There have been women who stumbled across Feministing randomly, through a bizarre Google search or something, and had no idea what feminism was. They... →
Jessica Valenti
Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common - they... →
Bra-burning never happened. It was completely made up by the media. A couple of women protesting a Miss America pageant threw some bras into a... →
I grew up in Long Island City. When I was growing up, my parents owned a women's clothing store in Queens. It was for older women. I got my bras... →
The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep... →
A huge part of keeping women in their place has to do with creating a really limited definition of what a 'real' woman is like. And a ton of... →
Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children.
The implications of likability are long-lasting and serious. Women adjust their behavior to be likable and as a result have less power in the world.... →
How insulting is it to suggest the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things?
I've seen straight, partnered women explain their decision to stay at home by noting that childcare would have taken too much out of their... →