January 26, 2016
Written by Claire Thomas
Advertising & Media , Arts & Entertainment , Events , Popular Culture , Race , Women , Women of Color
There have been rumblings about Hollywood’s neglect of women and Persons of Color (here on referred to as “POCs”) for quite some time, slowly getting louder until reaching a pivotal point when the Oscar nominations were very… whitewashed, and lacking of some curves, to say the least. Some have claimed conspiracy, others believe the actors […]
January 22, 2016
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Advertising & Media , Economics & Finance , Families & Caregiving , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Harassment , Health , LGBTQ , Motherhood , Politics & Public Policy , Race , Reproductive Rights , Sexual Assault , Social Justice , Society , Violence Against Women , Women , Women of Color , Work & Careers
Welcome to the Fem2 Friday Rewind, your fast facts in feminist news for the week of 1.16-1.22, 2016. Here in DC, our Fem2 office is closed due to the impending massive snowstorm, yet we’re here to bring you the news from a local coffee shop instead! We’ll jump right in: #RECLAIMROE #ROEVWADE #SNOWVWADE #STOPTHESHAM #1IN3 […]
December 11, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Bullying , Gender , Gun Violence , Harassment , Health , Politics & Public Policy , Race , Reproductive Rights , Sexual Assault , Social Justice , Society , Sports , Violence Against Women , Women , Women of Color
Welcome to the Fem2 Friday Rewind for the week of 12.5-12.11, 2015 – I’m happy to say there are more good things to highlight! Bring a little feminist positivity to tonight’s holiday party and wow your friends with your current knowledge of the latest fast facts in feminist news! #RAPECULTURE #SEXUALASSAULT #BLACKWOMENMATTER FORMER […]
September 25, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Gender , Global Women's Issues , Health , Popular Culture , Race , Social Justice , Society , Women , Women of Color , Work & Careers
Welcome to the Fem2 Friday Rewind – your source for fast facts in feminist news – for Saturday, September 19 through Friday, September 25! In Feminist News this Week: EMMY HISTORY MADE: Two black women made Emmy History on Sunday. Viola Davis of How to Get Away with Murder is the first black woman to win the […]
September 22, 2015
Written by Marcia G. Yerman
Gender , LGBTQ , Race , Society , Women
The project now has a logo and a fundraising shirt. Arreola talked about the hope that women can learn “to love that one little thing that they grew up hating,” and then reframe how they see it. For the past twenty months, Veronica Arreola has been the driving force on a project that has the hybridity of an art […]
June 23, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Gun Violence , Race , Social Justice , Society , Violence Against Women , Women , Women of Color
We are heartbroken by the recent events in Charleston, SC. We are heartbroken, and we are angry, that someone made “protecting women” their excuse to hurt and take the lives of innocent, peaceful people. I implore you to read this thoughtful piece from Chloe Angyal of The New Republic on the passive role of white women in […]
June 18, 2015
Written by Suzanne Turner
Gun Violence , Race , Society
This is the statement we wish Rachel Dolezal would release today: RACHEL DOLEZAL: Statement on Charleston, SC Church Shooting While the press has been obsessed with my story, countless acts of violence and racism have fallen from media attention. We were yanked back into the dangerous reality of living black in America when a white […]
August 19, 2014
Written by Amy Hunter
Activism , Domestic Violence , Events , Race , Society , Women
What’s going on in Ferguson? We have failed as a community to treat each other as kin. This is apparent in the way this incident was handled. If Mike Brown had been Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson’s son, he would still be alive. This is not about breaking the law, or being under the suspicion […]
May 21, 2014
Written by Soraya Chemaly
Activism , Race , Violence Against Women , Women
In an article title “Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm,” The New York Times on Tuesday described ongoing debates on college and university campuses about whether or not trigger warnings should be used in advance of discussions that include, among other things, violent, racist and misogynistic content. This argument is a repeat of a […]
January 8, 2014
Written by Atima Omara
Race , Women
Over the holidays. Musician Ani Di Franco had scheduled her Righteous Retreat to teach up and coming musicians at a…wait for it….slave plantation in Louisiana. Boom goes the dynamite. The reaction in the online feminist community was swift. Ani DiFranco was an important musician in the lives of many feminists who expressed disbelief at having […]