“Threatened” masculinity may be affecting voting patterns. Masculinity got a shakeup in the wake of the Great Recession. Fresh research finds that the financial tsunami did more than wipe away men’s incomes; it affected their minds. Especially when their female partners earn more than they do. A little background: Since the 1980s, the number of […]
Doing whatever I want doesn’t automatically make me a feminist. I’m a feminist because I advocate for a world in which every woman has the freedom and resources to do the same. When my partner and I started talking about having a baby—how it would change our lives, what we would need to do to […]
Despite all the successes of women, the white male establishment has prevailed. In 1955, Mrs. Dale Carnegie, whose husband wrote the best-seller How to Win Friends and Influence People, advised her fellow housewives: “The two big steps that women must take are to help their husbands decide where they are going and use their pretty […]
What would Susan B. Anthony and her fellow suffragettes think if they knew that close to 40 percent of unmarried women weren’t even registered to vote at the start of the last presidential election? On August 18, 1920, a state legislator from Tennessee cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment. More than 144 […]
Chill out, ladies, “the system” has got you covered. When newly appointed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was asked his advice for women seeking promotion or a raise, he said, to a conference hall packed to the rafters with thousands of technically brilliant and ambitious women, “It’s not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and […]
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 […]
