October 2, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Gender , Harassment , Motherhood , Society , Sports , Women , Work & Careers
Welcome to the Fem2 Friday Rewind – your source for fast facts in feminist news – for Saturday, September 26 through Friday October 2, 2015. In Feminist News this Week: CALLING OUT THE CALL-OUTS: 77% of women under 40 in the US have been followed by a man on the street. 50% of them have been […]
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 18, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Economics & Finance , Families & Caregiving , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Harassment , Health , Motherhood , Social Justice , Society , Women , Work & Careers
Welcome to the Fem2 Friday Rewind – your source for fast facts in feminist news – for Saturday, September 12-Friday, September 18! In Feminist News this Week: BREASTFEEDING ON BASE: Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX, recently installed a lactation room with comfy chairs, refrigerators to store breast milk and a sink. Tara Ruby, former active […]
September 11, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Domestic Violence , Economics & Finance , Events , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Health , Motherhood , Politics & Public Policy , Reproductive Rights , Science & Technology , Sexual Assault , Social Justice , Society , Violence Against Women , Women , Work & Careers
Welcome to the Fem2pt0 Friday Rewind, where the Fem2 team bring you snips of this week’s feminist news to keep you informed of women’s movements across the world, perfectly timed for weekend opportunities to wow your friends, family and colleagues with your knowledge of feminism’s important topics. We’ll also be sure to let you know […]
September 10, 2015
Written by Kelsay Yerian
Gender , Science & Technology , Society , Women , Work & Careers
A couple of years ago, while picking out meat in the deli section at the grocery store I started speaking with a lady who was searching for employment but was finding she couldn’t get a job because she had no current job skills. We discussed her years of being a stay at home mom, and […]
August 3, 2015
Written by Suzanne Turner
Gender , Global Women's Issues , Motherhood , Society , Women , Work & Careers
I’m quite the zoo creature here in the palace of the sultan. Or, more properly, this luxury hotel in the Orient. Despite staying at the nicest hotel in a very modern town, I stick out like a giraffe in my Armani suit and Hermes scarf. The working women here (that is, the flight attendants and […]
June 14, 2015
Written by Claire Thomas
Activism , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Harassment , Politics & Public Policy , Society , Violence Against Women , Women , Work & Careers
It was the misinterpreted compliment heard around the world that made Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the type of famous he never wanted to be; four words that blew a giant hole in the pro-women rhetoric he’s been spewing since being elected. Despite being a woman, Modi’s Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina had declared that she had […]
June 4, 2015
Written by Olivia Kimble
Activism , Gender , Politics & Public Policy , Social Justice , Society , Women , Work & Careers
We all know July 4th as a national holiday, but what about June 4th? One month before we light the fireworks and grill, let’s remember another momentous turning point in history: the 19th Amendment was passed on June 4, 1919, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Yes! I, as a woman, have the right to […]
May 28, 2015
Written by Soraya Chemaly
Gender , Politics & Public Policy , Popular Culture , Society , Women , Work & Careers
This post originally appeared in Role/Reboot. Last year, I wrote an article about women standing in lines to use public bathrooms. It wasn’t actually about toilets, but about why holding women to male standards is discriminatory. It must have twisted some people’s knickers in very tight and uncomfortable knots, because it resulted in seriously outraged and indignant responses. What […]
May 18, 2015
Written by Claire Thomas
Arts & Entertainment , Popular Culture , Society , Women , Work & Careers
May has been a busy month for Joss Whedon, and it’s far from over. Avengers: Age of Ultron was the highest grossing film in the two weeks it has been in theaters, and it’s projected to still be in the top three grossing movies of this week. Whedon saw great praise for the film on one […]