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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Hershey, Nestle, and Mars Are Probably Still Using Child Labor

“The odds are substantial that a chocolate bar bought in the United States is the product of child labor.”

The Heart of Whiteness: On Spiritual Tourism and the Colonization of Ayahuasca

Only in our current capitalist system is wellness considered a luxury.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Three Trans Women Have Been Murdered in Dallas in a Year

Chynal Lindsey is the second Black trans woman in Dallas to be killed in two weeks.

Sea Change: “Knock Down the House” Captures the Wave of Women Running for Office

A “sea change” in the number of first-time women candidates needs as much documentation as possible in order to show and tell us that it’s possible.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Central Park Rapist’s Other Survivors Come Forward

His crimes were pinned on five teens of color whose stories are now being shared in When They See Us.

Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers

Bitch Media, an independent, nonprofit feminist media organization now in its 23rd year, is pleased to offer the Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers, a series of three-month intensive writing fellowships whose goal is to develop, support, and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media. The program is directed by Bitch cofounder Andi Zeisler.Bitch Media’s...

Thor’s “Endgame” Weight Gain Should Have Been More Than a Punch Line

There’s a longstanding assumption that fat people feel less pain or sadness than non-fat people, and that they both deserve and can handle less-than-human treatment.

Less Than Perfect: What I Left off of My College Admissions Applications

For all the warmth and safety I was provided at school, I was never completely honest with anyone about the full extent of the turmoil happening at home.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence

“Violence is not just in the anti-abortion movement’s past.”

Bitch Media Writing Fellows

Bitch Media’s Fellowships for Writers program offers a series of three-month intensive writing fellowships whose goal is to develop, support, and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media. The program is directed by Bitch cofounder Andi Zeisler. 

We couldn’t be more proud to introduce you to our cohort of amazing past...

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