“What Should We Call Girl Pain?”

“Men never ask what they should call women’s pain, so they call us crazy. They call us crazy and they laugh at us. The same men who say women aren’t funny obviously do find women funny. They find women funny at the most inappropriate time: when we’re hurting”

“Rejected Princesses”

“Each week, former DreamWorks animator Jason Porath adds a new illustration and write-up about a woman who is, as the…

“Society: Don’t blame the mothers”

“DOHaD would ideally guide policies that support parents and children, but exaggerations and…

“Behind Every Bullied Woman Is a Man Yelling About Free Speech”

“Sunday’s massive leak of photos of nude celebrities — including Jennifer Lawrence and Aubrey Plaza — spiraled out of 4Chan and Reddit, two web communities that fancy themselves promoters of free speech and privacy…

“Empowering Femininity”

“What all of these traits share is the fact that they are all human traits that are found to varying degrees in all people regardless of their gender. Most of us express some combination of traits from both the feminine and masculine categories… Over the decades, feminists have fiercely challenged…

“One Reason Women Fare Worse in Negotiations? People Lie to Them”

“After the negotiation, students were asked to disclose whether they lied. Both men and women reported lying to women more often. Twenty-four percent of men said they lied to a female partner, while only 3 percent of…

“Masters of Sexism — Claps and Catcalls”

“CLASSIC MOVIES CHANGED TO NOT BE SEXIST.”

“ Beauty and the Beast

The second Belle sees a chance to escape from the Beast, she runs and gets help from the police, who do not question her right to accuse a wealthy man of a crime. Later, Gaston politely asks Belle on a date and does not pressure her…

“Friday Feminist Fuck Yeah: California legislature passes “yes means yes” bill”

“As Maya wrote earlier this summer, affirmative consent is really the least we can ask of each other. And the fact that opponents are so up in arms about the idea that we should only be having sex with people who want to have sex with us just…

“What Pastel Hair Means For Women Of Color”

“”About 15 years later, I’m sitting in a chair at Suite Caroline Salon on Greene Street as colorist Lena Ott massages bleach into my strands, feeling very much the same way I did a decade and a half ago. Who told me I could have purple hair and look cool? Well, honestly, no…