January 15, 2016
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Families & Caregiving , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Harassment , Health , LGBTQ , Motherhood , Politics & Public Policy , Reproductive Rights , Sexual Assault , Social Justice , Society , Women
Welcome to the Rewind, your fast facts in feminist news for January 9-15, 2016. INTERNSHIP OPP: Our founding organization, turner4D, is seeking a paid intern! Are you a feminist? Do you love the news? Are you pro-choice? Do you love Fem2? Want to be part of this incredible team? This could be the job for you! […]
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 […]
October 31, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Women
There is plenty on the horizon for BUY UP. High scoring companies will be “invited” to communicate with users, and there will be links to “product discovery.” Most importantly, as the BUY UP tag line states, women will have “Power in Your Wallet.” Thanks to social media, consumers are able to reach out to […]
October 5, 2015
Written by Lauryn Gutierrez
Abortion , Activism , Advertising & Media , Economics & Finance , Events , Families & Caregiving , Gender , Global Women's Issues , Harassment , Health , Motherhood , Politics & Public Policy , Reproductive Rights , Society , Violence Against Women , Women
The inaugural Seize the Conversation event, “Creating a 21st Century Women’s Movement”, brought world-renowned experts in women’s issues together in Washington, DC to discuss the topic from both domestic and global perspectives. Despite the great accomplishments of the last few decades by women worldwide, they are still grossly unprivileged in developed and developing countries. The […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
July 31, 2015
Written by Olivia Kimble
Gender , Popular Culture , Relationships , Society
Wow, we have a long time to make our mark on this planet. Think about it: the current US adult life expectancy is 78.8 years according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Let’s round up to 80 years. If you think about it, that’s a lot of time given the rampant diabetes, heart […]
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 […]