harassment
Surprise, Surprise, Andrew Cuomo Was Never an Advocate for Women
Abusers succeed because we’re still largely comfortable allowing men to paternalistically insert themselves into sexual misconduct accountability discourse as so-called arbiters, experts, and advocates.
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Dangerous Spin: Media Exposes Ballet’s Ugly Side
There’s nothing endearing or gentle about the violence dancers endure.
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Cerulean Blues: “The Devil Wears Prada” Fashions a Cautionary Tale
Most media outlets still favor the image of equality over doing the real work that true equality would require.
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Chrissy Teigen Cyberbullied Teen Girls. She’s Not the Only One.
She, like most of Hollywood, understood the gratification of tearing down other celebrities, particularly those considered “infamous.”
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Mean to an End: How Online Harassment Became a Feature, Not a Bug
The facilitation of harassment may be social media’s most reliable content strategy.
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The Act of Naming: “Girlhood” Embraces the Monster Within
We’ll still be called sluts, witches, and harpies, so we may as well rise to the occasion.
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We Owe It to Women Journalists to Protect Them from Harassment
The stakes for women journalists, especially BIPOC women journalists, are possibly higher than they’ve ever been.
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No Conversation: @DudesInTheDMs Is Making the Internet Safer for Women
Any woman can send Paige Woolen screenshots of unwanted DMs and have them shared with 61,000 followers.
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Under the Red Light: Privacy Concerns Abound with the Silhouette Challenge
Though the challenge was meant to be empowering, it quickly backfired.
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Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma
“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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