Choose Your Own Method of Resistance
“Resist” — with “persist” coming a close second, thanks to Mitch McConnell — is the word for 2017.
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Tagged: intersectional feminism
MissRepresentation: Women of Color Art Showcase
In 1985, The Guerilla Girls famously protested that only 5% of the art on the walls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art was made by women, yet they made up 85% of the depictions of nude bodies.
Read onMoonfaze Feminist Film Festival Emphasizes Diversity
Hollywood and the film industry have long had a major problem with equality when it comes to anyone who isn’t a straight, white male. While this fact isn’t news to anyone, it has increasingly been brought to the forefront of our nation’s social consciousness in the past few years.
Read onA Primer on the Caribbean’s Intersectional Feminism
We all know that feminism, in its simplest form, is defined as the belief that men and women should have equal rights.
Read on5 Things White Girls Should Do When Formation Plays
MY FELLOW WHITE GIRLS: The following is a public service announcement that might be unpleasant, but it’s important, so put down your PSLs for a second…
Read onWhite Woman Feminism: On Amy Schumer and J. Law
IF YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF “WHITE WOMAN FEMINISM,” there’s a little encounter that happened recently (which you might have heard about) that facilitates a conversation…
Read onFeminist Press Staffer Fired for Being “Too Lesbian”
ON NOVEMBER 6, Elizabeth Koke filed a $3.5M lawsuit against The Feminist Press at the City University of New York (CUNY). The former Feminist Press staffer…
Read onMen Are Ruining Feminism for Men: Should We Care?
FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY. So said bell hooks and so say I. But — and I hate to say it — there are people out…
Read onOn Positively Nurturing Young Women’s Feminism
WE LIGHT UP WHEN WE HEAR IT: another young star comes out as a feminist.There are cheers and pats on the back to go around, and…
Read onDo Women-Only Spaces Help or Harm Feminism?
EVERY FEW YEARS, it seems, women-only spaces come into the news for a brief moment. Sometimes the focus sparks debates about whether women’s spaces subvert the…
Read onFaith Versus Feminism: A Resolution to the Conflict?
IF YOU TRY TO TRACE the debate between feminist leaders and prominent religious speakers, you’ll probably come away from your research thinking, “There’s no way…
Read onScreen Queens: Feminism in Pop Culture This Week 6/22
Screen Queens is LadyClever’s new roundup featuring feminist entertainment headlines from stage and screen each week: innovative portrayals and story arcs, sketches and comedy, appearances and awards, interviews and…
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Profiles
Shelley Zalis Dispels the Myth of Emotion In the Boardroom
Shelley Zalis has had an eclectic career trajectory, to say the least. She began in the corporate world and transitioned to the tech world, where …
The Culinary Spirit of Chef Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, known for her San Francisco restaurants Atelier Crenn (which has received two coveted Michelin stars) and Petit Crenn, is the World’s Best Female …
Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in Science
As the name implies, Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is a day dedicated to Ada Lovelace. Just as importantly, it’s a day for celebrating the women …
Deanne Bell: Engineer, TV Host, & Education Advocate
When you talk about a modern-day Renaissance woman, Deanne Bell pretty much fits that bill to a T. Since she was a child, Bell was …