There's a reason why forty, fifty, and sixty don't look the way they used to, and it's not because of feminism, or better living through exercise. It's because of hair dye. In the 1950's only 7 percent of American women dyed their hair; today there are parts of Manhattan and Los Angeles where there…
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It’s really frustrating to watch women decry sexual violence and harassment unless their friend has been accused. Then, suddenly there’s more to the story.
My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?
As long as women are using class or race or power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
There is no abusive, misogynist, sociopathic "genius" out there that CAN'T be replaced by an equally creative person who is not a living trash fire. Save the hand-wringing over exposed monsters. The potential talent pool in nearly every industry is vast. And with fewer jackasses chasing, harassing a…
If a woman says a friend of yours has sexually assaulted or harassed her, this is a good way to handle it. Don’t immediately go into defend-my-friend mode. Don’t enable through silence. Take the woman’s side. We gain nothing but shit for speaking up.
good statements for men to practice: 1) I’m sorry 2) I shouldn’t have done that 3) no problem, goodnight 4) dude, don’t say that shit 5) please continue 6) she wasn’t finished 7) how can I help 8) actually, that was her idea
Mainstream feminism is riddled with classism, racism, and sexual orientation discrimination... Feminists in positions of power in ‘the movement’ aren’t ready to confront their own racism and white privilege, so it’s uncomfortable for them to discuss Dunham’s.”
The structure of our society and legal system is so stacked against victims of sexual assault that believing the victims is a basic pillar of feminism: If we live in a world where the standard response to sexual assault is to find a way to demonstrate that the victim was somehow asking for it, the b…
One of the toughest parts of this fall has been realizing that so many male colleagues assumed our careers didn't take off like theirs because we were less talented.
You put on makeup because it's fun, but why is lengthening your eyelashes and painting your lips redder fun, instead of painting your forehead blue and drawing roses on your cheeks? Because that's the beauty standard that the patriarchy has enforced on us... You can still make these choices. We're a…
You can’t buy your way to empowerment.
I stand with all the women who have been sexually harassed, and am awestruck by their bravery. This mistreatment of women has to stop.
Our culture is so overwhelmed by the concept of females as sexual beings that whenever it comes to light, it is immediately seen as the only facet of a woman. It's perfectly fine for us to see women as sexual objects, but once she becomes a sexual subject, she can't be anything else. She can't be la…
Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someo…
As a mother of an 8 year old girl, this one really interests me. AND I have to say from the outset, that I am as guilty as anyone for doing this…the moment you are introduced to a friend’s daughter and you default to mentioning something about how pretty they are or how beautiful their hair is… Thes…
Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for dieting at age 5 and foundation at age 11 and boob jobs at 17 and Botox at 23.
The idea that feminism is about “equality for all genders” has become increasingly fashionable. And yet, to me, nothing says misogyny like defining feminism as equality for all—as if focusing a movement, or policy, or activism on women alone is taboo. Or too risky. The knee-jerk, “all lives matter”…
Strict hiring quotas aren’t an effective, long-term solution to sexism, just as equality under the law does not ensure the equal treatment of women.