FEM Newsmagazine

In 1851, Sojourner Truth asked, “Ain’t I a woman?” Ever since race was conceptualized, Black women have wondered what makes them different from other women. Why is Black womanhood discredited? Why do Black women have…

While large corporations label themselves as “green,” people, communities, and ecosystems are suffering.

Heteronormative society ingrains the prejudice or dislike of people who are ‘different.’ Due to gender roles within heteronormativity, it is ‘natural’ to assume that if someone does not fit in one category, they must be…

Within the world of social media, the scrutiny we place on individuals' choices alienates people who aren’t able to be vegan, zero-waste, or adopt other inaccessible lifestyle changes. The people who are able to participate…

Discrediting the humor in “May December” and placing a strict, oversimplified moral code on it is an exercise in poor media literacy. It disregards what…

The internet’s instant reconnection with the ubiquitous memory of Chapman communicates her timeless appeal and how we can still learn from this revolutionary folk musician…

The underlying messages of commodification and desensitization embedded within "Squid Game: The Challenge" stand in stark contrast to the conclusion of the original show, and…

“Priscilla” and “Spencer” are fixed on either side of a mirror. These films are more than the perfect double feature— they manage to depict women…

This movie is more than a gay reclamation of the genre and tropes that excluded it for decades, it’s an emblem of the uninhibited joy…

This new wave of “girl music” reimagines “feminine rage” as a slow burn of emotion. It features introspective emotive songs with haunting atmospheric soundscapes to…

The main premise of Islam rests on the significance of freedom, intention, and choice. Iran cannot logically force wearing a scarf in the name of…

AR-15s are not a rational threat to a government with F-35s, aircraft carriers, and a multi-trillion-dollar nuclear arsenal. They are a threat to a classroom…

As 10 million Europeans sat in front of their televisions on Saturday night, May 15th, a screen of blue and yellow lit up their rooms.…

Through the creative derivation of and active adaptation to censorship, feminist netizens in China generate enormous power which attests to their resilience and determination.

From the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” to the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” 2022 has seen an overwhelming increase in state legislation filed to promote anti-LGBTQ+…

Mejia reveals a unique talent for bridging the gap between big data and normal people, based on his firm belief that the people, empowered with…

The “white boy of the month:” a rotating selection of conventionally attractive and “ugly hot” white celebrities who are thrust into the lustful teenage eye.…

As it stands, the Women in STEM movement has perpetuated harmful social expectations for women by shaming them for pursuing creative careers and constraining them…

Since its inception, the term has been flattened and defanged, turned into nothing but a new kind of misogyny with the kind of frightening speed…

Science fiction can be creative, exploratory, and deeply revealing about the nature and problems of society today, all within the vehicle of a fiction story…

Disabled people and their experiences are not metaphors. Still, we often co-opt disability terminology and utilize casually ableist language for other purposes.

Why can’t we escape Colleen Hoover’s chokehold?

"How is a plea of righteous anger / ‘gainst the profiteering off…

"we skirmish like kettled dogs, / armed to the k9 teeth with…

I was at the encampment last Thursday, when an organized team rolled…

Hold the line, she hears, shouted over the din, and it’s automatic,…

"Our campus, their war ground" is a digital rendering capturing the poignant…

The encampment at UCLA was one of the most beautiful embodiments of…