FEM Newsmagazine

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…

Himpathy is a term for the cultural backlash that sympathizes with powerful men accused of sexual assault.

By relegating the East to a submissive, homogenous caricature of otherness, Orientalism has served as a device for the West to preserve its role at the top of the global hierarchy, engendering imperialism and violent…

Design by Elizabeth Gomez The strict dichotomy of male and female may seem to be the natural way of organizing gender, as this is the system that most of us grew up with. We were…

Does highlighting abuse by engaging with its perpetrator really give his victims the justice and vindication that they deserve?

The fact that this musical is still regarded as this timeless romantic love story is a problem.

Quite apparent from all promotional materials, “Charlie’s Angels” serves as a performance of feminist principles while lacking any and all depth.

In honor of “Glee”’s tenth anniversary, I reflected on what makes the show choir sensation the most Ryan Murphy-y of all of his shows.

If you were to watch an episode of "Game of Thrones" or "13 Reasons Why" you would never think that women getting off is important.

Where is the urgency to find more convenient and influential technological advances meant for deaf moviegoers? Obviously there is none.

No one should be surprised by the protests that have rocked Chile in recent weeks, shattering its image as an oasis of relative stability in…

The Kurdish population is an ethnic group indigenous to the highlands between the Caspian and Black Seas and the plains which once comprised the ancient…

As UCLA celebrates its centennial year, radical and forward-thinking ideology needs to be put into practice now more than ever to protect students on campus.…

In the past two weeks, Georgia and Alabama passed two of the most dangerous and restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country.

To this day, neither Turkey nor the United States have recognized the Armenian Genocide. The wounds of survivors are still open. For over a century,…

President Rodrigo Duterte is notably regarded as one of the most infamous leaders of today regarding his offenses towards women, his drug-related extrajudicial killings, and…

They know we’re desperate to be out of the prison, and they know we’re going to give it our all so they use that energy…

Fawn McKay Brodie (1915-1981) was one of the first women to become a tenured professor at UCLA, a controversial biographer, and a noted ex-member of…

Diets are replaced by detoxes or lifestyle changes; instead of weigh-in meetings, WW customers now attend “Wellness Workshops.” But underneath the veneer of self-love and…

Biblical womanhood positions us as modern-day Atlases, holding the world on our backs.

Ultimately, I am not in the psych ward to find all the answers to my questions, and certainly not to work out a cohesive radical…

Kate Millett (1934-2017) was an American feminist theorist, activist, writer, educator and filmmaker. Her main areas of interest were mental health reform, human rights advocacy…

You stand at a phone booth in the waiting room where everyone gets what they want, and you want.

Sometimes there’s so much happening in L.A., it’s hard to actually know about all the events you can possibly attend! Luckily, Fem Newsmagazine is here…

The spring is just a little less green, a little less bright, a little less colorful than all the other springs I have ever seen.

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Your family is in the audience. The audience adores you. You want to tell them that you love them but that's not your next line.

“Guayaba, not gwa-vah,” she reminds me. I let this word melt onto my tongue It feels as dense as caramel, overwhelmingly sweet, and full of…