Organizers of South by Southwest balked at threats against discussions of sexual harassment and diversity in the gaming community. Now there’s a separate program for that. How does that reflect on the main show that goes on without them?
Yes, I spend lots of time on Instagram, sharing my latest workout and gym selfies. But it’s also a great place to catch serious and creative self-expression by artful feminists.
From why Roxane Gay can’t forgive Dylann Roof, to the last thing white women need by Sarah Jaffe, to how the group that fueled the gunman’s hate is subsidized by taxpayers, here’s our recommended reading.
Science watchers on Twitter are overjoyed. In the span of just a few days–far less time than it took Larry Summers to leave Harvard–a Nobel laureate resigned over comments about “the trouble with girls in science.”
Given the likelihood of being harassed by any particular male source, one journalist says she cultivates many political contacts. “If you get upset with one of your sources, you can go to the others,” she told Women’s eNews. “You need to have a big Rolodex.”
The Oscar winner’s backstage comments about “gays and people of color” are clouding the otherwise sunny response to her wage-gap remarks during her acceptance speech. Despite Hollywood’s wage gap and Arquette’s personal ties to childhood poverty, some Twitter users reject a highly paid celebrity as their wage champion.
More than two dozen women so far have alleged sexual misconduct against the iconic comedian. When journalists and bloggers call these victims “accusers” it perpetuates a culture of victim blaming.
It’s 1924 now and all women are on the brink of gaining the right to vote. Watch how the female characters work to subvert a class system and its patriarchal foundations. It’s a great soap opera, bubbling with history. And afterward, thankfully, we can turn it all off.
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