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By Maya Dusenbery • 13 hours ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Missouri State Rep. Rick Brattin doubles down on his bill that would require a permission slip from the father to get an abortion. “The woman’s life is not altered.”

When landlords sexually harass their renters.

North Carolina’s mandatory ultrasound law has been permanently struck down.

Missouri State Rep. Rick Brattin doubles down on his bill that would require a permission slip from the father to get an abortion. “The woman’s life is not altered.”

When landlords sexually harass their ...

By Verónica Bayetti Flores • 14 hours ago

Women at the forefront of #BlackLivesMatter protests

If you’ve been paying attention to who’s been behind the scenes of much of the action in the aftermath of the extrajudicial murders of Eric Garner and Mike Brown, you might have noticed that Black women are at the forefront of the movement.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 15 hours ago

Pregnant women aren’t being arrested to protect their fetuses

Lately, articles have been circulating about the control and punishment of pregnant people for crimes like fetal homicide or assault on a fetus, an issue that we’ve been talking about here for years. In these stories, women are arrested or incarcerated for ignoring doctor’s orders, using illegal drugs while pregnant, or even for experiencing uncontrollable health conditions like miscarriage.

By Suzanna Bobadilla • 18 hours ago

The Feministing Five: Synead Nicholas and Umaara Iynaas Elliot

Last weekend, two young black women activists and artists, Synead Nichols, 23, and Umaara Iynaas Elliot, 19, co-organized New York’s massive Millions March, which was held in response to the recent incidents of racist police violence in both Ferguson and New York.

Last weekend, two young black women activists and artists, Synead Nichols, 23, and Umaara Iynaas Elliot, 19, co-organized New York’s massive Millions March, which was held in response to ...

By Katherine Cross • 20 hours ago

It’s not about you: When men take women’s style personally

The politics of women’s appearance is a painful tug of war between the meanings women intend to convey (which are as varied as the tiles of a mosaic) and those imposed on them by society, often by men who cannot countenance a symbolic universe in which women’s expression does not exist solely for male consumption.

By Alexandra Brodsky • 3 days ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Don’t give money to the Salvation Army.

In 2014, young people organized for human rights.

Don’t give money to the Salvation Army.

In 2014, young people organized for human rights.

By Alexandra Brodsky • 3 days ago

Let’s talk about Title IX and fair process

Welcome to the backlash.

By Sesali B. • 3 days ago

Fucking With Feministing: Vaginal Orgasms

Welcome to the second installment of Fucking with Feministing (check out our first installment here)! This monthly sex advice column is the place where readers get feminist advice on my favorite subject!