Author: Micaela Brinsley

Micaela Brinsley recently graduated from the Performance Studies department at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, she is a feminist theatre artist, activist and writer with a background in performance art and labor rights. Passionate about social justice, she is an avid conversationalist committed to making the world a more just place. She has been writing for Ms. since the summer of 2017. You can contact her at mbrinsley [at] msmagazine.com.

An Ambitious Push for Parity

Micaela Brinsley

A new campaign aims to fill half of the 500,000 elected positions across the U.S. with women lawmakers by 2030.

Lawmakers and Advocates Urge the DCCC to Stand Firm on Abortion Rights

Micaela Brinsley

Women’s lives are on the line—will Democrats stand firm in saving them?

Arts & Entertainment

Inside Pussy Riot: Political Theatre for a New Era of Resistance

Micaela Brinsley

Pussy Riot hopes to create a performance that will mobilize their audience into action and protest against authoritative regimes across the world.

Politics

Q&A: A’shanti Gholar is Helping Everyday Women Run for Office

Micaela Brinsley

“The woman who is constantly volunteering for other candidates, who believes they can make changes in the community—we want her on the ballot. We want her to believe in herself and that she can make those changes.”

Minimum Wage Workers Are Still Waiting for a Raise

Micaela Brinsley

Over 20 million workers in 21 states are still earning the outdated and unlivable federal minimum wage of $7.50 an hour. 40 percent of workers in those 21 states and 30 percent of workers nationally earn wages that leave them below the poverty line.

Our Votes Are Our Voices—And They’re At Risk

Micaela Brinsley

What’s at stake as we move forward are not just our voices. The feminist values we fight for every day are in danger because of voter suppression efforts and gerrymandering.

Arts & Entertainment

Gender-Swapping the Doctor

Micaela Brinsley

Jodie Whittaker will play the 13th Time Lord and first woman Doctor on BBC’s popular show “Doctor Who.” And it’s a big deal.

Q&A: Menstrual Equity Champion Jennifer Weiss-Wolf on Fighting for the Reproductive Health of Incarcerated Women

Micaela Brinsley

Ms. spoke with Weiss-Wolf about the recently-introduced Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act and how it could change the lives of women in prison.

Arts & Entertainment

Pushing Back on the Media’s Sexualization of Girls

Micaela Brinsley

Two actors from the hit series Game of Thrones are speaking out about Hollywood’s sexualization of young women—and their hopes that the film and television industries will diversify and offer more authentic representation for women.

National

Q&A: Women’s March National Co-Chair Tamika Mallory on Fighting the NRA and What’s Next in the Fight for Intersectional Justice

Micaela Brinsley

“I have been doing this sort of work for a very long time. I will continue to do this work… I will work to continue to build power through grassroots organizing and working on the ground.”

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