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#BlameOneNotAll is the new #NotAllMen. “Do men who don’t hurt women actually need to be congratulated?” Women are asked to take notes during meetings and bring cupcakes for office parties and other…
There’s a reason why gay marriage is winning, while abortion rights are losing. Why be liberated when you can be “normal?” A lesbian argues that focusing on marriage as a form of…
The brutalization of females is a central element of ISIS ideology. Here’s what happens to the women when ISIS takes a village. Q&A: Probing ISIS’ crimes against women with the United Nations.…
Germaine Greer calls out Elton John and his partner David Furnish for listing Furnish as their children’s “mother.” Almost there! Julie Bindel’s new investigative journalism project on the sex trade, “The Oldest…
Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood sexism/ageism: “I was told 37 is ‘too old’ for a 55-year-old love interest.” Trolls spread hate against feminist blogger using Twitter’s Promoted Tweets ad system. The Asian Women…
Hundreds of volunteers are working for #SafeNailSalonsNYC today. There’s only one week left to help fund Julie Bindel’s new investigative book: “Abolishing the Sex Work Myth: The Rise of the Prostitution Survivor…
UK Toymaker launches line of disabled dolls in the name of inclusion. Essence magazine pays tribute to “14 unarmed black women who died at the hands of police,” often forgotten by the…
Allison Bechdel is proud to be an “unusual woman.” Russian official defends the right of middle-aged men to take teenage “second wives,” claiming that often women are “shriveled” by age 27. How…
“Congrats, you have an all-male panel!” New Tumblr points out male dominance in lecture panels. Why do Marvel’s female superheroes all look like porn stars? Female superhero “Black Widow” is so absent…
This UC San Diego professor requires his students to get naked with him and perform “erotic self” for their final exam. If they don’t do it, they fail the class. Today, the…
The founder of Mother’s Day hated what the holiday became. An Iowa store clerk refused to sell a woman tampons because they’re “gross.” Read the case study of one serial john named…
After scathing NYT report, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo orders emergency measures to protect workers at nail salons. UK bus company removes ads of naked woman inviting costumers to “ride me all…
There’s going to be a Ruth Bader Ginsberg movie starring Natalie Portman. Photographer shows what women carry to protect themselves from attack. Sarah Ditum reflects on female work and the devaluing of…