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By Maria Rohani • 6 years ago

Feministing Reads: Kathryn Moeller’s “The Gender Effect”

About a year ago, on the eve of International Women’s Day, a statue popped up in downtown Manhattan just blocks from my office. The art piece, a bronze figure of a little girl facing off with the infamous bull of Wall Street, appeared suddenly and went viral on the internet just as swiftly.

About a year ago, on the eve of International Women’s Day, a statue popped up in downtown Manhattan just blocks from my office. The art piece, a bronze figure of a little girl facing off ...

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By Reina Gattuso • 6 years ago

Feministing Reads: Ask

When you really start thinking about consent and power, you go through a mental wormhole where your brain short-circuits over questions like: What is the meaning of consent when the world is so unequal? Is there such a thing as a relationship that is free of coercion? I didn’t consent to being born into capitalism so how can I be made to get out of bed for work?

When you really start thinking about consent and power, you go through a mental wormhole where your brain short-circuits over questions like: What is the meaning of consent when the world is so unequal? Is ...

Street sign reading: "Gentrification in progress. There will be cupcakes!"
By Brianna Suslovic • 6 years ago

Housing Justice is a Feminist Issue Too

Last week, I was struck by a headline about Washington D.C.’s Shaw/U Street neighborhood. According to American University researcher Derek S. Hyra, white millennials seek out the “authenticity” that comes with living in predominantly black neighborhoods.

Last week, I was struck by a headline about Washington D.C.’s Shaw/U Street neighborhood. According to American University researcher Derek S. Hyra, white millennials seek out the “authenticity” that comes with living in predominantly black ...

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By Chanelle Adams • 7 years ago

Feministing Reads: The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band

Many of us have dreamt of starting a badass girl band. Few of us have been as public and reflective about the process as Michelle Cruz Gonzales, who had no idea picking up a guitar in rural Toulumne, California would lead to a life-long journey in punk feminism.

Many of us have dreamt of starting a badass girl band. Few of us have been as public and reflective about the process as Michelle Cruz Gonzales, who had no idea picking up a guitar in rural ...

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By Katherine Cross • 8 years 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 ...

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