Restaurant owners are making headlines as they navigate the turbulent waters between business and politics. But for the two women who run Hell’s Backbone Grill in a rural Utah town, the road to activism didn’t require a second thought.
Month: August 2018
Ms. Muse: Anastacia-Reneé on Poems Living in the Body, What Women Writers Need and Raising a Fist
In this edition of Ms. Muse, Seattle’s Civic Poet shares two new poems and demands space for women writers to thrive.
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud—and Going Too Far
As I told audiences across the country during my book tour, the history of feminism is two steps forward, one step back—so how can we make that step back smaller?
Thumbs Down: It’s Time for More Diverse Voices in Film Criticism
There are twice as many men as women reviewers in broadcast, online and print media—and over 80 percent of reviewers across gender lines are white.
Bold Moves to End Sexual Violence: Using Situational Prevention Strategies to Fight Campus Sexual Assault
To create safe, supportive environments for all people on campus, programming must consider how the campus environment impacts violence perpetration.
The Ms. Q&A: Jennifer Baumgardner Still Believes in the Power of Feminist Publishing
We talked to feminist author, editor and literary luminary Jennifer Baumgardner about her new press and what she’s reading in the age of Trump.
Bold Moves to End Sexual Violence: Self-Defense and Self-Empowerment for Women Workers
At an anti-sexual violence program designed by and for janitors, 20 female janitors proudly proclaim that yes, they are somebody; yes, they matter. For some, it is their first time considering this idea.
Child Marriage Isn’t Just Happening “Over There”
Child marriage affects 650 million women and 150 million men worldwide—including the United States and Europe. That’s one girl every 23 seconds.