Earl’s restaurant changes dress code after CBC report on sexism damages their PR. Berkeley law school dean Sujit Choudhry resigns amid sexual harassment lawsuit. Sarah Ditum argues that if we’re going to…
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Sylvia Pankhurst: shunned, snubbed, now to be honoured, at last, with London statue. The first uterus transplant in the U.S. fails, hospital says. Clinical trial that aims to do 10 uterus transplants…
Rumours surface that Sony Music is trying to find a way to end Dr. Luke’s contract amid public outcry over his abuse of Kesha. Dr. Luke’s lawyer refutes these claims. Bombay woman…
Meghan Murphy argues that third wave feminism and an increasingly individualistic culture have rendered the word “feminism” meaningless. Time to get radical with our feminism! Alberta’s Court of Appeal rules women’s groups…
UK leftist political leader, Jeremy Corbyn, comes out in favour of blanket decriminalization of prostitution, including the decriminalization of pimps, johns, and brothel owners. It is expected that female Labour MPs will…
Oscar Pistorius, found guilty of Reeva Steenkamp’s 2013 slaying, is denied right to appeal murder conviction. All female Ghostbusters? Yes, please. The trailer is officially out so get ready for some bad-ass…
Honduras environmental and Indigenous activist, Berta Cáceres, assassinated in her home. In 2015, the co-founder of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of Honduras won the Goldman Environmental prize, the world’s leading environmental…
Just a reminder of how ignorant American anti-abortion lawmakers are: GOP lawmaker, Pete Nielson, says that “trauma” prevents pregnancy from incest and rape, and that he knows this because he has five…
Sweden takes steps to ban surrogacy: “[Last] week, Sweden took a firm stand against surrogacy. The governmental inquiry on surrogacy published its conclusions, which the parliament is expected to approve later this…
The Oscars happened last night. Men won most awards, except for the Mad Max sweep that saw female winners in Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup, and Best Costume Design.…
18-year-old Andrew Picard is “spared jail” despite having shared over 2000 images of child abuse — of children as young as two years old. It’s time to take another page from Sweden’s…
Lands’ End apologizes for featuring an interview with Gloria Steinem and ends its donations to the Fund for Women’s Equality. (Turns out they don’t care about feminism because their primary objective is…
Stars rally in support of Kesha after court ruling denying her escape from working with her rapist, Dr. Luke. Lena Dunham writes a great essay on how Kesha’s ruling highlights the way…
After public outrage, Amazon pulls book penned by serial killer of women, Robert Pickton. Taylor Swift donates $250,000 to support Kesha after ruling denies her an injunction that would provide an escape…
Judge refuses to issue injunction that would allow Kesha to work with anyone other than her rapist, Dr. Luke. Even when selling items on Ebay, men earn more money than women. A…