Canadian Schoolboys Are Wearing Skirts To Protest School Dress Codes Samantha Havela, University of Michigan Male High school students from Québec made big waves as they challenged the sexism and oversexualization of female bodies built into school clothing regulations.… November 1, 2020
‘My Favorite Thing Is Monsters’ Sees Horror Embedded in Everyday Life Anna Swenson, Butler University This amazing feat in storytelling and artistic vision delves into areas often left unexplored by graphic novels and horror.… October 4, 2020
Men Should Stop Criticizing Women’s Sexual Expression in ‘WAP’ Emily Jewett, University of San Diego Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s collab isn’t as scandalous as the internet wants you to believe.… August 21, 2020
Three Great LGBTQ+ Movies with Quality Queer Representation Katherine Brand, University of Michigan Looking for well-developed LGBTQ+ characters without the same overused tropes? Check out these films for a fulfilling viewing experience.… August 21, 2020
‘Tigers, Not Daughters’ Deftly Portrays the Many Aspects of Grief Anna Barnard, St. Olaf College In her new book, Samantha Mabry shows readers that vulnerability and independence are not mutually exclusive.… July 30, 2020
5 Movies and TV Shows To Cap Off Pride Month From Your Couch Emma Smith, Wesleyan University It isn’t safe to host parades and parties this year, but that doesn’t mean you can't enjoy some LGBTQ pride in your living room.… June 29, 2020
‘Perfect Blue’ Perfectly Captures the Loss of Identity in the Internet Age Kaelani Ramirez, Arizona State University Originally released over 23 years ago, the anime horror film feels remarkably prescient in the era of social media.… April 26, 2020
The Flip Challenge Exposed Hip-Hop’s Hypermasculine Culture Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State Society is redefining what it means to be masculine and feminine. What does that mean for a culture rooted in gender roles?… April 22, 2020
Bollywood Item Numbers Use Music to Bolster Misogyny Karunya Bhramasandra, Stanford University These musical numbers, which have little relevance to the plot, can be fun, but ultimately perpetuate debilitating social roles for women.… March 26, 2020
How ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Changes Same-Sex Love On-Screen Kate Carter, Middle Tennessee State University Céline Sciamma’s acclaimed film transforms how we think about nontraditional forms of love against an 18th century backdrop steeped in tradition.… March 19, 2020
‘Charlie’s Angels’ Is a Feminist Action Film, But That’s Not Why It Flopped Caroline Forrey, Miami University, Ohio Elizabeth Banks' spy flick is the latest female-fronted film to crash at the box office.… December 4, 2019
How Instagram Poetry Became a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Camilla Forte, Columbia College Chicago What proponents have hailed as the genre's savior is likely doing more harm than good.… April 22, 2019
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Netflix’s ‘Love, Death & Robots’ E.L. Meszaros, Brown University The series features futurism at its finest, as well as at its most banal.… April 8, 2019
The ‘Nancy Drew’ Video Games Need to Shake Their White Savior Complex, and Fast E.L. Meszaros, Brown University The games are great for solving mysteries and puzzles, but not so great for other things.… April 2, 2019
Are You Living on a Rape Schedule? Jillian Morris, Chapman University Fifty percent of the world is.… February 18, 2019
What We Can Learn from Jameela Jamil and Her ‘Enthusiastic Sexual Consent’ Victoria Macias, University of California, San Diego Why saying 'yes' is not enough.… November 6, 2018
Cat Calls of NYC: The Feminist Movement Happening Right Under Our Feet Cameron Andersen, New York University New York University student Sophie Sandberg is chalking back to cat callers.… November 5, 2018
In Contemporary Punk Rock, Women Are Nowhere to Be Seen Marianne Quijano, Texas A&M University Headbanging doesn't have to be only for guys.… October 12, 2018
On New York Subways, Officials Find a Women’s Health Campaign ‘Inappropriate’ Cameron Andersen, New York University The sex positive website Unbound Babes had their advertisements rejected by the city, underscoring the double standard in men and women’s health.… June 1, 2018
School Dress Codes Are Falling Increasingly Behind the Times Rebecca Crosby, American University In an era of free nipples and female empowerment, dress codes feel more regressive each day.… April 28, 2018
Chidera Eggerue Wants You to Know that #SaggyBoobsMatter Cleo-Symone Scott, Virginia Commonwealth University The Slumflower wants young women to love their breasts, no matter how small, big or saggy.… April 25, 2018
Lesbians Are Not Being Properly Represented in Hollywood Cleo-Symone Scott, Virginia Commonwealth University Film and television desperately needs to increase the representation of queer women.… April 14, 2018
Hayley Kiyoko, Also Known as Lesbian Jesus, Strikes Again Rakshya Devkota, Saint Louis University Thanks to LGBTQ+ musicians like Hayley Kiyoko, is the world moving towards a Golden Age of queer women in mainstream pop music?… April 9, 2018
Eleanor Hammond Is Giving a Voice to Early 20th Century Women Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri Berkeley freshman, Eleanor Hammond, is treading a path to greatness: writing the next big feminist musical.… March 30, 2018
10 Things That Don’t Make You a Bad Feminist Lizzy Spangler, University of North Texas Spoiler alert: Slut-shaming and white feminism are NOT on this list.… October 10, 2017
Why Feminism Is Bad for Feminism Kayla Kibbe, Connecticut College The philosophy rests on the idea that in order to be equal, you must first accept that you are unequal.… February 21, 2017
The 4 Most Important LGBTQ Films of 2016 Terry Nguyen, University of Southern California Despite a frustrating election, these films and television shows helped ensure a positive future for queer representation in cinema.… January 12, 2017
Television Is Barely Getting Bi: Why Bi-Visibility Is Important Kristian Porter, Northern Kentucky University Bisexual representation on television is necessary for better understanding the orientation, as well as for the well-being of those who identify.… January 6, 2017
The Girl in the Group Project Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco If you’re the only girl in a group project, standing your ground and speaking your voice are no longer optional.… June 15, 2016
Album Review: Yoke Lore Leads Listeners ‘Toward a Never Ending New Beginning’ Avery Heeringa, Columbia College Chicago The indie star delivers his first full-length project stocked full with nostalgia and experimentation… October 10, 2023