Contrary to the claims of Donald Trump and his supporters, the real “threat to safety and security” has, once again, turned out to be white men. Shortly after the shooting that killed…
Republican lawmaker Tony Tinderholt says criminalizing abortion will make women “more personally responsible” for sex. I wonder if he might consider imprisoning men whose wayward penises result in unwanted pregnancies? Julie Bindel:…
A US-based study found that girls as young as six years old believe that “brilliance” and “giftedness” are male traits. Christia Spears Brown, professor of psychology at Kentucky University and author of…
Mary Tyler Moore played a single, 30-year-old, working woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, something that was seen as radical for 1970s American television. The show’s female-focused format became a staple.…
On January 21st, three million people across the globe — a majority of whom were women — took to the streets. A response to the election of Donald Trump, the initial Women’s…
Women in Ireland plan to strike on March 8th in protest of the country’s criminalization of abortion. After protests from French feminist groups, director Roman Polanski will no longer be presiding over…
Survivors of the sex trade have signed on to an open letter urging Women’s March organizers to reconsider their support of “sex work”: “The Women’s March and its supporters are being hoodwinked…
The Women’s March on Washington released its official policy platform on Thursday, and numerous liberal American media outlets deemed it an unequivocally progressive one. Fusion went so far as to call it…
Sidnei Ramis de Araújo, 46, kills his ex-wife, Isamara Filier, her son, and nine members of their family on New Years Eve in Brazil. Stop moralizing about women’s drinking. Feminist groups call…
Jacqueline Sauvage suffered 47 years of violent abuse at the hands of her husband, Norbert Marot, before finally killing him. Her son, who had also been abused by Marot, had just committed…
I must admit that our yearly round-up of top posts is my least favorite thing to put together. While it’s always great to revisit the incredible breadth of work featured on the…
Vera Rubin, the pioneering astronomer who discovered the first evidence of dark matter, has died at 88. Despite her important work, she was never awarded a Nobel Prize. Not to undermine celebrity culture,…
Actress Carrie Fisher, 60, is in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital after a cardiac episode.Lorena Bobbitt was a victim of domestic abuse, but instead of talking about male violence…
‘Tis the season for capitalistic consumption in the name of Jebus! This year, put your money towards a better cause: women and girls. Not by any means a comprehensive list, here are…
Tell the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to remove strip club ads from yellow cabs. Harvard researchers have found that elderly hospitalized patients cared for by female doctors are less…