feminism

comic-con

Daily Fix

geekery

A Lady Doctor Who, And Some Other Hopes and Dreams

The show began airing in 1963, with a hiatus and then a reboot in 2005. All in all, 11 actors have played the alien of everyone’s dreams. Every single one…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 22, 2013

alsoalsoalso

feminism

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: This Indie Gay Country Song Went Viral and Other Stories We Missed This Week

A different kind of camp, a book you’ll want to pre-order, a victory for trans* people in the workplace, and LESBIANS.

Carmen —

Jul 17, 2013

feminism

team pick

community

Team Pick: The Toast Is The Yummiest New Website

“The Toast prefers free weights to circuit machines but also enjoys a good sit. The Toast doesn’t care how much you or Marilyn Monroe weigh. The Toast is happy, then…

Vanessa —

Jul 4, 2013

alsoalsoalso

feminism

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Black Muslim Lesbians in Gay Mecca and Other Stories We Missed This Week

From Exxon to sexism, we’ve got a lot of people to put in the doghouse. Let’s slam it out.

Carmen —

Jun 5, 2013

Daily Fix

feminism

gender

I’m Not A Gender Zombie and Neither Are You: Rejecting Anti-Trans Bigotry From Rachel Ivey and Deep Green Resistance

Word has quickly spread on the web in the last week or so that Rachel Ivey, a member of the Deep Green Resistance environmentalist movement that holds openly transphobic views…

Savannah —

May 20, 2013

Daily Fix

feminism

geekery

How Sailor Moon Made Me A Feminist: An Ode to Magical Girl Shows

Maybe it’s the influence of Sailor Moon that is part of what made me a feminist, someone who didn’t think that being a girl was a weakness but was, in…

Rose —

May 17, 2013

feminism

photography

parenting & family

Mom Dresses Daughter Up As Historical Badass Ladies, Is Awesome

Vanessa’s Team Pick: Awesome mom dresses 5-year-old daughter up as independent strong women from history, results in infinite cuteness and warm fuzzy girl power feelings.

Vanessa —

May 15, 2013

documentaries

feminism

geekery

“Wonder Women!” Is An Awesome Documentary About Women, Power and Diana Prince

Finally, some fantastic cultural analysis about women in power and women in patriotic spandex leotards saving the day.

Hansen —

May 9, 2013

feminism

team pick

politics + activism

Support Girls’ Activism and Sustain Our Feminist Future: Help SPARK Raise 10K!

Carmen’s Team Pick: I need your help to sustain girls’ activism and the future of feminism. Need I say more? Fine. Two words: Kate Nash.

Carmen —

Apr 30, 2013

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Ontario’s New High School Gender Studies Class Will Probs Change The World

Ontario’s high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.

Carmen —

Apr 30, 2013

feminism

greatest hits

first person

Race, Class and White People’s Beach Houses: On Talking to Privileged People About Privilege

“The observation of white people actually grappling with ideas of class amongst each other empowers me, but it empowers me even more when I know they’re having the same conversation…

Ashley Young —

Apr 17, 2013

feminism

international news

gender

Femen vs. Muslimah Pride: Fighting for the Voices (and Bodies) of Muslim Women

“Unpacking this issue relies on understanding one thing: Muslims are not monolithic. Muslims in the West (Europe, Canada, America) face a different set of challenges than those in the Middle…

Maryam —

Apr 15, 2013