feminism

A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems

Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel

Challenging prohibitions on driving in Saudi Arabia is no easy task.

Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel
East Point mayor Teona Chikladze has come to symbolize a feminist movement in Georgia

Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women

Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women
Women leaders increase the peace

Feminist foreign policies are gaining popularity, and increasing the peace

Feminist foreign policies are gaining popularity, and increasing the peace
The video, featuring Beyonce's 'Run The World (Girls)', has been criticised by both religious conservatives and feminists in Pakistan.

How a viral dance video set to Beyonce got Pakistan talking

How a viral dance video set to Beyonce got Pakistan talking

Color Me RBG

Color Me RBG

The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World Inequality

After 30 years, the feminist protest group still has a lot to be outraged about.

The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World Inequality
Martine Warren, a scientific advisor to the Bank of Canada, demonstrates how to view a security feature on the new polymer Canadian 100 dollar bill to reveal hidden numbers when pointed at a single point light source in Toronto November 14, 2011.

Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes

As in the United States, there are so many amazing candidates, including Canada's Rosa Parks. the author of "Anne of Green Gables" and sort of a Paul Revere in reverse.

Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes
Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem's road is still filled with optimism

The feminist icon discusses her new memoir.

Gloria Steinem's road is still filled with optimism

Your Angst-Ridden Youth is Now in a Library

The zines of the 1990s were lo-fi, cheap, and disposable. But a few brave librarians have started zine archives to preserve them for eternity.

Your Angst-Ridden Youth is Now in a Library
halloween

Looking for something different for your kid this Halloween? Here are 10 costumes inspired by heroic American women.

At a time when some presidential candidates can barely name an important woman from history, these Rad American Women of Halloween are a great way to have fun and educate others.

Looking for something different for your kid this Halloween? Here are 10 costumes inspired by heroic American women.

"Saved by the Bell" Meets Feminist Theorist Bell Hooks

The work of leftist cultural critic bell hooks meets the TV series "Saved by the Bell" on the internet's best new blog. 

"Saved by the Bell" Meets Feminist Theorist Bell Hooks
Waitresses at the Maid Cafe New York serve an order at the cafe on November 20, 2013. Such cafes have existed in Japan for years, designed to cater to the fantasies of anime and manga fans.

Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists

Brittany Bronson is a feminist and university instructor, but she's also a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. And the pursuit of tips and wages means she — and other working-class women, she believes — often has to tolerate harassment and put aside her feminism to make a living.

Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists
The World

Why Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th century feminist rock star

She was an author, a feminist and the grandmother of Frankenstein - so why is there no statue to Mary Wollstonecraft?

Why Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th century feminist rock star
The beer label for the first ever beer brewed by the social beer drinking group for Swedish women, Fem Ale. It's a hopped pale ale with the name, "We Can Do It."

The ladies-only beer club of Sweden launches their first pale ale

Why does brewing always seem to be the business of men? A group of women in Sweden are trying to change that by brewing their own beer: "We Can Do It!"

The ladies-only beer club of Sweden launches their first pale ale
Author Germaine Greer's latest book chronicles her efforts to reclaim part of Australia's ancient rainforest.

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge

Writer and journalist Germaine Greer is an icon of the feminist movement. More than 40 years on from her famous book, "The Female Eunuch," Greer has taken up a new challenge: restoring a patch of ancient rainforest in her native Australia.

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge