Comics often get a bad rap when it comes to their portrayals of women. In many cases these critiques are well-deserved; In others, this generalization is unfair; women in comics are […]
Author: Kathleen Richter
Kathleen Richter is a recent graduate of the University of California, San Diego in the field of International Studies. She has been a feminist ever since kindergarten when she proved that she too could belch with the best of them. When she is not engaged in life-sustaining activities, she is most likely either drawing feminist comics or writing feminist sentences.
Quidditch’s Title IX (and Three-Quarters): Anyone Can Ride a Broomstick
With excitement building for the final Harry Potter movie, we’re hosting a week of posts about the series on the Ms. Blog. Today we’ve got a report on gender equity […]
We Heart: Wunderkind Wil Wheaton
Like many a Star-(Trek)-struck 7-year old, I had the maddest crush on Wil Wheaton, the youngest actor on the Star Trek: The Next Generation set, playing Wesley Crusher. As I […]
Meet the Blogger: Aimee Liu
Ms. Blogger Aimee Liu is the author of the first American memoir of anorexia nervosa, Solitaire (1979) and most recently published Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders, (2007). […]
This Century’s War of the Roses
Regardless of your feelings on Valentine’s Day–whether you were the cis-girl who staged Valentine’s day protests, the trans-boy who nervously wondered if the girl he liked could get past their […]
My Little Homophobic, Racist, Smart-Shaming Pony
In case you missed out, it’s My Little Pony week on the Ms. blog! Having been thoroughly indoctrinated as a child to love ponies–and My Little Pony in particular–much of […]
Dot Diva: Tempting Girls Into Computer Science
Interviewer: So what is it that you’re passionate about when it comes to code? Ali: I’m passionate about the fact that I’m good at it. I really only do things […]
Meet the Blogger: Anushay Hossain
Anushay Hossain began her feminist career as an intern in her native country, Bangladesh, at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) where she worked on microfinance and primary education programs […]
CA Elects Kamala Harris as Attorney General
Finally, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris was declared the winner of the Nov. 2 election for California State Attorney General. She is not only the first woman to be […]
We Heart: Rosa Parks
Fifty-five years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man, as was required by Alabama law at the time. She […]