Gender
Emma Thompson’s wonderful thoughts on feminism, ageism, Trump, and teapots
There’s a maxim in Hollywood that nobody knows anything, but perhaps they simply haven’t talked to Emma Thompson. The outspoken Oscar-winning actress can expound on any subject with experience and wit. With her new film A Walk in the Woods out this week, we called Thompson up and asked her to Read More...
Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk
Silk is usually made from the cocoons spun by silkworms - but there is another, much rarer, cloth known as sea silk or byssus, which comes from a clam. Chiara Vigo is thought to be the only person left who can Read More...
Pop feminism inspiring more young women to get involved in politics
Beyoncé's August, 2014, appearance at the Video Music Awards. Emma Watson, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Antonia Zerbisias — if you’re not sure what these four women have to do with Canadian politics, you probably haven’t been following the meteoric surge of pop Read More...
It's about time young women get credit for their feminism
Amandla Stenberg isn’t just a versatile young actress. She’s also a thoughtful feminist. Photograph: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for Teen Vogue When I was a young feminist – working at my first job in a women’s nonprofit and eager to single-handedly take on the patriarchy Read More...
See where women outnumber men around the world (and why)
Overall, there are slightly more men than women in the world. According to United Nations estimates for 2015, there are 101.8 men for each 100 women, with the number of men rising gradually each year since 1960. But a map by the Pew Research Center with the latest U.N. data Read More...
Last but one country: Women register to vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia are registering to vote… for the first time. King Abdullah issued a royal decree in 2011 granting women the right to vote as of 2015, but many critics doubted whether or not the decree would be followed through with, wary of Abdullah’s past empty promises. Now women are Read More...
Can the Safecity app make Delhi safer for women?
Since the wall near an abuse hotspot in Delhi was painted last December, fewer women are harassed there. Photograph: Salini Sharma/Safecity I was touched at rush hour at the busy Andheri Station. A person passing my rickshaw simply touched my breast and ran away while I sat disgusted and Read More...
8 things feminists are tired of explaining in 2015
Thanks in no small part to viral hashtags, celebrity advocates and dozens of other landmark pop culture moments, it seems that public opinion about feminism is finally changing. But while this decreased stigma is encouraging, it seems the dominant understanding of feminism — and the many Read More...
Colorado drastically cuts teen pregnancies and abortions
Colorado’s teen birth rate plummeted 40 percent between 2009 and 2013. And that's all because the state has provided contraceptive implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs) at low or no cost to low-income women at 68 family-planning clinics across Colorado. The results were startling, not only the Read More...
To counter patriarchy, proud parents in India share photos of daughters
We all know what India's highly patriarchal society leads to. As female are regarded as inferior, they sometimes get killed in the womb, fewer girls attend school, and women are being raped. In an attempt to change that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on all Indians to post selfies with their Read More...