Incel groups date back to 1990s. The term started with a community of people, both men and women, unsuccessful in their attempts to find romantic partners.
Feminism
How Christian Is the Anti-Abortion Stance?
Pro-Lifers cite Christianity to explain anti-abortion activism leading up to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. But is that really a Christian stance?
Women Who Hate Women: Dissecting the Trend of the Pick-Me Girl
The pick-me girl isn’t like other girls. She’s been conditioned to believe that there is something inherently wrong with being a woman.
“Women Aren’t Funny”: A Brief History of the Women Who Shaped Stand-up Comedy
Stand-up comedy took shape over the course of the last 150-odd years and women have been there helping shape it from day one. Here are some of those women.
How Adding a Salary Range to Job Descriptions Could Help in the Fight for Equal Pay
Some states are now requiring companies to post a salary range in job descriptions. Here’s how that small change could help workers.
A Throwback to When I Used to Hate Pink Because of Internalized Misogyny
The color was beautiful until internalized misogyny made so many of us hate pink because it was “weak-willed, subservient, and stupid.”
Why the Climate Crisis Is Harder on Women
It’s time we acknowledge and address the disproportionate harm the climate crisis is doing to women.
What Makes An E-Girl? A Guide to the E-Girl Aesthetic and Life
The e-girl aesthetic mixes fashion, internet history, and what it means to grow up online. Like her predecessors, the e-girl is no stranger to flak.
Tradwives: The Alt-Right Fiction of Traditional Femininity
Traditional femininity, with its ties to white supremacy, may not be real, but it’s worth taking a nuanced look at why women latch onto the tradwives ideal.
How Much Is an Abortion?: A Resource Guide for People Who Could Lose Access to a Basic Human Right
It’s still a constitutionally protected right for now but how much is an abortion really? For 40 million people, it’s already costly and hard to access.
All-Too Male Gaze in Hollywood: Why There Are So Few Women Filmmakers
They built the film industry but now they’re scarcely seen behind the camera or in writers’ rooms. Here’s why women filmmakers are few and far between.
Where Amazon’s The Wilds Is Feminist — And Where It Isn’t
Amazon Prime’s The Wilds is part survival drama, part slumber party, but its feminist messaging is a little uneven.
FYP: Are You Bi or Is It Just Comphet?
Are you bi or is it just comphet? That’s the eternal question for queer women raised in a cis-hetero normative society.
Gary Stu: Who Is He, and Why Does Nobody Talk About Him?
Is a Gary Stu really less common than a Mary Sue — or do we just only recognize the ridiculousness of flawless protagonists when they’re women?
Gendered Disinformation: The Ugly Intersection of Fake News and Sexism
Gendered disinformation can keep women out of public spaces and put them in real danger.
How Witchcraft Works to Empower Women, Or: How the Witch Hunts Failed to Break the “Weaker Sex”
The label “witch” began as a tool for oppressing women. But women soon learned to wield it as a source of power.