Alas, Black History Month is coming to a close and what better way to celebrate than to honor some of …
The Choice Of Being A Feminist
In 2012, a movement now described as fourth-wave feminism placed issues such as sexual harassment and casual sexism at the …
Reclaiming Girl Power: No More Starving Girls
*trigger warning: talk of anorexia and disordered eating behaviours In American society, the concept of girlhood is for those who …
A Woman’s Place IS In The Revolution
For years and years, men have taken the centre stage in revolutions in the developing world, leaving women marginalised and …
Why Is It Always “Her” Fault?
Have you noticed that every time we have a heterosexual couple that breaks up, we somehow automatically blame the woman …
Saudi Arabia’s Bid For Feminism
Amidst tensions over the Kashoggi killing, the Saudi government-appointed princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud as its first female ambassador …
Asian Mothers-in-Law And The Unrealistic, Misogynistic Expectations
In South Asian or “desi” culture, the pressure to impress and keep your in-laws happy as a daughter-in-law is drilled …
News Flash: Women Are Human! We Grow Hair Too
I don’t know when the idea that women are born shiny, smooth, and hairless came to be, but it is …
Rape And Consent
Rape. Something we talk about in hushed whisper, an uncomfortable subject or a dirty secret. It’s extremely troubling to know …
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Misogyny comes in all shapes and sizes and apparently this is going to be one of them. The Trump administration …