Feminism
- The 'Pro-Life' Party Has a Funny Way of Respecting Womenmsmagazine.com The 'Pro-Life' Party Has a Funny Way of Respecting Women - Ms. Magazine
The GOP's latest punchline: If a woman voices her opinion, intimate partner violence is a hilarious solution.
- How I Talk to My Daughters About Kamala Harrismsmagazine.com How I Talk to My Daughters About Kamala Harris - Ms. Magazine
How I Talk to My Daughters About Kamala Harris: The joys, challenges and revelations of parenting during the age of Kamala
- Colorado voters could help victims of domestic and sexual violencewww.motherjones.com Colorado voters could help victims of domestic and sexual violence
The gun lobby opposes the measure, but advocates see it as “a matter of life and death.”
- The roadmap to increasing participation in WIC: More access, less politicswww.salon.com The roadmap to increasing participation in WIC: More access, less politics
"The premise is simple, but the impact will be profound," says the CEO of the National WIC Association
- A massive "trauma burden" is pushing LGBTQ+ women to the brinkwww.lgbtqnation.com A massive "trauma burden" is pushing LGBTQ+ women to the brink - LGBTQ Nation
New research reveals a significant mental health crisis
- The return of 90s culture echoes a backlash to feminism that we’ve seen throughout historytheconversation.com The return of 90s culture echoes a backlash to feminism that we’ve seen throughout history
The objectification of women at the heart of 90s pop culture does not gel with what we think of as the sexually open, progressive politics of generation Z.
- The Supreme Court just signaled how next president could impact abortion access — no legislation needed19thnews.org The Supreme Court just signaled how next president could impact abortion access — no legislation needed
The Supreme Court’s rejection this week of the Biden administration’s appeal to weigh in on a dispute over emergency abortion care in Texas foreshadows how the next president could protect or restrict abortion access without signing — or vetoing — federal legislation.
- Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coveragetheconversation.com Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
When USA Today columnist Christine Brennan questioned a Black player over her striking Caitlin Clark during a game, it was anything but benign.
- At 12 she was abused by a friend’s father. Police told her parents she was asleep so there was no need to let her know. The problem? They were wrong …www.theguardian.com At 12 she was abused by a friend’s father. Police told her parents she was asleep so there was no need to let her know. The problem? They were wrong …
Franky Dean’s story highlights the moral dilemmas of crimes with ‘unknowing victims’
- How abortion foes are using transphobia to derail NY's Equal Rights Amendmentwww.motherjones.com How abortion foes are using transphobia to derail NY's Equal Rights Amendment
Proposal 1 would enshrine powerful anti-discrimination protections in the state constitution.
- Criminalization of Pregnant Women Skyrockets, Based on the Legal Fiction of ‘Fetal Personhood’msmagazine.com Criminalization of Pregnant Women Skyrockets, Based on the Legal Fiction of ‘Fetal Personhood’ - Ms. Magazine
Criminalization of Pregnant Women in Jail/Prison or Facing Arrest and Lawsuits After Miscarriage Skyrockets, Based on ‘Fetal Personhood’
- feminist literature recomendations
do you have any feminist book recommendations?
- The gender wage gap has increased for the first time in 20 yearsfeminist.org The gender wage gap has increased for the first time in 20 years - Feminist Majority Foundation
In 2024, it’s nothing short of outrageous that we’re still grappling with a wage gap between men and women. This persistent disparity isn’t just a number on a spreadsheet – it’s a glaring symbol of the systemic sexism that continues to plague our society. For the first time in over 20 years, the gen...
- Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion banswww.vox.com Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bans
Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.
- Health plan floated by JD Vance could weaken protections for pregnant people19thnews.org Health plan floated by JD Vance could weaken protections for pregnant people
Vance revealed more details about the “concepts of a plan,” which include weakening the Affordable Care Act’s protections for preexisting conditions.
- Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Diedwww.propublica.org Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion ban.
- Why menopause is sometimes seen as 'liberation'.360info.org Why menopause is sometimes seen as 'liberation' - 360
In patriarchal societies, women often express relief upon reaching menopause, allowing them greater freedom and a more carefree life. Pushpa*, 52, had been told that menopause was a challenging phase. “But I attained menopause without any distress; the only change I experienced was the cessation of ...
- 'I am a rapist', admits husband in French mass rape trialwww.bbc.com 'I am a rapist', admits husband Dominique Pelicot in French mass rape trial
Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife Gisèle to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.
- Women on TikTok are schooling a Trump ally who denied people are “bleeding out” due to abortion banswww.motherjones.com Women on TikTok are schooling a Trump ally who denied people are “bleeding out” due to abortion bans
The video by Project 2025 staffer John McEntee backfired big time.
- Women in France moved by defiance of Gisèle Pelicot in mass rape trialwww.bbc.com Women in France moved by defiance of Gisèle Pelicot in mass rape trial
As her story has emerged, she has become a symbol of courage and resilience.
- Thoughts about the 4B movement?
As a cishet male i dont feel in the position to give an opinion about it, i just want to know how you feel about it
- Misogynist Manifesto: Project 2025’s Plans to Gut Women’s Rights in the Workplace and Classroommsmagazine.com Misogynist Manifesto: Project 2025’s Plans to Gut Women’s Rights in the Workplace and Classroom - Ms. Magazine
Project 2025's plans for women students and workers would devastate their educational opportunities, harming their careers and earning power.
- Looks like pornhub is silently deleting any videos with the words unconcious / sleeping on their titles
Now when you search such content a warning is displayed
- Do men have a place in the feminist movement?
I started to become interested in feminism over the last few months, but with the last horrifying cases of crimes against women i saw that many feminist women have (reasonably) learned to fear us, or at least, have some resentment towards us (again, reasonably), so, do we have a place in this movement, or we should take a step aside
- ‘They were killed because they were lesbians’: Attack on women burned alive shocks Argentinaenglish.elpais.com ‘They were killed because they were lesbians’: Attack on women burned alive shocks Argentina
Four women who shared a room in Buenos Aires were attacked with a Molotov cocktail and only one survived. Members of the LGBTQI+ community ask for justice and warn against the increase in hate speech
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/27417815
- Rape is Consensual: Inside Haryana's Rape Culture | Documentary by The Quintyewtu.be Rape is Consensual: Inside Haryana's Rape Culture | Documentary by The Quint
In January 2018, ten rapes in ten days in Haryana seemed to shock everyone. And yet again, people asked, “Itne rapes kyun hote hai, yaar?" We set out to travel across the state in an attempt to find out. Catch the whole story here: https://bit.ly/2qd9X0k Music: Big Bang Fuzz
- Trump wants men to believe he's a "fun" misogynist — but JD Vance gives up the gamewww.salon.com Trump wants his bro voters to believe he's a "fun" misogynist — but his abortion bans say otherwise
Trump's abortion flip-flop is a distraction from MAGA's true goal: Tie young people down with marriage and kids
- The media's double standard comes for Kamala Harris — and misseswww.salon.com The media's double standard comes for Kamala Harris — and misses
But it hasn't ended: Almost immediately after her first interview, there were calls for a press conference
- No 'feminist propaganda': hit Chinese video game in censorship rowwww.france24.com No 'feminist propaganda': hit Chinese video game in censorship row
The co-publisher of hit Chinese video game "Black Myth: Wukong" this week sent guidelines to foreign streamers urging them against discussing politically touchy topics like Covid-19 or feminism, players…
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/15743507
> Archived version > > The co-publisher of hit Chinese video game "Black Myth: Wukong" this week sent guidelines to foreign streamers urging them against discussing politically touchy topics like Covid-19 or feminism, players said. > > Released globally on Tuesday, "Black Myth" rapidly became one of the most successful Chinese-made games ever, as measured by the number of players on gaming platform Steam. > > [...] > > But in the run up to the game's release, video streamers reported receiving a document from co-publishers Hero Games warning them to avoid topics including "feminist propaganda" or "politics" when they received a passkey to play the game, an email exchange seen by AFP showed. > > Gamers were also warned against any reference to "Covid-19", "isolation" or "quarantine" -- likely a reference to China's pandemic-era policies that placed millions under arbitrary lockdowns and sparked civil unrest. > > [...] > > Benoit Reinier, a French video game content creator, confirmed [...] that he had received the guidelines and shared his email exchange with the firm's representative. > > In a YouTube video, Reinier said he would not stream the game on his channel in response to the guidelines, he described as "censorship". > > "I have never seen something so shameful," he said in the video. > > "It is very clearly a document which explains to us that we must censor ourselves and we must not talk about subjects considered negative such as politics." > > [...] > > But Chinese gamers have rallied to the game's defence, with some painting any criticism of China's first "Triple A" title -- some of it focusing on the lack of diversity in the game -- as evidence of foreign bias. > > "Feminists have always tried to achieve their anti-China goals by smearing and suppressing traditional Chinese culture, but I believe they will definitely fail," read a post on Weibo, an X-like platform, which defended the game on Wednesday. > > Other Chinese social media users also targeted reviews by foreign media that awarded scores considered low. > > A review by Canada-based Screen Rant was ridiculed for marking the game down for "lacking in inclusivity and diversity". > > "How can it be lacking diversity when it has so many monsters?" read one Weibo comment under a post about Screen Rant's score of 3 out of 5. > > [...] > > Another post accused foreign gaming review platforms of "joining the ranks of those smearing China". > > "Seeing that China has released a hugely successful game, they start relentlessly pushing ideologies like LGBTQ and feminism," the user added.
- MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trumpwww.salon.com MAGA's obsession with Ella Emhoff could backfire
They can't stand a fashionable young woman who doesn't care what they think of her
- "Simply put, they are out of their minds": Kamala Harris won't let Republicans hide their misogynywww.salon.com "Simply put, they are out of their minds": Kamala Harris won't let Republicans hide their misogyny
Republicans know their views on reproductive rights and cat ladies are unpopular, but they keep taking the bait
- Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties shows that development aid workstheconversation.com Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties shows that development aid works
Aid successfully narrowed gender gaps in nearly every country researchers examined.
- What is a woman? Australian court rules in landmark casewww.bbc.com What is a woman? Australian court rules in landmark case
Roxanne Tickle has won a landmark case which questioned who can legally claim to be a woman.
- Abortion is front and center at the DNC — and the message is about freedom19thnews.org Abortion is front and center at the DNC — and the message is about freedom
On and off the stage in Chicago, reproductive rights have been a major topic of conversation, a shift from past Democratic conventions.
