Culture

Opportunity Costs: What the Olympics Show Us About the Economics of Women's Sports

Women who are skilled competitors and elite athletes should have the chance to shine more than once every four years. Read more »

Safe Passage: Access to Abortion in India

By constantly focusing on sex-selective abortions and being careless with language and imagery, Indian media has reinforced existing stigma around abortion in general.  Read more »

Flamboyant Darkness: Female-Fronted Goth Bands Subvert Gender Norms

One of goth culture’s most important messages is that the feminine is something to be embraced and celebrated. Read more »

As They Head to the Olympics, Women's Soccer is Fighting to Win Equal Pay

They’re the number one women’s soccer team in the world. But their most formidable opponent is the wage gap.  Read more »

The Science of Using Yoga to Heal from Trauma

I was skeptical that yoga would help me deal with past trauma. But what I learned changed my life.  Read more »

In "Suicide Squad," Harley Quinn and The Joker's Relationship Isn't Love—It's Abuse

In the blockbuster movie, the two supervillains are written as an oddball couple. But even in a movie all about violence, it’s clear that the Joker is clearly emotionally and physically abusive.   Read more »

Pokémon NO: How the Game Can Be a Venue for Harassment

Street harassment is nothing new, but Pokémon GO creates a new avenue for harassing people in public. Read more »

Cruel Summer: What's Messed Up About The Olympic Games

It’s worth considering what kind of exploitation makes our spectatorship possible. Read more »

A New Small Press Aims to Publish Youth-Oriented LGBT Stories

“As a community we long ago decided our goals weren’t to be legitimized by the system but to assert our legitimacy despite it.”   Read more »

Popaganda: Sports and Capitalism

The Olympics kicks off this week in Rio de Janeiro, amid protests over its high costs and impact on Brazil’s poorest communities. While sports represent our cultural values and tie in closely to our identities, it’s not hard to see how sports from the college level to the Olympics... Read more »

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Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »

Tina Belcher's Sexual Revolution

Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »