Feminism News

Is it possible that you are being abused and not even know it? Domestic violence is once again in the forefront of the news. This is in part due to...

It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again: social media negatively impacts your mental health and self esteem . The constant stream of thin, tan, blonde, white girls creates...

Feminism is a term we are all familiar with. It is the word we use to perceive equality, to give women a voice and to make the world listen. It...

Perhaps it was because pandemic lockdowns have left women clinging to whatever is left of their access to public space. Perhaps it was because after more than three years of...

Yes, feminism has changed the world. And yes, it has made people happier. To argue otherwise, as the Heritage Foundation panelists attempted to do in Washington, is to show blatant...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer who fought for gender equality as a lawyer and became a beloved hero of the progressive movement as a justice, died on Friday of complications...

Several gruesome murders have already shocked the nation this year, including the death of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla, who was found brutally slain, her body skinned and missing some of its organs,...

Countries might be loosening lockdown restrictions, but the coronavirus hasn’t gone away. There are a total of 10.3 million confirmed cases of infected worldwide and 2.59 million of these are...

A Japanese fishing company has been ordered to pay nearly $180,000 in unpaid wages to 18 Indonesian crew working in New Zealand’s waters. Watarai Company Ltd was found by the New...

Beyond the lovely cushioning, happiness and support that we receive from our platonic relationships (which are, in all honesty, soul-feeding and essential), feminists also date! But there are questions we...

American public opinion can sometimes seem stubborn. Voters haven’t really changed their views on abortion in 50 years. Donald J. Trump’s approval rating among registered voters has fallen within a five-point range for just...

With the non-stop plethora of survivors speaking up about their experiences with sexual assault, many are left wondering how they might support the numerous people in their lives who trust...

This month is meant to recognize the sweeping impact that LGBT individuals, advocates and allies have on history in the United States and around the globe, according to the Library of...

Freedom fighters around the globe commemorate July 13 as the day that three Black women helped give birth to a movement. In the five short years since #Black LivesMatter arrived on...

Policing is one of the more easily justifiable roles of government in society, since its purpose is to uphold personal freedom by ensuring that violations either do not occur, or...

We hear every day the question: “What does feminism actually mean?” According to Merriam-Webster, it’s “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” and “organized activity on behalf...

Photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor knows what it means to live with a skin condition. As a teenager and throughout her early twenties, Sophie suffered from severe acne. It really affected her...

One caller to a domestic violence hotline reported that her husband threatened to throw her out into the street if she coughed. Another reported they had been strangled by their...

A selection of images from events and protests across the globe to mark International Women’s Day, which has been held every year on 8 March since 1977, when the UN...

In honor of black history month, a mother and a daughter teamed up to recreate photos of iconic black women. Back in February 2017, Cristi Jones decided to commemorate the...

Slavery, long banned and universally condemned, persists in many corners of the world, victimizing an estimated 40.3 million people globally. It occurs today in the gulags of North Korea, on...

Three weeks ago, Trang Dong, a 21-year-old Vietnamese American, posted a video to TikTok, the short video sharing platform. In the clip, Dong and her cousin are slurping up the leftover...

Black women have been oppressed for centuries, and this oppression even exists within the women’s and black rights movements, which have further ostracized them. The only way to attain true...

Sex trafficking can sound like something that only happens in faraway places where the laws are lax and people are desperate. It’s a nightmare to imagine that greedy people would...

The majority of people across this country believe that we need to pass common sense gun safety legislation. A Gallup poll found that two thirds (67%) of Americans feel that the laws...

Last year during a measles outbreak in Washington state, in an area with a higher-than-average percentage of measles vaccine exemptions (what a coincidence!), one anti-vaccination mom has looked for advice on how to protect...