On October 31st, the world’s population will reach 7 billion. With this historical milestone in sight, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) has issued a call-to-action to renew our commitment to work for a healthier, more sustainable world. How women and girls become change-agents in their own lives and how we empower them is crucial to [...]
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Join Our Next Tweetchat at #nxtgenfem! Marlo Thomas and Passing the Torch of Feminism
The argument remains: Do we, as women, still live in a male-dominated society? Or have we finally achieved a sense of equality? Perhaps this will be a debate that never ends, in a “chicken or egg” cul de sac in which each side can produce convincing and fact-based arguments, but no conclusion is really ever [...]
A Woman, An Inmate, An Inspiration
In about a month, I will be leaving my job and home to move 2800 miles away for law school. Lately, this has seemed like a daunting task: is it really necessary to do all that packing, make new friends, and take out student loans? Couldn’t I make a difference here in D.C.? Of course [...]
You Should Run
Last night I was reminded of an issue I’ve written about here a few times. At WIN’s Women Opening Doors for Women event the keynote speech, given by Sam Bennett, president of the Women’s Campaign Fund focused on women candidates. She not only asked that we all ask women we know to run, and nominate [...]
Can You Name 3 Female Artists?
“Can you name three female artists?” Of course, I thought – so easy! Mary Cassatt….um….um….. “Frida” says someone in the film, where people on the streets of New York are being asked this question. Yes, I think – Frida! And….um…. I couldn’t do it. Neither could anyone on that street. !Women Art Revolution, by Lynn [...]
What Do Armenian Women Want?
In mid-May, women from across Armenia gathered together to organize for a larger political presence in the running of their country. These women worked to form policy platforms, an organizing tool designed to change national policy around certain issues. Women across the world have already used these platforms effectively for social change. The conference was [...]
Catcalling and Gang Rape: The Manifestations of Global Gender Discrimination
Angelique’s village was invaded in the middle of the night. She was tied up and suspended between two trees, her legs spread wide apart. Seven men violently plunged themselves into her before she passed out from severe, torturous pain. Later, they shoved sticks up her ruined and ravaged vagina. She developed a medical condition that [...]
Tweeting feminists exploring feminism and social media
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 [...]
Adele Nieves and SPEAK!
For more about Adele Nieves, photos and to hear the interview, visit the post! Excerpt cross-posted with permission from the Feminist Advisory Board for Obama. – My parents used to tell people that they discovered Barbra Streisand. They saw her in a small club in the Village and although she may have already put out [...]
I don’t know who Gloria Steinem is
Well, ok, that’s not entirely true. I know who she is, and I certainly can Google her and find out everything I don’t know. But I don’t know about her the way that so many other women do, women who really understand the feminist movement and have been doing so much important, admirable work. I [...]