This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Criminalization of pregnancy and unpaid maternity leave are some of the obstacles mothers face in the U.S. It’s ironic that while women are constantly bombarded with attacks on abortion rights, our society and economic system provide virtually no support for women when they decide to have […]
This originally appeared on Alternet. Republished here with permission. Women of color have never had the privilege to solely focus on women’s issues. Feminism is much more than simply addressing the wage gap, climbing the corporate ladder, or even ensuring access to abortion services. Many times racism, classism, and sexism are so tightly enmeshed they’re […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Macho culture–the perpetuation of hypermasculinity, dominance, violence, bravado–can be deadly, particularly for women. According to the World Health Organization, women in the United States are victims of intimate partner violence at a rate about five times that of men, and the United Nations has found that the most common form […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Like many women, I’ve been sexualized since before I really knew what sex was. The honking, leering, and whistling began when I was about 11 years old, and it happened almost everywhere in my Mexican working-class neighborhood. On a few occasions, men followed me in their […]
