Middle East

Is Woman-Life-Freedom on Pause?

Anonymous / The Markaz Review Jan 30, 2023 A letters From Tehran, where neither young protestors nor the government are willing to return to the old status quo. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Women

The Challenges African Feminist Movements Face in 2023

Joy Asasira / Open Democracy Jan 5, 2023 Looking forward to 2023 and beyond, Africa’s feminist movements will have to reinvest in their own defence of bodily autonomy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Are All Female and We All Hate It

Eric Newman / Los Angeles Review of Books Dec 15, 2019 A new book redefines “female” as the universal experience of “let[ting] someone else do your desiring for you, at your own expense.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Andrea Dworkin: Teller of Hard Truths

Janice G. Raymond and H. Patricia Hynes Jul 17, 2019 A new book offers an opportunity to revisit the writer's maligned but searing insights into the impact of pornography on women. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Abortion Bans Are Backfiring Spectacularly Across the U.S.

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 23, 2019 A rash of extreme anti-abortion bills being pushed through state legislatures across the country are igniting a firestorm of opposition. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

They’re ‘Booksmart,’ Clueless and Utterly Hilarious

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 22, 2019 The pair of young heroines in Olivia Wilde’s winning directorial debut may be smart, but they’re also oblivious. That’s about to change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Has Popular Feminism Failed Us All?

Fran Bigman / Los Angeles Review of Books May 3, 2019 Instead of “feminism that is ‘all the rage,’ we need an intersectional, collective rage," argues Sarah Banet-Weiser in her book "Empowered." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Unmasked

Tangerine Bolen / Truthdig Apr 16, 2019 His creepy behavior toward females illustrates how patriarchy is so deeply ingrained in our culture that it's hard to see for what it is. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Speaking the Unspoken

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 Julie Delporte's autobiographical graphic novel wrestles with issues of sexual abuse, fantasies of motherhood, and the creation of art. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

RBG: Woman, Jew, Mother, Justice

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Mar 15, 2019 For Women's History Month, we review a book on the extraordinary life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Women Learn to Hate Their Vulva

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Mar 9, 2019 It makes me sad that, after all this time, women in this country seem to have made so little progress toward loving our bodies, ourselves. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )