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Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne sit next to each other at a table, Haddish wears a t-shirt and leather jacket with a high ponytail, while Byrne wears her hair short and bleach blond and holds a coffee cup. They are speaking to each other animatedly.

“Like a Boss” Takes Down a Girlboss, But Loses Its Sense of Humor

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 15, 2020 at 8:55am

Like a Boss has a message that’s both confusing and unfunny.
Two headlines from Express, one celebrating Kate Middleton's avocado consumption and the other accusing Meghan Markle of human right's abuses for eating avocado toast

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Meghan and Kate Were Held to Different Standards

by Bitch HQ
January 15, 2020 at 6:00am

These 20 headlines show extreme disparities between the coverage of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.
An elderly couple stands at the top of a hill. One of the people is in a wheelchair.

If That’s Love, I Don’t Want It: The Impact of the “New York Times” Validating Ableism

by Alice Wong
January 14, 2020 at 10:29am

This was murder, not end of life care.
Two girls, one with red hair and red lipstick, another one white with a high blond ponytail, stand by a fire in a trash can. They both look serious.

The Witching Hour: What the CW Loses to Magical Surrealism

by Meggie Gates
January 14, 2020 at 10:20am

As the CW depicts women’s coming of age stories through magical surrealism, we lose nuance.
A person wearing high-waisted black menstrual underwear and touching their abdomen

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Toxic Chemicals Found in Menstrual Underwear Brand

by Bitch HQ
January 14, 2020 at 6:00am

A study found significant levels of PFAS in Thinx menstrual underwear, which are linked to infertility and increased cancer risk.
John Cho and Issa Rae, an Asian man and a Black woman, respectively, sit next to each other at the Oscars.

The 2020 Oscars Noms Aren’t Just White—They’re Boring: A Point/Counterpoint

by Evette Dionne
January 13, 2020 at 3:05pm

Once again, the Oscars are snow white and it’s become so predictable that it’s boring.
a genderqueer person sitting in a hospital gown sitting in an exam room

Religious Exemption: Catholic Hospitals Are Barring Transgender Patients from Surgery

by Leah Feiger
January 13, 2020 at 12:41pm

These policies and resulting statements, coupled with the reach and growth of Catholic healthcare systems, could make access to gender-confirmation surgery even more difficult.
image of an Australian fire fighter in front of a huge blaze of fire

World on Fire: Fanning the Flames of Climate Change as Australia Burns

by Izzie Ramirez
January 13, 2020 at 9:58am

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been historically careless when it comes to safeguarding the environment.
A photo of Megan Rapinoe, a white woman with dyed lilac hair, holding her arms out wide over the soccer field during the US Women's World Cup

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Megan Rapinoe Will Not Let Olympics Ban Silence Her

by Bitch HQ
January 13, 2020 at 6:00am

Rapinoe issued a statement in response to the Olympic Committee’s new ruling that bars athletes from making political gestures at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
four white women dressed in mid-century dresses in Little Women

Forever Your Girls: “Little Women” Is a Film in Conversation with Its Own History

by Jourdain Searles
January 10, 2020 at 3:25pm

Greta Gerwig offers a meditation on the novel’s biggest themes, rather than a familiar narrative trajectory.

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