Sarah Laing’s partner is every bit a feminist, but he’s reluctant to use such a label. She explains why. My partner and I rarely speak about gender. This in itself is unremarkable, except that I’ve just finished a post-graduate degree in Women’s Studies, I’m researching women’s history for my doctorate, and I talk about gender […]
What do Emilie Littlehales’ feelings about marriage say about her feminism? From what I can tell based on my Facebook feed, marriage season is winding down. It hit its peak in late September and early October—during which time I think roughly 10% of the people I’m friends with on Facebook tied the knot—with the rate […]
Sure the election is over, but Emily Heist Moss still worries that she’ll have to spend the rest of her life defending her rights. It’s over. For a while, I managed to hold it together. There was pie to eat and wine to drink and a couch to sink gratefully into. There were friends to […]
Why push for marriage reform when the institution of marriage itself only reinforces patriarchal norms, asks Jenn Leyva? On Sunday, The New York Times published an article opining that the end of marriage will be bad for women and girls. Oh, so we’re saving women and girls now. Our culture is saturated with misogyny, and […]
This originally appeared on The Frisky. Republished here with permission. A male blogger named Anthony Michael Rojas posted a little list entitled “How To Treat A Woman On A Date: The Basics” on his Tumbler blog and it got quite a few angry reblogs from women who felt like his suggestions were sexist. Rojas clearly […]
Emily Heist Moss asks: Are we obligated to reject our socialization? One of my favorite yoga teachers has this routine she does at the beginning of class. We are all in tadasana, waiting for instructions. This is not a hard posture; it’s basically just standing up with your arms raised and paying a little extra […]
This originally appeared on the Princess Free Zone. Republished here with permission. Having a kid means understanding that anytime or anywhere you might find yourself in the middle of a very serious and deep conversation. In my experience, one minute you can be talking about a new toy, and the next whether or not you […]
Emily Heist Moss’ father wasn’t actively trying to raise a feminist daughter, but by always being on her side, that’s exactly what he did. My dad has always been my number one fan, so vocal in his admiration and praise that I’m often forced to pull the classic teen maneuver, an eye-roll and a “Dad, […]
Mitt Romney’s attack on unmarried people during this week’s debate left Nicole Rodgers asking: Are his outdated family values becoming a threat to ours? During Tuesday night’s second presidential debate, while answering a question about assault rifles, Mitt Romney veered off on a family-values tangent. “But gosh, to tell our kids that before they have […]
Emily Heist Moss explores the difference between equal opportunity and equal outcome, saying Romney faked a fair and balanced cabinet without addressing the reasons he needed “binders of women” in the first place. In Tuesday’s Presidential debate, during a question about the state of women in America, Governor Romney described his tenure as Massachusetts governor […]
Writing about—and recognizing—privilege can be productive, says Patrick McNeil. I went through a Women’s Studies graduate program. And I’m a man. And this is difficult for some people to conceptualize. That there is a place at all for men in feminism is difficult for some people, too. On a post I recently published on Feministe, […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Myth of Male Decline by Stephanie Coontz of The New York Times says reports of a matriarchy are exaggerated. In many arenas, the progress of women has stalled. 2. The Mockery Feminists by Katie […]
