On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

Hello Thursday! Here’s what we’re reading up on today:

New stats on the wage gap: Female college graduates still earn less than their male classmates. [Salon] 

• At a Girls’ Hackathon, a team of Brazilian girls made a cool app that lets people rank bars, restaurants, and public spaces based on how safe they are for women. [Ignite] 

• Films made by women are way more likely to be screened at festivals than they are to be big-budget, high-grossing blockbusters. [Hollywood Reporter]  

• Zoe Kravitz will star as a gunslinging hit woman in upcoming Old West revenge thriller Black Belle. [Shadow and Act]  

• Here’s a look at how Seattle is becoming less and less affordable—and how homeownership may no longer be possible for young people. [Grist] 

• Journalist Molly Crabapple made this moving illustrated video about how the immigration system locks up people for profit. [Fusion] 

Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments.

by Sarah Mirk
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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter

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