Mar 11 UN chief warns of 'relentless' pushback on women's rights By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that there is a "deep, pervasive and relentless" pushback on women's rights and called for a fight to "push back against the pushback."… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 3:44 An 'unapologetic' black feminist on accelerating the pace of change By Steve Goldbloom Brittney Cooper is a cultural theorist, author and professor. Her new book, “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower,” discusses the history of oppressive power structures and the intersection of race and feminism. She gives her brief but spectacular… Continue watching
Jan 03 Read an excerpt from 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism' By Gretchen Frazee "When women enjoy their own sources of income, and the state guarantees social security in old age, illness, and disability, women have no economic reason to stay in abusive, unfulfilling, or otherwise unhealthy relationships," writes Kristen Ghodsee. Continue reading
Jul 17 This acclaimed feminist poet sees practical magic in resistance By Jennifer Hijazi Rooted in protest during this time of uncertainty and anxiety, “Trickster Feminism” explores “what poetry can possibly do, especially in an urgent situation,” according to Anne Waldman. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:25 Meg Wolitzer's new novel explores life-changing importance of female friendship In her first months of college, a young woman has a harrowing encounter with a male student -- and a life-changing one with an older, renowned feminist writer. Meg Wolitzer's "The Female Persuasion" is about friendship, womanhood, ambition, and other… Continue watching
Apr 13 3 of Meg Wolitzer's favorite books about the lives of women By Elizabeth Flock Meg Wolitzer didn't mean to write a novel of the #MeToo movement. But her latest, "The Female Persuasion," explores issues around power, sexual assault, feminism and how women relate. Continue reading
Mar 20 The epic, 40-year-old feminist art piece that we're still learning from today By Jennifer Hijazi With the popularity of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, this massive altar to feminism, which artist and feminist educator Judy Chicago completed in 1979, is gaining renewed attention for its triumphs -- but also its problems. Continue reading
Mar 06 This poet wants you to rethink what it means to be vulnerable By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Analicia Sotelo penned her latest collection to upend tropes of the helpless damsel, inspired by an Italian painter's dream-like depiction of womanly strength in the throes of vulnerability. Continue reading
Feb 02 Feminist poetry is having a renaissance. Here are 3 poets to watch By Jennifer Hijazi Feminist poetry is flourishing -- particularly for women of color. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 7:36 How the long history of not being taken seriously affects women in power today By PBS News Hour The way women operate today in the public sphere is not too different from how they did in the literature of Homer or the Middle Ages, says Mary Beard, a leading feminist and expert in ancient history. Beard joins Jeffrey… Continue watching