Category: Women's Rights
Women Don’t Just Run for Office. They Run Through a Gauntlet of Expectations.
Women are often asked to demonstrate competence while simult [...]
We Keep Asking Women to Be Kinder. Who Is Asking Why Men Are Not Kinder?
Someone on X.com said these wise words:One of patriarchy’s hid [...]
Does “Adult Human Female” Reduce Women to Biology? No. Here’s What Reductionism Actually Means
Human dignity doesn't require pretending our characteristics don't exi [...]
Solidarity is Reciprocal: Black American Women Are Allowed to Ask What Comes Back Across the Bridge (podcast episode)
Where did people get this bizarre idea that solidarity doesn [...]
She Was 19 When Her Boss Began Sexually Pursuing Her. Her Fight Changed the Workplace for Every Woman Who Came After.
Mechelle Vinson was nineteen when she walked into a Washington, D.C., [...]
The Female Body Part Medicine Knew About—Then Stopped Paying Attention To
I do not have to dismiss myself simply because someone else does.
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The Default State is Autonomy: 10 Reasons You Never Owe a Justification for “No”
We’ve been conditioned to treat "no" like a legal de [...]
12 Films That Show How We Are Taught Not to See Violence Against Women and Children
There are many ways to hide violence. A locked door will do [...]
Paulette Nardal: The Black Woman Who Helped Make Paris a Meeting Place for the Black World
Long before many people had language for what we now call 'Black f [...]
They Didn’t Have to Lie: 12 Films That Show How Selective Truth Shapes What We Believe
Fall is coming. Here are some film suggestions for when the weather ke [...]