Feminism is trending. In 2014, the hashtag proved a powerful tool for raising awareness about and organizing around feminist issues, including domestic violence, rape and street harassment. In celebration of […]
Author: Kitty Lindsay
Seven Feminist Human Rights Icons Who Are Changing the World
Happy International Human Rights Day! In celebration of the United Nations General Assembly’s 64-year-old commitment to “bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as […]
In Bed with Susan Sontag
In Regarding Susan Sontag, a deliciously dark and brooding documentary about the fiercely private but publicly fierce writer and activist, filmmaker Nancy D. Kates shares lesser-known details of Sontag’s personal […]
NEWSFLASH: Chicago Approves Minimum Wage Hike
It can only go up from here. On Tuesday, in an effort to pull working families out of poverty, Chicago’s City Council approved a minimum wage hike, increasing the hourly […]
Opening Soon in L.A. and N.Y.: Inspiring Doc About Late-60s Women’s Movement
This month, filmmaker and activist Mary Dore shares her feminist film masterpiece with the world: She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry. Featuring rarely seen archival footage, photographs, uniquely feminist texts and […]
Why the Gun Industry Will Never Win Over American Women
Gun manufacturers are waging a full-on marketing assault in a desperate attempt to pump new life into an industry in a four decades-long decline—and the target in their crosshairs is women. […]
Forgotten Women of Film History: Lois Weber
The third installment of Forgotten Women of Film History focuses the lens on socially conscious actress, writer, director and producer Lois Weber. Weber was the first American woman to direct […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Discriminatory Voter ID Law
Sorry, African Americans, Latinos, married or divorced women, poor people, college students, the disabled and the elderly living in Texas. You may live in the world’s greatest democracy, but your […]
Forgotten Women of Film History: Marion Wong
The second installment of our “Forgotten Women of Film History” series shines the spotlight on the earliest known Chinese American film director, Marion Wong. While there are conflicting reports about the exact […]
Geena Davis to Filmmakers: “Add More Female Characters”
Last week, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDIGM) hosted their 2nd Global Symposium in Los Angeles to share the findings of a new study examining how women are portrayed […]