An abortion provider’s legal victory sends a message to extremists who use lawsuits to harass and intimidate.
Author: Jonathan Chang
Last-Minute Gifts for Every Feminist on Your List
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a present had been purchased, not even a blouse…
The #MeTooMcDonalds Movement is Marching On
Workers are suing McDonald’s for failing to stop sexual harassment—and they’re also storming corporate offices to demand a seat at decision-making tables.
Today in Feminist History: Suffragists Prepare to Meet with the President
December 7, 1913: No Sunday rest for National American Woman Suffrage Association National Board members or the 48 State representatives who are spending today busily planning what to say to President Wilson tomorrow at the White House. The meeting has become even more important amid a growing consensus that three days of testimony before the […]
#FacebookBlackout: How Activists are Defending Democracy by Logging Off
“We call on all citizens of this country, and everyone globally who is repulsed by authoritarianism, to stand with us. Stand with truth.”
Holiday Gift Guide: Nine Feminist Brands Worth Buying From
‘Tis the season of giving—but it doesn’t have to mean giving up on your values.
We Heart: The Rose Parade Float Celebrating the 2020 Suffrage Centennial
With the 2020 election looming larger than ever, a float in the upcoming Rose Parade celebrating the centennial of women’s suffrage will act as “a symbol of inspiration and a reminder for all Americans to recognize the responsibility and the power to vote.”
Geena Davis Won an Honorary Oscar for Demanding Better Media Representation
“Do we really want to stand by the idea that its fine for female characters to be one-dimensional, narrowly-stereotyped, hyper-sexualized or simply not there?”
You Are Not Chewed Gum
In partnership with Trojan, Advocates for Youth today will erect a 20-foot activist billboard covered in chewed-up gum speaking truth to power. “You Are Not Chewed Gum,” it will read. “Information Is the Best Protection.”
“Stubborn Climate Activists” Call for Global Outrage
“It’s not just me who is watching you,” Selina Neirock Leem warned the audience at the 2019 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Symposium during a discussion about climate change. “It’s youth all over the world.”