I created the Instagram account @byefelipe three weeks ago in order to compile harassing and hostile messages men send to women after being rejected or ignored. Since creating Bye Felipe, […]
Author: Alexandra Tweten
Are Women Struggling in a “Post-Post-Feminist” Career World?
Are women unhappy in their life paths? According to mother-and-daughter author team Barbara and Shannon Kelley, who have written a new book, Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest for […]
Media, Critics Shun “Maggie Goes on a Diet”
The children’s book Maggie Goes on a Diet hasn’t even been released yet, but it’s already been deemed problematic by many, and rightly so. Even without reading the book, much […]
Maryland May Send Harriet Tubman to Washington
Harriet Tubman may become the first African American, first slave and 10th woman to be featured in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. She would be one of two […]
Dr. Carhart to Face Firestorm in Maryland, More Stalking
No matter where he goes, Dr. LeRoy Carhart is bound to meet resistance. For years, Dr. Carhart traveled each month from his clinic in Bellevue, Neb. to Wichita, Kan. to […]
“Made in Dagenham” Recounts British Fight for Equal Pay
It’s not often that a blatantly feminist film is released to a wide audience. There are many films with characters who posses feminist qualities, but only a handful about the […]
Anti-Abortion Leader Convicted of Stalking Using WANTED Posters
Anti-abortion leader and head of Operation Rescue/Operation Save America Philip “Flip” Benham was convicted today of “criminal stalking with intent to cause emotional distress and disruption of domestic tranquility” for […]
Want a Pizza with That Pap Smear? Oh, and We’re Anti-Choice.
Question: Guess what genius new advertising tactic certain crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are using to get women in the door to their fake clinics? Could it be … listing themselves […]
Welcome to the Blogosphere, European Pro-Choice Network
The European Pro-Choice Network, a new blog connecting pro-choice allies in Europe, has launched. Creator Sarah Diehl, director of the documentary Abortion Democracy, says it will help activists in EU […]
The Echoes of Suffrage
Throughout the 72 years suffragists fought for the vote, they endured ridiculous arguments against women’s rights. “Because suffrage isn’t controversial now, showing people what it was like then makes it […]