You’ve poured years of hard work and determination into your high school education. You’ve thought carefully about what to wear to your prom to express your truest self. You’re ready […]
Author: Stephanie Hallett
In Wake of Friend’s Death, Feminist Students File Title IX Complaint
On Thursday morning, members of the University of Mary Washington campus group Feminists United—along with the Feminist Majority Foundation—filed a Title IX complaint charging university administrators with failing to protect […]
First Ms.—Now Mx.!
In what could be an exciting linguistic turn for trans and gender-nonconforming folks, the Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding the gender-neutral honorific Mx. to future editions. Pronounced “mix” or […]
NEWSFLASH: Activists Stage #BlackWomenMatter Marches
Baltimore Chief Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby charged six officers today in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American man who died last month from a spinal cord injury while […]
We Heart: Amy Schumer’s Takedown Of Hollywood Sexism
Comedian Amy Schumer’s star has been rising—make that soaring—over the last few months: Not only has her Comedy Central show, Inside Amy Schumer, received critical acclaim and been picked up for a fourth […]
In Some States, Access to Abortion Care Is Expanding
Last week, Girls actor Jemima Kirke shared her story of getting an abortion in 2007 at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Rhode Island. Kirke explains in the video (below) that she decided […]
We Heart: The Perfect Comeback to a Sexist Jab
Microaggressions are everywhere: at school (“You’re Asian, you must be good at math!”), at lunch (“Do you really need to eat that?”) and even in your own family (“So when […]
Every City Needs a Trans Awareness Campaign Like this One
Vancouver is consistently named one of the most livable cities in the world, and its Park Board recently launched a program that’s making it even more appealing. Hillcrest Community Centre, […]
We Heart: Badass Pregnant TV Reporter Standing Up to Body-Shamers
Canadian meteorologist Kristi Gordon of Global News in British Columbia is visibly pregnant and still working every day. When some news viewers took issue with her changing body and sent […]
The 5 Best Things Obamacare Has Done for Women
Five years ago today, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Since then, despite at least 50 attempts by Republicans to repeal the law and more than 100 court […]