Nothing on the female body is as contested and controlled as The Breasts. Every day, my various newsfeeds are filled with stories of controversy surrounding what female persons, usually young ones, are wearing or not wearing. From a Quebec teen being sent home for “too-short” shorts to a Virginia high school student being sent home […]
Fifty percent of people who report harassment experienced it first before they were 17 years old. Last week, when in the wake of the Elliot Rodger’s killings more than a million tweets were shared using the hashtag #YesAllWomen, the role that fear plays in women’s daily lives was evident. One of the most common daily interactions […]
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 […]
Those of us safely tweeting from our comfy office chairs will never venture into those dark and dangerous places to physically ‘bring back our girls.’ But sometimes, the end we’re working toward is as simple as a conversation. When Twitter first spread its little blue e-wings in 2006, I’ll admit that I was far from […]
In an era where mainstream media seems to care more about genitalia than access to healthcare, and more about misgendering than respecting identity, it is emotional to witness Laverne Cox on the cover of TIME. Last month, Twitter was abuzz as online communities gathered to vote in TIME Magazine’s “TIME 100” poll. Laverne Cox, transgender […]
Reaching boys and helping to mend their broken world views—or making sure they’re never broken to begin with—can no longer be a niche of feminism. In the few days since the shootings at Isla Vista, a national conversation about men, masculinity, and sex has emerged. It’s not the first time we’ve had such a conversation; […]
The word ‘bitch’ is so pervasive, girls no longer ask: ‘Am I a bitch?’ But instead: ‘What kind of a bitch am I?’ This weekend the hashtag #YesAllWomen trended in Twitter in the wake of the mass shooting in California. I believe, like many others, that part of the reason for this response, one that […]
She was the heroine of every black girl’s fantasy, the protagonist in tale, and an epic of her own making. She lived life overflowing. The first time I heard the deep intonations of Maya Angelou’s voice was on an advertisement for the United Negro College Fund. In a sweeping montage, her voice rang out, speak-singing […]
