The #MeToo movement has pushed some women to get more involved in American politics—but what about voters? Will attitudes about sexual harassment shape their decisions in the 2018 congressional midterms?
Month: May 2018
Rest in Power: Margot Kidder Was the Superhero
On Sunday, the world lost Margot Kidder, a much-loved actress known to many for her portrayal of “Lois Lane” in the 1978 Superman and its sequel.
Inclusion Riders for War and Peace
At the 2018 Academy Awards, Oscar winner Frances McDormand explained how movies can be more diverse: inclusion riders. This approach is one worth considering outside of Hollywood—including in the context of ending war and building peace.
Royal Wedding Remix: The Assimilation Promises and Decolonization Possibilities of Meghan Markle
Whether or not Meghan Markle, a self-proclaimed feminist, can really change the heteropatriarchal structures of the British monarchy, much less the white supremacist institutions that have kept it alive, representations matter.
No More Masks: Celebrating a Landmark Anthology of Women’s Poetry 45 Years Later
In 1971, Goucher College professor Florence Howe and her student Ellen Bass gave themselves a prompt: Could they, solely from memory, recite poems by women about women’s lives?
Birth Control Empowered Me to Build the Career and Family Life That I Wanted—On My Own Terms
I am thankful for birth control—and the ways it empowered me to determine not just my family matters, but my economic life.
Excuse This Disruption: #MeToo Must Not Neglect Race
This moment is a pivotal one for our movement: Eric Schneiderman’s racism should provoke just as much disgust and demand for accountability as his misogyny.
The Ms. Q&A: Carla Gutierrez on Editing RBG and Learning Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Notorious History
It was Carla Gutierrez’s job to go through of footage of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life and career as editor of the new documentary about her life—and in the process, shape the narrative around one of the most iconic women in America. We talked to her about feminist history, meeting Ginsburg herself and what it’s like in a post-RBG world.
Eight Feminist Reads for Mother’s Day
In eight books out this year, feminists take on motherhood—from the pregnancy industrial complex to postpartum depression—and open up about their own mothers, the demands of family life and the power of intergenerational feminism.
Black Mamas as Muses
Two artists featured in this year’s Mama’s Day campaign open up about their own Black mamas—and why celebrating their lives is a part of their praxis.