgender RightsThe Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly working to establish that a person’s sex is to be male or female and “unchangeable.”
  30. motherhood
    Keira Knightley Wrote an Essay on the Strength of Motherhood“They belittle me, they try not to listen to me, they don’t talk to me, they don’t want to hear my voice, my experience, my opinion.”
  31. further reading
    The Books That Inspired Rebecca Traister’s Good and MadIncluding a surprise appearance by Andrea Dworkin, plus two books the author wishes she’d read before finishing her own.
  32. power
    Exclusive: Jordan Peterson Threatened to Sue Author for Calling Him a MisogynistThe self-styled “free speech warrior” alleges Kate Manne defamed him by calling his work sexist.
  33. the body politic
    Serena Williams and the Game That Can’t Be Won (Yet)What rage costs a woman.
  34. us open
    Serena Williams Did Not Mince Words After U.S. Open Referee Controversy“I’m here fighting for women’s rights and for women’s equality… For me, it blows my mind.”
  37. drama
    What’s Going on With Avital Ronell, the Prominent Theorist Accused of HarassmentThe story exited the insular world of academia and became another flash point in the ongoing debate about consent, power, and harassment.
  38. power
    There Is a Kind of Feminist Revolution Happening Right Now in AppalachiaAmong the radicals of Western Pennsylvania.
  39. books
    Jessica Valenti Wants Us to Focus on the Bad MenIn an exclusive with the Cut, the writer announces a new book that will expand on her feminist project.
  40. femen
    Femen Co-founder Found Dead in ParisOfficials have not yet released a cause of death.
  41. #metoo
    Henry Cavill Won’t Flirt With Women in Case He Is ‘Called a Rapist or Something’He has since apologized for saying so.
  42. profile
    Amber Tamblyn Is Advocating for Women, and HerselfShe’s lactating on late-night TV, teaching feminism to David Cross and Quentin Tarantino, and attacking rape culture in her debut novel.
  43. comedy
    This Stand-Up Special Will Change the Way You Think About ComedyHannah Gadsby’s must-watch Netflix special is the most groundbreaking stand-up performance since Tig Notaro’s cancer set.
  44. defenses
    Laura Linney Says Jason Bateman Regrets New York Times Interview ‘Terribly’Her Ozark castmate is, she says, “open and progressive.”
  45. sexual politics
    Should There Be a Future for Seduction?Coaxing people into things they’re initially reluctant (though might secretly yearn) to do in the realm of sex and romance has become rather suspect.
  46. rip
    Anthony Bourdain Spoke Out Where Other Men Wouldn’tThe chef was an early and unwavering supporter of the #MeToo movement.
  49. videos
    Watch These 4 Uplifting Documentaries About Women Changing Their CommunitiesFrom the Girlgaze project.
  50. men
    Piers Morgan Has a Lot of Thoughts About the Gender Pay GapHe can’t stop talking about it!
  51. feminism
    The Wing Is Launching a Scholarship ProgramFounder Audrey Gelman speaks to the Cut about the new initiative, designed to promote economic diversity within The Wing community.
  52. party lines
    Planned Parenthood’s Former President on Her Best, Hardest Days As a CEO“The day that President Obama called me.”
  53. Boy Scouts Planning Name Change to Welcome GirlsBaby steps.
  54. talking to
    7 Actresses on Whether The Men of #MeToo Should Get a Path to RedemptionSome prominent Hollywood women at the Tribeca Film Festival gave us their takes.
  55. events
    Tina Fey Wants You to Know That Women Are Not ‘Cappuccino Machines’And all the best speeches from Variety’s annual Power of Women luncheon, featuring Alicia Keys, Samantha Bee, and Viola Davis.
  56. equal pay day
    Lilly Ledbetter Opens Up About Sexual HarassmentIn a powerful op-ed, the equal-pay advocate discussed her #MeToo moment, and how sexual harassment affects the pay gap.
  57. feminism
    Last Night, The Wing Welcomed Hillary Clinton Into the Coven“This is part of your legacy,” founder Audrey Gelman told her at last night’s event.
  58. the wing investigation
    Gender-Studies and Law Professors Support NYC Investigation Into The Wing“Sure, some might like all women spaces, but this can’t be its business model.”
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