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…
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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…
Women denied entry to Cannes red carpet for not wearing high heels. Let girls be girls without following the cruel rules of gender. “I let my daughter shave her head.” “I’m not…
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…
This past week, the hashtag #HowToSpotAFeminist has been in full-bloom across the Twitterverse. Originated on The Blaze, a conservative radio show out of Los Angeles, the host aimed to make feminists the…
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…
Meet Ashima Shiraishi, a 13-year-old rock climber who’s breaking records set by adult men! “Nice guy just trying to chat slashes woman when she laughs at him.” “Boys will be boys: does violence…
Fetishizing infant girls. WTF. “PeeWee Pumps” are high heels for babies. Stop the sexualization of dance choreography and costumes for little girls — sign the petition. Utah mom finds stolen Facebook photos…
Technology company Alibaba posts job advert asking for “stunning” women to “excite programmers” with qualities of Japanese porn star, Sora Aoi. Child pornography on the rise, as reported by the Canadian Centre for…