While religion tends to be a hotly debated topic everywhere, it can sometimes feel even more divisive within the feminist community–especially when it […]
Author: Avital Norman Nathman
The Femisphere: Education and Teaching Bloggers
In my former life as a high school social studies teacher, one of my favorite courses was U.S. History, which allowed teachers a wide berth in planning lessons. While some […]
Femisphere: Sports Bloggers with a Gender Lens
My own sports “career” ended at the ripe old age of 17, when I traded in laps around the soccer field for less athletic pursuits. Despite my lack of time on […]
The Femisphere: Video Bloggers, Part 2 – Smart Girls At The Party
The world of video blogging has evolved to the point where we’re not just getting clips of folks sitting in front of a camera, ranting and raving about a topic […]
The Femisphere: Video Bloggers, Part 1
While the majority of online feminist space plays out via the written word, there are a growing number of folks who have chosen to share their thoughts via video. YouTube […]
The Femisphere: African Feminist Bloggers, Part 3
Spectra, 30, is an award-winning Nigerian writer and women’s rights activist, and the voice behind Spectra Speaks, which publishes news, opinions and personal stories about gender, media and diversity as they pertain […]
The Femisphere: African Feminist Bloggers, Part 2
Though it’s still seen as a peripheral movement in Africa, Afro-feminism communities are flourishing online. In the latest “Femisphere” series, Avital Norman Nathman speaks with three leading African feminist bloggers […]
The Femisphere: African Feminist Bloggers, Part 1
Despite centuries of cultural practice that has routinely silenced the voices of African women, one of the most vibrant and vocal online global feminist communities comes from Africa. The online […]
The Femisphere: Trans Feminist Bloggers (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in my roundtable discussion with trans-feminist bloggers for The Femisphere. Please check out Parts 1 and 2. The bloggers: Emily Manuel from Global Comment, Monica Maldonado […]
The Femisphere: Trans Feminist Bloggers (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of my roundtable discussion with trans-feminist bloggers for The Femisphere, a series on the many diverse corners of the feminist blogosphere. You can find Part 1 […]