women

Crisis in Sri Lanka Brings Dire Consequences for Women
The picture of a woman raising one hand in protest while holding her baby in the other has become an iconic image of the uprising.

Canadian Survivor of Prostitution Fired From Women’s Shelter Over Feminist Views
Valérie Pelletier was fired from a Montreal women’s agency for advocating for single-sex services on Facebook

The "Womxn" Debate Shows Who Really Has Power
Feminists long opposed the alternate "inclusive" spelling, but it was male objections that finally caught the attention of mainstream institutions

Women Are Not Their Own Worst Enemy
Reframing the tired trope

Mother as Martyr
Mothers are often both martyrs and assassins in the eyes of female children

I am a Mother to My Stillborn Son, Not a "Birthing Parent"
When gender-neutral language does more harm than good

Women’s Organizations are Removing the Word "Women" From Their Vocabulary
They claim the word is "not inclusive"

"Woman" Is Not a Dirty Word
When we erase the word “woman”, we erase women’s material reality.

Excess Babies: The Tragedy of the Surrogacy Industry During COVID-19
Surrogacy agency in Ukraine left with babies who will not be collected by the biological parents

For Indian Women During COVID-19, There is No Such Thing As Social Distancing
It was around 1.00 pm and I was dozing off on the living room couch with the laptop on my chest. I woke with a jolt because I heard our neighbor talking to my mother; I was ashamed to be caught sleeping legs apart and mouth open. Indians don’

Yes, Women Have Vaginas
But that’s not the sum-total of what we are

Fighting Feminist Erasure With Nonviolent Disruption
The public disruption of Selina Todd's conference de-platforming is exactly what we need