All About Women 2018-2019
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    Women | The Guardian

  • The 45 stylist-approved spring fashion essentials for women, all under $200
    Linen pants, timeless tees and statement accessories can help give your wardrobe a refresh with warmer days aheadThe 13 best women’s shoes for the office, vetted by stylish professionalsSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsThe sun has emerged. Warmth and longer days... Read more »
  • Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to make sandwich dressing your style bread and butter
    Here’s an easy rule for making sure your outfit is always tasteful – even when you’re spread too thinSome days inspiration strikes, and it feels fun and soul-nourishing to invest energy creating something fabulous for dinner. Other days, there’s a lot going on so you make a sandwich. And here’s... Read more »
  • My month in the tradwife world: ‘I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying myself at all ...’
    In the past few months, there has been a boom in tradwife novels, while the accounts of influencers only grow more popular. What is it about this culture that makes it so compelling to young women?‘No one I know wants to go spend their one wild and magical life being... Read more »
  • Online abuse is a daily reality for women in public life | Letters
    As Stella Creasy’s experience shows, these encounters follow a pattern typically comprising seven elements, writes Dr Susan WatsonReading Stella Creasy’s piece about the online abuse she received after sharing an image of herself enjoying a silent disco in her constituency filled me with a mix of anger and weary understanding... Read more »
  • From fat transplants to LED mittens: how the fear of ‘old lady hands’ mobilised the beauty industry
    After decades of focusing on faces, manufacturers, beauticians and surgeons are offering us younger-looking hands. Is this more about money or scientific progress?I lay my hands on the table, palms down, for inspection. I’m in the consulting room of the president of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) in... Read more »
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    Reproductive rights | The Guardian

  • Trump has turned Title X upside down: from a contraception program into a pro-natalist machine | Moira Donegan
    First the administration sought to defund Title X. Now it’s reimagining what it stands forThe Trump administration, dominated by religious anti-abortion conservatives and reeling in money from a new wave of pronatalist tech reactionaries, has long been considering ways to persuade, pressure and cajole women into having more babies. The... Read more »
  • ‘Am I going to die?’: more women join challenge to Arkansas abortion ban
    Case argues law violates state constitution’s guarantee to life, liberty, equality and the pursuit of happinessLeitaea Lowrimore had hallmark symptoms of a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in February: vaginal bleeding, sharp pain, low hormone levels and no visible embryo on a uterine ultrasound. The 28-year-old mother and former nursing assistant was... Read more »
  • Why was a Florida woman forced to have a C-section? | Tayo Bero
    Medical coercion is alive and well in the US healthcare system – especially if you’re a Black patient giving birthA harrowing recent ProPublica report tells the stories of two Black women in Florida who were forced to have cesarean sections despite clearly stating they didn’t want them – a reminder... Read more »
  • US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report
    Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pillsThe abortion rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states – largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in telehealth appointments, a... Read more »
  • The Trump administration kills children abroad while being ‘pro-life’ at home | Arwa Mahdawi
    In Georgia, a woman was charged with murder after allegedly taking pills to induce a termination. Yet America happily drops bombs on children abroadHow many children has the US helped kill this week in the Middle East? It’s hard to keep track, but Unicef reports that more than 1,800 children... Read more »
20 Ted Talks to Inspire Women

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    Sociological Images

  • Conflict Theory and the Design of Migrant Housing
    Migrant labor sustains U.S. agriculture. It is essential and constant. Yet the people who do the work remain hidden. That invisibility is not just social. It is spatial. Employers tuck housing behind groves, set it far off the road, or place it on private land behind locked gates. These sites... Read more »
  • Who’s Not Cool With AC?
    This past summer was hot, hotter than it used to be, and this is causing a lot of new challenges for work, infrastructure, our social lives, and our health. Air conditioning was back in style and even a new public policy, with more cities working to require that landlords provide... Read more »
  • Cheeseburger Culture
    One of the biggest challenges and joys I have in teaching Introduction to Sociology is making ideas like social construction, cultural objects, or bureaucracy visible and intuitive to students. A big part of our value as a general education course is in showing students how to use these ideas in... Read more »
  • The Surprising Convergence of Girlbosses and Tradwives
    In recent weeks, we’ve seen multiple examples of women on the political right straddling two kinds of womanhood: the girlboss and the tradwife. The visibility of these women exposes a hidden link between conservative womanhood and girlboss feminism that deserves our attention.  Katie Britt broadcast her response to the State of... Read more »
  • Will a Robot Take Your God?
    Societies grow and change all the time, but it can be tough to think about big-picture shifts when you’re living through the practical details of the day to day. Take the recent popularity of large language models (LLMs). In the short term, we face important sociological questions about how they... Read more »
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    We Hunted The Mammoth

  • I’ve started a new thing called BROTOPIANS that you want to read
    Hey what’s up how’s it goin? I’ve got a big announcement, which is that I’ve started a NEW THING, a sort of blog/newsletter thing on Ghost that I call BROTOPIANS. It’s about, well, brotopians, which is my name for a new species of techbro with utopian dreams, which tend to... Read more »
  • A Mammoth farewell
    So I have something of a sad announcement to make today, one that I’ve been putting off posting. I’m not going to be able to continue with this blog. I need to make a living and unfortunately the level of engagement with my latest posts has not been enough to... Read more »
  • Where I’ve been
    So, just a quick and long-overdue note to let you know what is going on with me and why I haven’t posted in such a long time. Basically, I’m neck-deep in a big project with a rather urgent deadline and I just haven’t had time to focus on the blog.... Read more »
  • Claire Lehmann calls the waahmbulance about women who protest stuff
    We Hunted the Mammoth relies on your donations to fund its beta male lifestyle. Please drop a few bucks here or here if you can! Claire Lehmann wants you to know that something is very wrong with young women today. No, not because they’re suffering from unprecedented rates of anxiety and depression, or facing... Read more »
  • You’ll never guess how incels and MRAs responded to a new UK report whitewashing the manosphere. Or maybe you will
    We Hunted the Mammoth relies on your donations to fund its beta male lifestyle. Please drop a few bucks here or here if you can! So in my last post I talked about a shocking whitewash of the manosphere from the official UK communications regulator Ofcom. The agency’s new report... Read more »
The Journey of Women’s Rights: 1911-2015

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    Karen Ingala Smith

  • 2025
    We have recorded at least 92 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed in 2025 in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspects. We know that over the course of the next weeks and months, this figure will increase as cases that... Read more »
  • Open letter to national organisations supporting (women) victim-survivors of sexual and domestic violence and abuse
    It had been more than a week since the ruling in For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers and despite the widespread celebrations of feminists and amazing widespread front-page news coverage, none of the national charities working to address men’s violence against women and girls had spoken out about what the... Read more »
  • Abused women and children cannot be used as pawns in power politics
    Men’s violence against and abuse of women, girls and children is not a party-political issue but of course responses must be led by whichever party holds power. The issue of so-called ‘rape gangs’ is currently being used by the Right to undermine the government which has been in power for... Read more »
  • Sarah Owen, MP, newly elected chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, on Woman’s Hour
    Sarah Owen, MP (Labour) for Luton North was elected Chair of the parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) on 11th September 2024. The following morning, she was a guest on Woman’s Hour, presented by Anita Rani.   Woman’s Hour was hardly quick to pick up on women’s legitimate concerns... Read more »
  • 2024
    We have recorded at least 106 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspect in 2024: Please let me know if you have information regarding the deaths of any other women/girls (aged 13 and over)... Read more »

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    Ms. Magazine

  • Trump’s DOJ Claims Biden Administration Was Wrong to Prosecute Clinic Violence
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released an 882-page report Tuesday about the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The Act does just what it sounds like it would do: Makes it possible for individuals who provide medical care or want to receive it to enter clinics that... Read more »
  • ‘The Other Roe’ Film Shines a Light on Forgotten Abortion-Rights Case Doe v. Bolton
    On June 24, 2026, we’ll reach the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. This year, which would have been Roe’s 53rd anniversary, also coincides with the United States’ 250th, reminding us that while the U.S. has been independent since 1776,... Read more »
  • Black Feminist Visionary Beverly Guy-Sheftall to Discuss New Book ‘Black! Feminist! Free!’ @ LA Ms. Mag HQ, April 23
    A leading voice in Black feminist scholarship will take center stage in Beverly Hills later this month, as Beverly Guy-Sheftall joins professor and dean emerita Bonnie Thornton Dill for a public conversation on her new book, Black! Feminist! Free! The event, hosted at Ms. magazine headquarters in Los Angeles on... Read more »
  • This Phoenix Dad, Husband and Doctor Just Helped Change Abortion Rules in Arizona
    What kind of man would sue the state of Arizona on behalf of the women here? Dr. Paul Isaacson. Thanks to his recent win court (with legal lead the Center for Reproductive Rights), women in Arizona are no longer forced to go through a 24-hour period between scheduling and getting... Read more »
  • War in the Middle East Is Devastating the Global Aid System, and Women and Girls Are Paying the Price
    In the weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, the conflict has not only generated massive humanitarian need—it has fractured the global aid system itself. The renewed U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz marks a shift from fragile reopening to active restriction,... Read more »
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    Ms. Magazine

  • Trump’s DOJ Claims Biden Administration Was Wrong to Prosecute Clinic Violence
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released an 882-page report Tuesday about the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The Act does just what it sounds like it would do: Makes it possible for individuals who provide medical care or want to receive it to enter clinics that... Read more »
  • ‘The Other Roe’ Film Shines a Light on Forgotten Abortion-Rights Case Doe v. Bolton
    On June 24, 2026, we’ll reach the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. This year, which would have been Roe’s 53rd anniversary, also coincides with the United States’ 250th, reminding us that while the U.S. has been independent since 1776,... Read more »
  • Black Feminist Visionary Beverly Guy-Sheftall to Discuss New Book ‘Black! Feminist! Free!’ @ LA Ms. Mag HQ, April 23
    A leading voice in Black feminist scholarship will take center stage in Beverly Hills later this month, as Beverly Guy-Sheftall joins professor and dean emerita Bonnie Thornton Dill for a public conversation on her new book, Black! Feminist! Free! The event, hosted at Ms. magazine headquarters in Los Angeles on... Read more »
  • This Phoenix Dad, Husband and Doctor Just Helped Change Abortion Rules in Arizona
    What kind of man would sue the state of Arizona on behalf of the women here? Dr. Paul Isaacson. Thanks to his recent win court (with legal lead the Center for Reproductive Rights), women in Arizona are no longer forced to go through a 24-hour period between scheduling and getting... Read more »
  • War in the Middle East Is Devastating the Global Aid System, and Women and Girls Are Paying the Price
    In the weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, the conflict has not only generated massive humanitarian need—it has fractured the global aid system itself. The renewed U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz marks a shift from fragile reopening to active restriction,... Read more »
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    Feminist Magazine

  • FM Feb 18 Valentines week / bell hooks / All About Love
    THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :   Coming up FIRST … for Valentines week, bell hooks asks Why Choose To Love? We hear excerpts from a talk that the late author gave at the Los Angeles Public Library in December 1999 … when she was launching her book ‘All About Love‘.   The... Read more »
  • FM Feb 11 “Poetry for the People” / June Jordan / Betty Soskin #blackhistorymonth
    THIS WEEK on FM, Black History Month programming with host Lynn Harris Ballen. FIRST :: “Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience” is a tribute to the life and legacy of June Jordan—visionary poet, truth-teller, and relentless advocate for justice. Fusing spoken word, music, and movement, this performance channels Jordan’s... Read more »
  • FM July 16, 2025: Mutual Aid / Operation Healthy Hearts
    THIS WEEK on FemMag with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: Last month, a few days after the ICE kidnappings began in Los Angeles, rightwing media including Fox News and the NY Post reported that “ Leftwing nonprofit groups are openly helping to fuel anti-ICE riots in LA”.  Among the groups... Read more »
  • FM July 2, 2025: Where Women Made History
    THIS WEEK on FemMag with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: Less than 3 percent of LA’s historic landmarks represent women’s history. But a National Trust for Historic Preservation initiative – “Where Women Made History” is focusing on recognizing women’s contributions, including women of color and queer histories. And we’re joined... Read more »
  • FM Sept 25, 2024: Bridges Across Homelands / She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
    THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … We’re joined by multi-disciplinary storyteller Jen Cheng to hear about her latest project – a documentary short film called Bridges Across Homelands – premiering on Sat Oct 5th at 2pm during the CIRCA Queer Histories Festival for... Read more »
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    Feminist Majority Foundation

  • Urgent Care Clinic in Michigan Fills Gaps in Abortion Access
    As abortion clinics continue to close at alarming rates across the country, many community-based medical providers are stepping in to expand access to care. After a Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan shut its doors, the Marquette Medical Urgent Care, under the direction of Dr. Shawn Brown, began offering medication... Read more »
  • From Privacy to Conversion Therapy: A Troubling Month for LGBTQ+ Rights at the Supreme Court
    Over the past month, the Supreme Court of the United States has consistently made decisions that threaten the LGBTQ+ community. These attacks are rooted in the rise of Christian nationalism, which appears to be bleeding into judicial reasoning. The first major development emerged in early March, when the Court intervened... Read more »
  • Texas Issues Guidance for Abortion Providers
    For the first time since sweeping abortion bans reshaped reproductive care, Texas has issued guidance clarifying when physicians may legally provide abortions to protect a patient’s life. While this may reduce some uncertainty for doctors making urgent decisions, it is barely a step forward.   Since 2021, when the Texas Heartbeat... Read more »
  • Trump Administration Revokes Protection from Greenhouse Gases
    The Trump Administration has reversed a key decision from the Obama Administration, reshaping the future of climate protection in the United States. The rule in question, known as the “endangerment finding,” served as the legal foundation for federal regulations for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.  Now, under... Read more »
  • Virginia’s Bill Will Finally Give Survivors Justice
    On February 10, 2026, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), introduced Virginia’s Law, which would effectively require the federal government to remove the statute of limitations on sex abuse and trafficking survivors’ right to sue. The introduction... Read more »
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    Global Girl Media

  • OUR LAND OUR STORIES SCREENS IN HOLLYWOOD APRIL 23rd!
    On April 23rd, Global Girl Media and Solotech Studios in Hollywood will be hosting a special short film series on the intersection between climate change and gender justice. Films made by global girls from South Africa, Greece and Los Angeles will be shown followed by a panel discussion led by... Read more »
  • OUR LAND, OUR STORIES
    OUR LAND, OUR STORIES is our media training and environmental advocacy project that brought together Global Girl reporters from South Africa, Greece and Los Angeles for two weeks in April, 20205 to share resources, build inspiration and collaborate on a multi-media reporting project about climate change and its impact on... Read more »
  • VOTE FOR EQUALITY
    Global Girl Media Los Angeles produced a 2-part video series called WHY VOTE? for the 2024 Presidential Elections, canvasing BIPOC young women in the Los Angeles area about the issues that matter to them. One of them was about immigrant rights. Posting this post-election, now more than ever these young... Read more »
  • OUR BODIES ARE ON THE LINE
    Global Girl Media Los Angeles produced a 2-part video series called WHY VOTE? canvasing BIPOC young women in the Los Angeles area about the issues that matter to them. One of them was reproductive rights. Posting this post-election, now more than ever these young women need and want to be... Read more »
  • MUSIC EMBRACING CULTURES
    The “Music Embracing Cultures” project, a songwriting and multimedia project was spearheaded by PRAKSIS in collaboration with Global Girl Media Greece and Culture Break Borders, with the goal of integrating youth from refugee, migrant, and Greek backgrounds through music, video production, and social awareness training. The workshops highlighted cultural diversity,... Read more »
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    The Hair Pin

  • Talking With an Actual Tiny-House Future Resident
    Margaret Chandler, better known as remargaret, and her boyfriend Zach are embarking on a unique adventure in Charleston, South Carolina. They’re not just building any house; they’re constructing a tiny house, a cozy 315-square-foot home, including lofts. This journey is documented on their blog, the Charleston Tiny House, offering a... Read more »
  • Dream Interpretation: Dying Fathers and Falling Cars
    Dreams often serve as windows into the deep recesses of our subconscious mind, revealing inner truths and unresolved emotions. When we dream of our fathers passing away or cars plummeting, these are not just random scenarios but symbolic representations of deeper psychological processes. Carl Jung, a pioneer in dream analysis,... Read more »
  • The Ultimate Guide To Wearing A Jumpsuit – Tips For Rocking this Versatile Outfit
    If you learn nothing else from my tenure at The Hairpin, I want you to learn this: jumpsuits are the best item of clothing in the world. Jumpsuits, rompers, playsuits, whatever let me explain. Every fall people come at me with this bullshit about how fantastic layering is, like how... Read more »
  • Who’s the Most Important Person in Your Life? Testimonies
    While I was considering topics for this month’s discussion, Haley shared a memorable quote from Rachel Syme’s excellent profile of Broad City. It highlighted the deep connection between Abbi and Ilana, transcending mere friendship or business partnership to a rare and profound level of mutual understanding: “Our communication is constant,... Read more »
  • Celebrities All Have Little Real Teeth Under Their Big Fake Teeth
    Here’s something to think about: celebrities all have little tiny real teeth hiding under their big Hollywood fake teeth. Do you ever think about this? A mouth of secret lovelies, stained and forgotten. Little guys hiding, snug as a bug. Tiny teeth grown naturally — shh, they’re sleeping. Like many cosmetic procedures, the... Read more »

Gender equality & Documentary Films

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