What’s current: What does it mean to have a ‘female brain?’

Check out the trailer for Suffragette! “We’re in every home. We’re half the human race. You can’t stop us all.”

An accurate depiction of life in the middle ages.
An accurate depiction of life in the Middle Ages.

In the summer of 2015, let’s take the patriarchy by storm.

Medieval women were not living under the constant threat of rape as much as our porntastic present might suggest… Yet Game of Thrones writer, George RR Martin, compares the prospect of writing fewer rape scenes into his fantasy world to writing “people walking on their hands instead of their feet” into the script.

Toronto club to host a “sex party” for the disabled. Attendees will be provided with a burlesque show, sex toys, and masks. Volunteers will aid in making sex acts possible where physical aid is required. “I think that it’s important that people realize that sexual expression is a human right,” says disability activist.

An audio discussion on the deplatforming of radical feminists, featuring Julie Bindel and Miranda Yardley.

Elinor Burkett doesn’t buy the sexist premise that there is a “female brain.”

Susan Cox is a feminist writer and erstwhile academic in Philosophy. Follow her @Blasfemmey. Got tips? Email us.

Susan Cox

Susan Cox is a feminist writer and academic living in the United States. She teaches in Philosophy.