By Alexandra Brodsky • 1 day ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Kate Harding on Brownmiller: “Their mothers and grandmothers taught the country that rape is a crime of power. . . With that important groundwork established, young people now have different lessons to teach the rest of us.”

Kate Harding on Brownmiller: “Their mothers and grandmothers taught the country that rape is a crime of power. . . With that important groundwork established, young people now have different lessons to teach the rest of ...

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By Alexandra Brodsky • 1 day ago

Sexual violence doesn’t wait for college

Here’s the ugly truth: while there’s been a lot of talk about gender violence on college campuses, too many K-12 students face harassment and violence at school, and often teachers and administrators fail to stop and respond to this mistreatment.

Here’s the ugly truth: while there’s been a lot of talk about gender violence on college campuses, too many K-12 students face harassment and violence at school, and often teachers and administrators fail to stop and respond to ...

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By Katherine Cross • 2 days ago

Feministing Reads: Joanna Russ’s “We Who Are About To…”

One of the most enduring themes of mainstream fiction is heroism against impossible odds: no matter how staggeringly unlikely the hero’s ultimate triumph may be, you can rest assured that through some contrivance, it will be secured by the end of the third act. But, even if it’s a bit hopeless, might there not be something interesting and profoundly human in impossibility itself?

One of the most enduring themes of mainstream fiction is heroism against impossible odds: no matter how staggeringly unlikely the hero’s ultimate triumph may be, you can rest assured that through some contrivance, it will be secured ...

gender gap in graduate earnings at top colleges
By Maya Dusenbery • 2 days ago

Chart of the Day: The most elite colleges have the biggest gender pay gaps for alums

The Department of Education recently released a slew of data on graduation rates, student debt, and earnings by alums of all the colleges and universities in the US. One finding: At all the top-ranked schools, there was a significant gender gap in students’ earnings 10 years after graduation.

The Department of Education recently released a slew of data on graduation rates, student debt, and earnings by alums of all the colleges and universities in the US. One finding: At all the top-ranked schools, there was a ...

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