Dialogue and Opinion
Fighting Fatphobia: A Feminist Take on Weight
December 17, 2019
Fighting Fatphobia: A Feminist Take on Weight
Diets are replaced by detoxes or lifestyle changes; instead of weigh-in meetings, WW customers now attend “Wellness Workshops.” But underneath…
GirlDefined, Biblical Womanhood, and the Woman’s Holy War
December 5, 2019
GirlDefined, Biblical Womanhood, and the Woman’s Holy War
Biblical womanhood positions us as modern-day Atlases, holding the world on our backs.
Observations from the Psych Ward
November 15, 2019
Observations from the Psych Ward
Ultimately, I am not in the psych ward to find all the answers to my questions, and certainly not to…
Feminist Theorist Thursdays: Kate Millett
November 14, 2019
Feminist Theorist Thursdays: Kate Millett
Kate Millett (1934-2017) was an American feminist theorist, activist, writer, educator and filmmaker. Her main areas of interest were mental…
Razors, Hair Positivity and Femvertising on Instagram
November 5, 2019
Razors, Hair Positivity and Femvertising on Instagram
I begin to fall into the marketing trap. Suddenly, I feel the need to consume these products that are being…
Feminism 101: What is Himpathy?
April 13, 2019
Feminism 101: What is Himpathy?
Himpathy is a term for the cultural backlash that sympathizes with powerful men accused of sexual assault.
Feminism 101: What is Orientalism?
April 10, 2019
Feminism 101: What is Orientalism?
By relegating the East to a submissive, homogenous caricature of otherness, Orientalism has served as a device for the West…
Feminism 101: What is the Gender Binary?
April 10, 2019
Feminism 101: What is the Gender Binary?
Design by Elizabeth Gomez The strict dichotomy of male and female may seem to be the natural way of organizing…
Women Online Are Content
March 23, 2019
Women Online Are Content
Technology, particularly social media, has not dismantled the constraints and tyrannies of identity so much as it has replaced their…
Free, Free Palestine: The History and Implications of Israeli Occupation
March 20, 2019
Free, Free Palestine: The History and Implications of Israeli Occupation
As a community, we must start to inform the general public about the implications of Israeli apartheid and standing in…