sexism

sexism

tina fey

tv news & trailers

VIDEO: Amy Schumer, Tina Fey And Patricia Arquette Celebrate Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ “Last F*ckable Day”

“If you shoot a sex scene on the night before your birthday, they’re like, ‘Hurry up! Hurry up!’ because they think your vagina is going to turn into a hermit…

Heather Hogan —

Apr 22, 2015

cyberculture

personal essay

first person

The Fugly Dyke Chronicles: How Getting Trolled About My Insecurities Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened to My Self-Esteem

“I didn’t even tell her when the notes started getting specific. Someone calling out my “crossed eyes” in a Tumblr ask. My “pocked skin” in an email. My “hillbilly teeth”…

Heather Hogan —

Apr 14, 2015

queer your tech

regular

geekery

Beyond Storytelling: Actionable Ways to Help with Tech’s “Woman Problem”

How many times do we have to tell these stories before they become real — before we all agree that this is a problem, and more than that, agree to…

Chloe —

Apr 11, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

crime

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Indiana’s Governor Doesn’t Know What the Fuss is About and More News Stories

Gov. Mike Pence can’t give us a straight answer, good news for Ferguson protestors, Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination lawsuit and more news for you!

Yvonne —

Mar 31, 2015

greatest hits

homophobia

first person

Gay, Interrupted: On Navigating Gaybourhoods As A Queer Brown Woman

Gay districts are safer, more open and more profitable than ever before, but for whom?

Fikri —

Feb 18, 2015

feminism

people of color

geekery

Women of Color in STEM Face Double Jeopardy, New Study Finds

The current body of social psychological work on gender bias in STEM has disappointingly (but not unsurprisingly) focused almost exclusively on the experiences of white women. This study does better.

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 29, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

cissexism

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: Police Violence Happens to Black Women, Too

This is a women’s issue because our sisters are being impacted directly, and because they’ve been harassed, beaten, raped, and killed by cops for centuries.

Carmen —

Dec 10, 2014

feminism

rebel girls

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: 5 Bad Theories on Gender and Sex From Way Back When That Still Impact us Today

Not everything science has given us has made our lives better.

Carmen —

Nov 12, 2014

Daily Fix

sexism

politics + activism

Street Harassment May Never Disappear, But You’ve Got Rights Too

People surviving street harassment around the world have options. Who knew! 200 plus pages of options, in fact. But one truth remains: all the laws and policies around street harassment…

Carmen —

Nov 7, 2014

emmy awards

Lists/Top 10s

tv news & trailers

The Five Most Obnoxious Things That Happened At The 2014 Emmys

Sofia Vergara was literally put on a pedestal, and Modern Family beat Orange Is The New Black.

Laura Mandanas —

Aug 26, 2014

Daily Fix

Nerd Culture

geekery

“Fake Gamer Girls” Make Up 48% of Gamers, Play More Video Games Than Teenage Boys

A new survey shows that adult women are one of the largest demographics when it comes to who plays video games.

Mey —

Aug 25, 2014

Daily Fix

science

money + work

Inflexible Scheduling Just Another Way Women Are Discriminated Against At Work

Studies and stories show that women don’t get the freedom to be both the mothers and the workers they want to be.

Kaitlyn —

Aug 19, 2014