Lots of young fems making lists today. I’m joining in! Why am I a young feminist? Because I will not give up my right to choose. And yes, I do think that right is in danger. Because I hate knowing how likely it is that I’ll have to choose between having a family and having [...]

Cross-posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman. This article is dated May 30, 2010. May 30th is Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day.  The issue is starting to get more traction in terms of visibility, Congressional hearings, and acknowledgement from agencies that span a full range of alphabet soup. On Thursday, May 20th, a morning hearing [...]

by Fran Luck; posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine. Political feminism barely exists in corporate mainstream media. Shows like “Oprah” and “Tyra” – boasting female audiences in the tens of millions – owe their existence to space opened up by the feminist movement, but rarely, if ever, acknowledge that such a movement has [...]

by Megan Carpentier; posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine. When my parents instilled in me the belief that I could do anything a boy could do, I’m not sure they really knew what they were going to get. They probably pictured me playing baseball (I turned to ballet) and taking calculus (I chose [...]

If you missed it, Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live the past weekend and Jos at Feminisig.com wrote about it. Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend following a Facebook campaign for her to appear on the show. She was joined by female alums of the show’s cast Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, [...]

The future of feminism needs to be acknowledged — Chloe at Feministing writes in "Young women are the future of feminism:" Closely connected to the feeling that young women aren’t grateful, it seems, is the feeling that young women today are so entitled. They’re ambitious and they speak their minds and sometimes it feels like [...]

We are here again with our recommendation for what’s happening and what worthy for reading. Take notes! Movies and Reading Materials: Love storytelling with fantastic visuals? How to Train Your Dragon, based on a book written by a female author (and, we must point out, three of the five producers are women), is here! (via [...]

After three months of extensive research and interviews, this is the final installment of my Ryerson University School of Journalism final year project exploring feminism and social media. The online estrogen revolution Sitting in her backyard in Tampa, FL., Angie Jackson is filming a YouTube video on her laptop. Looking directly into her webcam, she [...]

What women discuss during the “Women’s History Month:" The democracy of leadership in the feminist organizations is an issue? Veronica Arreola writes in Viva la Feminista: Today’s Women’s History Tidbit: 1932: Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic* A few weeks ago I was honored to share time and space with [...]

Jessica Mack at Gender Across Borders wrote an article explaining the why the public health bill is a violations of women’s human rights. Take a look: This is not just a public health scandal; it reflects widespread violations of women’s human rights. Patterns of marginalization and exclusion in this society are exacerbated by a discriminatory [...]