rebel girls

feminism

olympics

sports

Rebel Girls: The Rio Olympics Are The Most Feminist, Inclusive of Them All

We’ve come far. But there’s a long way to the promised land, and if we’ve learned anything in Rio it’s that the literal century-old fight for women’s full inclusion in…

Carmen —

Aug 17, 2016

interview

rebel girls

news

Rebel Girls: Talking to Sarah McBride about Politics, Trans Rights, and Hillary Clinton

“It really was an honor to be able to stand on that stage and, hopefully, help educate the country a little bit more about transgender equality. More than anything else,…

Carmen —

Aug 3, 2016

feminism

politics

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: How Quota Systems Across the Globe Count Women Into Politics

“Whereas some political systems are centered around equality of opportunity for women in politics — basically, the system we have in the US that (in theory) gives women the chance…

Carmen —

Jul 20, 2016

feminism

herstory list

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: These 6 Queer and Trans Trailblazers Made Political History

In my last installment of Rebel Girls, I briefed you on some of the badass glass ceiling crashers currently serving in office who are queer as f*ck. These six women…

Carmen —

Jun 22, 2016

politics

rebel girls

news

Rebel Girls: 9 Queer Glass Ceiling Crashers Currently Doing Good Sh*t

There’s a whole lot of patriarchy left to shatter in this cruel world, including at every level of our government. And we need people to crash through glass ceilings in…

Carmen —

Jun 8, 2016

2016 election

donald trump

news

Rebel Girls: Donald Trump Be Damned! The GOP Really Doesn’t Care About Us

Where does the GOP set the bar for what it considers “bigotry,” or sexism, or just plain offensive bullshit?

Carmen —

May 25, 2016

nonfiction

rebel girls

lgbt history

Rebel Girls Reading List: The True Tales of 8 Women Who Ran (Parts of) the World

These memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies tell the stories of women who ran countries around the world — from the top.

Carmen —

May 11, 2016

Edie Windsor

feminism

literature

Rebel Girls: The True Stories of 10 Women Breaking Barriers in Contemporary American Politics

The stories of 10 American women who fundamentally altered history simply by showing up and working like hell — in their own words.

Carmen —

Apr 27, 2016

2016 presidential race

donald trump

gender

Rebel Girls: Hegemonic Masculinity 101, As Exemplified By Donald Trump

When it comes to embodying the kind of toxic bullshit gender politics our culture has praised in men for eons, Donald Trump takes the cake.

Carmen —

Apr 13, 2016

feminism

rebel girls

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: Three Dismal Truths We Hold to Be Self-Evident About Women Political Leaders

Here are three completely undeniable and incredibly depressing facts about women, executive political power, and glass ceilings — and cliffs! — around the world.

Carmen —

Mar 30, 2016

2016 presidential race

election

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: These 8 Women Were Some of the First to Lead Governments

Wanna know the impact of women’s leadership? Look no further than the reigns of these powerful “first” women presidents and prime ministers alike.

Carmen —

Mar 16, 2016

local politics

politics

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: It Turns Out, Voting For Women Isn’t Enough

Voting for women isn’t all it takes to reach gender parity in politics. Changing our political system from the bottom-up will go a lot further.

Carmen —

Mar 2, 2016