“I do not hate men at all,” Amber Tamblyn confesses in her latest book. “I am critical of them.” In an exclusive clip for Ms. readers from the audiobook, Tamblyn sounds off on “good men” and her definition of feminism in the era of #MeToo.
Three Films About Women Saving the World—and Themselves—Out Now
“Captain Marvel,” “Gloria Bell” and “Brave Girl Rising” take us into the lives of empowered women and girls—and tell the stories we’ve been waiting to see on screen.
Black Feminist in Public: Kasi Lemmons on Telling Harriet Tubman’s Freedom Story
“Harriet Tubman’s story is not about slavery. It’s about escaping from slavery. It’s about freedom.”
The Media’s Gender Gap Isn’t Improving
What will it take for news organizations to realize women’s voices matter? It’s the question resounding in the wake of new research from the Women’s Media Center which found that, across all platforms, men receive 63 percent of bylines and credits, and women receive only 37 percent.
Picks of the Week: Three Thrilling Films Out Now About Women Around the World
“Greta,” “Woman at War” and “Saint Judy” tell the stories of dangerous women—some terrifying and some trailblazing—who don’t back down.
Ms. Muse: Amy King on the Power of Stories and the Weight of the Current Political Moment
For this installment of Ms. Muse, award-winning poet and author and VIDA co-founder Amy King opens up about learning to speak up and step up—and shares three previously unpublished poems with Ms. readers.
My Feminist Call to Historical Fantasy
I want to root for female characters who rise above sexism, but I also want to see female characters who never have to deal with sexism at all. I want to build and envision that world. I want it to be presented to me.
Picks of the Week: Two Documentaries Tackling Tough Subjects with Grace and Dignity are Coming to HBO
“United Skates” and “It’s a Tough Life Ain’t It” confront racism and the prison-industrial complex—but give viewers good cause for optimism.
Spoiler Alert: Oscar is (Still) So White and Male
Despite a year of reckoning and rabble-rousing in Hollywood, the Academy Award nominees this year are disappointingly familiar.
Tuning in to the World in Full Color
When he made history in 2018 with his Academy Award win for Get Out, Jordan Peele described the work of his peers at this moment in our culture as a renaissance. But my mission is to create a world where sharing the diversity of our experiences is less of a moment and more of a permanent expectation of inclusion—so the work isn’t done.