Women's Issues Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• On The Ground: Interviews With Young Feminist Activists

  

  Corinne Singer Welcome to “On the Ground,” a new interview series that highlights the work young feminist activists are doing in their own communities. Read more

  The 12 July 2016 by   Juliez
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• For Allies Who Feel Like Everything They Do Is Wrong

  Something I hear regularly from progressive men:“I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do as a feminist/ally. Some women say I should be fighting for women’s... Read more

  The 30 June 2016 by   Brute Reason
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• What The SCOTUS Abortion Decision Means — And Why It Matters

  

  The Supreme Court actually ruled in favor of choice. On March 2nd, the Supreme Court heard the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which has been... Read more

  The 27 June 2016 by   Juliez
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• You Are Responsible For Yourself, We Are Responsible For Each Other

  One of the principles I try to live by is that we are all responsible for our own emotions. What this means to me is that, while assholes obviously exist and... Read more

  The 23 June 2016 by   Brute Reason
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• Praise Young Girls For Being ‘Smart,’ Not ‘Pretty’

  

  We’re still sending young girls restrictive, gendered messages. For a long time, whenever I pictured an engineer I automatically imagined a guy who looked... Read more

  The 21 June 2016 by   Juliez
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• This Is Why We Need To Share Our Abortion Stories

  Abortion storytelling is crucial. “Remarkably Normal,” a play by Jessi Blue Gormezano, is an artistic manifestation of the reality of abortion. Read more

  The 16 June 2016 by   Juliez
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• 5 Microaggressions Secular People Often Hear – And Why They’re Wrong

  Another Everyday Feminism piece! EF doesn’t have much material on secular identities and Christian privilege, so I’m trying to expand it! Read more

  The 10 June 2016 by   Brute Reason
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• The Stanford Rape Case Exemplifies The Privilege At The Heart of Rape Culture

  

  Stanford University Brock Turner, a top swimmer at Stanford who raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster after a party, was sentenced to six months in count... Read more

  The 07 June 2016 by   Juliez
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• Identities Formed By Trauma Are Still Valid

  [Content note: mentions of sexual assault]A common way that people invalidate certain marginalized identities is to claim that they developed as a result of... Read more

  The 01 June 2016 by   Brute Reason
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• Having Feelings About Rejection Doesn’t Make You a “Nice Guy”

  

  Credit: Lauren/callmekitto on Tumblr The term “Nice Guy” was, at one point, a very useful term when it comes to discussing sexist dating dynamics. Read more

  The 21 April 2016 by   Brute Reason
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