Web 2.0 was meant to be a game changer for feminism. Academics and social commentators alike told us that social media platforms would be a fabulous resource for our activist practices, allowing…

Web 2.0 was meant to be a game changer for feminism. Academics and social commentators alike told us that social media platforms would be a fabulous resource for our activist practices, allowing…
Madonna has spent her career molding an image of herself as a boundary-pushing, sexuality-embracing, rebel pop star. She’s always tried to stay current, and her most-recent performances, promoting her new album, in…
The #FacesofProstitution hashtag sprung up in response to a post republished on an Australian news website/online women’s mag, Mamamia. It’s a site which pushes a lot of talk about being really supportive…
Andrea Dworkin died 10 years ago today, and her legacy lives on with many of my feminist sisters, despite massive efforts to rip her to shreds while she isn’t here to defend…
In October 2014, independent journalist Jesse Brown with the assistance of the Toronto Star published anonymous allegations that CBC star radio host Jian Ghomeshi had physically and sexually assaulted three women. Within a…
When I was in journalism school I was told, not just to find the story, but a compelling narrator to tell that story. We were to personalize issues so that, I suppose,…
I’ve noticed a discomforting trend lately among women I know who identify as feminists but deny rape culture because… wait for it… they have sons. Sons who might one day be falsely…
In an interview with KC Ifeany for Fast Company, “the world’s leading progressive business media brand,” Dennis Hof complains that he’s misrepresented. The owner of The Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada is…
Owen, Owen, Owen. Why must you reinforce every lefty male cliche in the book? I once thought we shared some politics, but it’s clear we don’t. Women’s lives have no place in…
In Brazil, Carnaval has just wrapped up for another year. I was in the country for the month of Carnaval, mostly because it’s my partner’s homeland. But even with Carnaval in full…
Gloria Steinem turns 81 today and much has changed since her early days in the movement. As she points out, before the the second wave, people assumed differences between men and women…
This speech was made by Dr. Meagan Tyler on March 25, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia at the launch of Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism. “I’m a feminist, not the fun…
As Susan Cox brought to our attention yesterday, a man has single-handedly resolved the problem of women’s and girls’ body image issues. Dr Aric Sigman, author of Body Wars, has professed that…
Women. They all just can’t wait for a man to “put a ring on it” and commit to starting a family. But men… Men have such a hard time letting go of…