- I am happier than ever to be single, so why are love and romance all I can think about? | Moya Lothian-McLeanThe yearning voice in my head is the product of a lifetime of cultural messages about the unattached woman, and it must be challenged“Come to this party,” I texted a friend last week. “There will be men there.”This rallying cry – one that carries the promise of romantic intrigue –... Read more »
- ‘Watch this creep’: the women exposing gym harassment on TikTokThe hashtag ‘gym weirdos’ has received nearly 2m views as women covertly record their experiencesWomen have long been hyper-vigilant about unwanted male attention at the gym. But before smartphones, the sense they were being stared at was more of a feeling than a certainty.Now catching perceived offenders in action has... Read more »
- ‘The fantasies are vivid, even lush’: the radical sexuality of Nancy Friday’s My Secret GardenReleased 50 years ago, her tome of sexual fantasies didn’t simply give voice to female desire – it also exposed the lies upon which the patriarchy standsWhen Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden: Women’s Sexual Fantasies was published in 1973, the top-line controversy was its assertion that such fantasies even existed.... Read more »
- Self-care is important – but we shouldn’t mistake it for feminist action | Zoya PatelAs long as there is a big gap between the women who have the most freedoms, and those with the least, our work as feminists is not overMy social media has been filled with young women of a similar age and background to me, sharing their “feminist actions” for the... Read more »
- I’m really happy with my boyfriend – so why don’t I want to have sex with him?I used to have exciting sexual liaisons with men who treated me badly. Now I’ve found my soulmate, I don’t understand why he doesn’t turn me onI’ve been with my boyfriend for 10 months and I’ve never been happier. We’ve got loads in common and he’s driven, funny and kind;... Read more »
Women | The Guardian
- ‘It’s a public health risk’: nurse decries infection control at US anti-abortion crisis centerA Kentucky nurse tried to hold a pregnancy center accountable for the problems she saw – but such facilities are subject to little regulationAt 52, Susan Rames was looking for a way to give back. She worked part-time at a Kentucky hospital as a postpartum nurse and, with her three... Read more »
- Abortion: twenty states threaten to sue CVS and Walgreens over mail-order pillsLetter from Republican attorneys general warns pharmacies sale of abortion pills by mail in their states would violate lawsAttorneys general in 20 conservative-led states have warned CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.A letter sent on Wednesday from... Read more »
- George Washington University installs emergency contraception vending machineStudents led effort over concern for reproductive rights after supreme court struck down constitutional right to abortionA vending machine that provides emergency contraception has been installed at a Washington DC university, as colleges contend with how to protect reproductive rights on campus.Students at George Washington University successfully obtained the vending... Read more »
- Why are women in Britain having to travel hundreds of miles to get an abortion? podcastRecord numbers of abortions are being carried out and services are struggling to cope. Why is the system under so much pressure and what toll is it taking on women?An unprecedented demand for abortions in the UK is leading to a crisis in abortion services. While women in the early... Read more »
- Roe v Wade: US women win abortion rights – archive, January 197323 January 1973: The supreme court rules that a woman has a near-absolute right to an abortion, but only in the first three months of her pregnancyWashington, 22 JanuaryIn a long awaited decision the United States supreme court ruled today that a woman has a near-absolute right to an abortion,... Read more »
Reproductive rights | The Guardian
- ‘The fantasies are vivid, even lush’: the radical sexuality of Nancy Friday’s My Secret GardenReleased 50 years ago, her tome of sexual fantasies didn’t simply give voice to female desire – it also exposed the lies upon which the patriarchy standsWhen Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden: Women’s Sexual Fantasies was published in 1973, the top-line controversy was its assertion that such fantasies even existed.... Read more »
- Self-care is important – but we shouldn’t mistake it for feminist action | Zoya PatelAs long as there is a big gap between the women who have the most freedoms, and those with the least, our work as feminists is not overMy social media has been filled with young women of a similar age and background to me, sharing their “feminist actions” for the... Read more »
- The biblical Eve shows us what we need to do in this time of female bravery and vicious misogynyI’ve been obsessed with Eve my whole life – it was once my name, and has served as an eternal warning. But I’d like to present you with another storyI am nearly 70 years old, and I have been looking back on my life in activism and art for my... Read more »
- It’s hard to be an older female artist. Look at the sexist snark thrown at Madonna | Nancy Jo SalesAs a longtime fan, I’ve come to see that whatever she’s being criticized for, that’s what she’s asking us to examineI’ll never forget an interview with the singer Henry Rollins I saw years ago. He was talking about Madonna – he’s long been an outspoken fan – and he said:... Read more »
- I’m a boy in my teens and I’m worried about my oldest friend. We’ve hit a divide over politics | Leading questionsBeliefs respond to how we live and what we feel, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You can give your friend experiences that could help change hisI’m a boy in my late/middle teens, and I’m worried about my oldest friend. He’s also my cousin and, as you might expect, we’ve known... Read more »
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- Sitcoms and Social Networks
Social networks are a great way to introduce people to the power of Sociology. In my Intro class, I make a point to show students the way their social networks shape the spread of divorce, how people ask for help, and the surprisingly tangled world of dating. Now there’s a... Read more » - Crying Over Gochujang
It is good to be a Korean today because the world is fascinated with Koreanness, from K-pop to K-dramas, K-movies, K-food, K-fashion, and K-beauty. It is no exaggeration to say that Korean culture has become synonymous with being cool and being hip. Things were quite different, however, not too long... Read more » - Happy New Year?
As the new year brings in a new peak in COVID cases across the country, we all have a right to feel a little down in the dumps. One trend picked up by surveys earlier in the pandemic was a drop in self-reported happiness. Now, with a new year of... Read more » - Back to Basics: Selling Sociology
Despite, well, everything, we are trying to get back into the classroom as much as we can at the start of a new academic year. I am scheduled to teach Introduction to Sociology for the first time this coming spring and planning the course this fall. Whether in person or... Read more » - VideoWork Ahead: Cones, Vests, and Masks
A few years ago, I bought two orange traffic cones at a hardware store for twenty bucks. It was one of the best, most stress-relieving purchases I made. Parking space is scarce in big cities. In our car-centered culture, the rare days you absolutely need a large truck in a... Read more »
Sociological Images
- Trump’s new anti-trans crusade is cruel and dangerous
Apparently worried about competition from Florida governor and anti-trans crusader Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump has announced a terrifying anti-trans agenda he promises to enact if (god forbid) he is returned to office. In a campaign video released yesterday, the oft-impeached former president vows to undo Joe Biden’s pro-trans policies the... Read more » - “Women complain about male horniness and yet they benefit the most from it,” Redditor explains
A spicy hot take from the PurplePillDebate subreddit: women benefit from male horniness because horny dudes will help them move their sofa. In a post with the title “Women complain the most about male horniness and yet they benefit the most out of it,” someone called feanoric explained: In years,... Read more » - Bill Gates’ boobies, and the alleged secret plot to feminize men with the COVID vaccine, according to some dumbass
The editor of the right-wing “news” site Headline USA thinks he has sussed out the possible next phase of the global conspiracy to sterilize the human race: the global elites will use vaccines to feminize men and cause them to grow man boobs. In an article with the intriguing title... Read more » - Why sex workers aren’t the solution for incels, part 2
I was reminded again today why exactly sex workers aren’t the “solution” for incels, and I thought I’d write a sort of followup to the post I originally wrote on the subject last October. You can read the full argument there, but the short version is: because sex in itself... Read more » - Misogynistic backlash getting worse in France, new report finds
The misogynistic backlash isn’t confined to the Anglosphere. Indeed, a new report from France’s High Council for Equality between Women and Men finds “alarming” levels of sexism in French society, especially among the young. “Sexism is not retreating in France,” the report concluded. On the contrary, some of its most... Read more »
We Hunted The Mammoth
- My speech at the Labour Women’s Declaration Fringe Meeting at the Labour Party Conference 2022
What do women need from the Labour Manifesto? The last Labour manifesto fell well short of pledging to develop an ambitious strategy to end sexual and domestic violence and abuse, and prostitution. However, it did say that a Labour government would, “Ensure that the single-sex-based ‘exemptions’ contained in the Equality... Read more » - 2022107 UK women killed by men or where a man is the principal suspect Waiting for further information regarding charging or other circumstances in relation to the deaths of Zoe Nicklin, Charlotte Hibbert, Naomi Hunte, Susan Ioannou, Shannon Beirne, Danielle Ejogbamu, Monika Eisen, Saffia Jameelia Davy, Woman, Scarborough, Sarah Ashcroft,... Read more »
- Remember her too
The speech I gave at the femicide vigil at FiLiA 2021 In the first three days of 2012, 8 women in the UK were killed through men’s violence. Three days, 8 dead women: 3 shot, 1 stabbed, 1 stabbed and beaten so hard with her own walking stick that the... Read more » - Sex differences in intimate partner homicide (England and Wales) April 2009 to March 2020
One day, people might stop asking me ‘What about the men?’ but that day isn’t here yet. This is the third time I’ve written a blog comparing sex differences in intimate partner homicide but it’s five years since the last time and so it’s time for an update. This information... Read more » - Truth, lies and Storytelling
I overheard a discussion on Radio Four’s Today programme this morning (8 June 2021) that contained such a blatant piece of misinformation imparted by Benjamin Cohen, CEO of Pink News, that I felt compelled to transcribe it. Justin Webb: Just on the point about abolishing legal provisions for single sex... Read more »
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- ● Law barring people with domestic violence restraining orders from having guns is unconstitutional, court rules
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submitted by /u/fandom_forward [link] [comments]... Read more » - ● The Life-Threatening Consequences of Rural “Maternity-Care Deserts”
submitted by /u/inthesetimesmag [link] [comments]... Read more » - ● Is it getting worse?Hi! I’m a 19 year old from Europe. As only recently I became an adult I wonder if the worrying behaviour that I’m observing has always been there and only now I’m noticing it , or is it getting worse? With the rise of ”influencers” (like ekhem.. Andrew) I also... Read more »
Feminism - “the personal is political”
- ● Why Marie Kondo Failed to Spark Permanent JoyDomestic work in America has been a long-time battleground between the sexes. Further complicating the issue is that women and women of color make up a majority of domestic workers: 90.2 percent are women and 51.3 percent are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander. There is no honest and accurate... Read more »
- ● Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing ViolenceThe Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) signed into law 30 years ago this week was the first time our country’s laws recognized that working people are also family caregivers and human beings who face illness themselves. But the FMLA was not enough, then or now. Currently, leave is not... Read more »
- ● U.S. Senators Urge FDA Update to Mifepristone Label for Miscarriage Use: ‘Patients Should Have Access to the Most Effective Medication Available’For years doctors have prescribed mifepristone off label for miscarriage treatment, a practice allowable by the FDA. But now, new state bans and restrictions on medication abortion has raised concerns that prescribing mifepristone could lead to criminal prosecution of healthcare providers. Reproductive health advocates are now urging the FDA to specifically... Read more »
- ● Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Women in Congress Lead Committees That Control U.S. Spending; Celebrating Suffragists of ColorWeekend Reading for Women's Representation is a compilation of stories about women's representation. This week: The leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are all women, as is the top White House budget official—the first-ever all-women team to lead the congressional committees that control government spending; new research about... Read more »
- ● Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late.“He doesn’t hurt me or anything.” If there’s one line that sums up Alice, Darling—and every psychological abuse victim’s inner chaos—it’s this one. The post Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late. appeared first on Ms. Magazine.... Read more »
Ms. Magazine
- ● Why Marie Kondo Failed to Spark Permanent JoyDomestic work in America has been a long-time battleground between the sexes. Further complicating the issue is that women and women of color make up a majority of domestic workers: 90.2 percent are women and 51.3 percent are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander. There is no honest and accurate... Read more »
- ● Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing ViolenceThe Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) signed into law 30 years ago this week was the first time our country’s laws recognized that working people are also family caregivers and human beings who face illness themselves. But the FMLA was not enough, then or now. Currently, leave is not... Read more »
- ● U.S. Senators Urge FDA Update to Mifepristone Label for Miscarriage Use: ‘Patients Should Have Access to the Most Effective Medication Available’For years doctors have prescribed mifepristone off label for miscarriage treatment, a practice allowable by the FDA. But now, new state bans and restrictions on medication abortion has raised concerns that prescribing mifepristone could lead to criminal prosecution of healthcare providers. Reproductive health advocates are now urging the FDA to specifically... Read more »
- ● Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Women in Congress Lead Committees That Control U.S. Spending; Celebrating Suffragists of ColorWeekend Reading for Women's Representation is a compilation of stories about women's representation. This week: The leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are all women, as is the top White House budget official—the first-ever all-women team to lead the congressional committees that control government spending; new research about... Read more »
- ● Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late.“He doesn’t hurt me or anything.” If there’s one line that sums up Alice, Darling—and every psychological abuse victim’s inner chaos—it’s this one. The post Could You Detect a Coercive Controller Like Simon in ‘Alice, Darling’? I Didn’t—Until It Was Too Late. appeared first on Ms. Magazine.... Read more »
Ms. Magazine
- FM Feb 1, 2023: Campus Sexual Harrassment / Abolition Needs FeminismTHIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: Last week Harvard students staged a walkout of their first class of the spring semester. The action was in solidarity with grad students who had filed a lawsuit against the university – alleging that Harvard ignored Sexual Harassment complaints against Prof.... Read more »
- FM Jan 25, 2023: Las Fotos Project / Post-Roe Abortion Access Part 2THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: FIRST … Las Fotos Project inspires teen girls and gender expansive youth through mentorship and the power of photography – to explore identity, community, and careers. We talk to Carolina Ferreira and Stephanie Gutierrez – two alumni who are now on staff – about how... Read more »
- FM Jan 18, 2023: Unsung Civil Rights (S)heroes: Ella Baker & Fanny Lou HamerTHIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen – in the week of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, we look at some of the unsung Heroines of the civil rights struggle and how we walk in their footsteps. FIRST … the documentary FANNIE LOU HAMER’S AMERICA could not... Read more »
- FM Jan 4, 2023: Post-Roe Mutual Aid / Why Patti Smith MattersTHIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … Since the loss of federal protection, access to Abortion Care has become more difficult, especially in the south, the plains and the Midwest, but the movement for reproductive justice has only strengthened. From Making Contact / The... Read more »
- FM Dec 14, 2022 :: Say Her Name / Motherful Mutual AidTHIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : 2022 will mark eight years since #SayHerName, the movement to draw greater awareness and action around Black female victims of police and state violence, was created by the African American Policy Forum. Why is that the deaths of Black women at the hands... Read more »
Feminist Magazine
- Midterm elections deliver major victories for abortion rightsWhile votes continue to be tallied following yesterday’s midterm election, results show resounding support for abortion rights across the country. Five states had reproductive freedom directly on their ballots, and polls demonstrated that abortion rights were a major concern for many voters, especially young women, on either side of the... Read more »
- New Survey: Concern Over Abortion and Equal Rights Top Inflationby 22 Points as Main Drivers of Young Women’s Vote in Battleground StatesA new Ms. magazine and Feminist Majority Foundation poll by Lake Research Partners across nine battleground states* finds that among young women voters, ages 18-29, abortion and women’s rights are the most important and highly motivating issues in determining their vote. And among women voters of all ages in battleground... Read more »
- Iranian Women Leading Unprecedented Protests“Woman. Life. Freedom.” This is the chant that has been heard around the world as Iranian women lead an unprecedented revolution for freedom in their country. The nationwide protests were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of the morality police after she was... Read more »
- Increased Attacks against Hazaras in Afghanistan; Mostly Girls and Women Killed and WoundedSince the Taliban takeover, Human Rights Watch has documented 16 attacks against Hazaras that have killed and wounded at least 700 people. The September 30th attack on an educational center in a predominantly Hazara neighborhood of Kabul killed 53 and injured more than 110 people, all of whom were recent... Read more »
- Biden Moves to Reduce Student DebtStudent loan debt disproportionately affect students of color and women. On August 24th, President Biden announced new student loan debt relief. The relief is up to $10,000 for individuals earning less than $125,000 per year and for households earning less than $250,000 a year. Those that received Pell grants for... Read more »
Feminist Majority Foundation
- GENTRIFICATION IN LEIMERT PARKGGM reporters set out to understand the historically black, significant and creative neighborhood of Leimert Park in Los Angeles, and how gentrification has changed it’s distinct character recently, by interviewing locals, artists and entrepreneurs who have lived there for years.... Read more »
- GGM Greece at Athens Democracy ForumGlobal Girls from our Greek chapter attending the 10th Athens Democracy Forum, interviewing women participants on how gender issues are linked to democracy.... Read more »
- GGM WINS BLACK GIRLS FREEDOM FUND!We’re proud to be one of 68 grantee partners of the @BlackGirlFreedomFund (BGFF), an initiative of @GrantmakersForGirlsOfColor. Selected by their Grantmaking Council of Black girls, femmes and gender-expansive youth ages 14-22, these grants will support the leadership and organizing capacity of Black girls in 23 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto... Read more »
- GGM GREECE WINS GRACIE AWARD!We are so honored to announce that our Greek chapter’s documentary short film “Escape to Justice” is among the winners of 47th Annual Gracie Awards. Congratulations to the film’s team of producer/directors/editors: Eli Fazlohah Sude Faslohah Andriana Theochari Eleni Spyrou Sara Pata We want to congratulate all the inspirational women... Read more »
- GGM GREECE HOSTS EVENING “OVER TO HER”Global Girl Media Greece hosts a very special evening in Athens, October 2, 2021. OVER TO HER is a podcast and video series produced by GGM Greece to promote the goals of the United Nation’s Gender Equality Forum. Six videos and an ongoing podcast celebrate the current #metoo movement, broken... Read more »
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"Weird pitches" meaning blog posts that bring joy rather than pain.... Read more » - A Note About The Hairpin
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The Hairpin
- ‘Absolute Light’: Trans Rights Advocate Henry Berg-Brousseau Dead at 24
“The lack of acceptance took a toll on Henry,” his mother, Kentucky State Sen. Karen Berg, said.... Read more » - This Swing State Could Rewrite Abortion Access in the Midwest
On Tuesday, Michigan voters head to the polls to decide if they’ll enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.... Read more » - University Staff Warned They Could Be Fired for Providing Birth Control
A memo also warned faculty they must “remain neutral” in speaking about abortion at all.... Read more » - 21 Women Accuse Chinese Film Veteran of Sexual Abuse in One of China’s Largest #MeToo Cases
“It was implied that unless you submitted to him, you would not be able to pass the exam,” an alleged victim says.... Read more » - The Story Behind That Pole Dancer Gender Reveal Party
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VICE US - GENDER
- What’s Current: Saskatoon parents protest after man walks around naked in girls’ change room
What's Current is Feminist Current's daily news round up. The post What’s Current: Saskatoon parents protest after man walks around naked in girls’ change room appeared first on Feminist Current.... Read more » - What’s Current: Utah bans transitioning of minors with surgery and hormones
What's Current is Feminist Current's daily news round up. The post What’s Current: Utah bans transitioning of minors with surgery and hormones appeared first on Feminist Current.... Read more » - What’s Current: Trans-identified male found guilty of rape to remain in women’s prison until sentencing
What's Current is Feminist Current's daily news round up. The post What’s Current: Trans-identified male found guilty of rape to remain in women’s prison until sentencing appeared first on Feminist Current.... Read more » - What’s Current: ‘Decapitate TERFs’ trends on Twitter after SNP politicians pose with trans activists holding banner
What's Current is Feminist Current's daily news roundup. The post What’s Current: ‘Decapitate TERFs’ trends on Twitter after SNP politicians pose with trans activists holding banner appeared first on Feminist Current.... Read more » - Are trans rights human rights? Robert Wintemute on the trans rights debate and how we got hereTrans activists stopped Prof. Robert Wintemute's talk, but started an international conversation. The post Are trans rights human rights? Robert Wintemute on the trans rights debate and how we got here appeared first on Feminist Current.... Read more »
Feminist Current
- I’m Intersex. Here’s How That Affects My Sex Life.
“I’ve never understood the idea in society that people should be ashamed of differences like this.”... Read more » - RuPaul’s DragCon: Where Drag Queens and Fans Come to Slay
“Drag Race” took the subversive art form mainstream, starting with international fan conventions. But has something been lost along the way?... Read more » - Some Trans People Are Preparing to Flee the US and Seek Asylum Abroad
“All you need to do is look at the news and see how bad it’s going to get.”... Read more » - Was the LibsofTikTok Creator at the Capitol on Jan. 6?
After appearing in an on-camera interview with Tucker Carlson, some experts think they've now placed Chaya Raichik at the Capitol riot.... Read more » - ‘Absolute Light’: Trans Rights Advocate Henry Berg-Brousseau Dead at 24“The lack of acceptance took a toll on Henry,” his mother, Kentucky State Sen. Karen Berg, said.... Read more »
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