If you've been online in the past few days, you've probably seen a headline about a new "sex trend" — "stealthing." “Stealthing” is a nonconsensual and frankly disturbing sex act which refers to when a man secretly removes his condom in the middle of sexual intercourse. So, yeah, this isn't a "new sex trend." This is sexual assault. A report by the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law led by Alexandra Brodsky features interviews with victims and a look into online communities that encourage "stealthing." Brodsky...

Serena Williams just casually reclaimed her number one ranking, announced her pregnancy with an ode to her unborn baby, and served some serious realness to the racist haters. Just in case you were wondering, Serena is a certified bad ass.  After returning to the top of the WTA world rankings earlier this year, Serena shared news of her pregnancy, first with a Snapchat, followed by an Instagram letter to her baby-to-be in which she spoke of the strength, serenity, and peace she has gained and her excitement to share...

We here at BUST are suffering from a case of Michelle Obama withdrawal. You probably are too. Here, then, are a gathering of inspiring quotes and photos to help soothe the pain. 'Let's be very clear: Strong men — men who are truly role models — don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.' image via Instagram/MichelleObama44 'Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop...

This weekend's March for Science drew crowds of thousands in cities all over the world, from the march's home base of D.C. to Sydney, Australia. The march had over 600 "Satellite" marches all over the world. The goal of the march was to speak up and protect that values and importance of science which are now being attacked under the Trump administration. The March for Science website says, "The March for Science champions and defends science and scientific integrity, but it is a small step...

In the latest alt-right ass-kicking news, a young woman at Auburn University shut down white supremacist Richard Spencer. In order to fully bask in the awesomeness that is this shut down, you should know a little background about Spencer and the event. Richard Spencer is the president of the National Policy Institute which claims to be "dedicated to the heritage, identity, and future of people of European descent in the United States, and around the world,' (AKA White Nationalists). Spencer is a leading voice for the...

Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced yesterday that she's pregnant, sending the internet into a frenzy. The tennis superstar dropped the news through Snapchat; the caption "20 weeks" accompanies the photo of Williams in a yellow bathing suit sporting the beginning of a baby bump. Williams, 35, announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit in December. The picture that broke the news (photo via Serena Williams' Snapchat) This announcement comes on the heels of her success at the Australian...

Hillary Clinton, the first female major party nominee for POTUS, has apologized many times. She apologized during her campaign, while her shameless, apology-resistant opponent stood on a stage and bragged that he could shoot someone and not lose voters. She apologized for using a private email server, despite the fact men have done the same thing and it's been NBD. "That was a mistake. I'm sorry about that. I take responsibility." She admitted fault for voting to invade Iraq in 2002, something 77% of the senators (and 58% of...

  Lest we forget the pervasive nature of the patriarchy, the hashtag #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear is trending to remind us all of the misogyny, from microaggressions to overt sexism, that female writers face daily. Here are 6 things writers who happen to be women are sick of hearing!  1. Being told they write great books for women is clearly irksome. Twitter had a lot to say about the men who read books by female authors and compliment the authors for writing good books for women. Hey dude, you clearly just read it!  2. Being...

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer made history by becoming the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. Today, 50 years later, she will compete in the race again while wearing the same iconic number: 261. Switzer obtained a bib by signing up for the marathon with her initials, K.V. Switzer. Although there were no official rules against women running, it was essentially unheard of. When she expressed training interest to her running coach at Syracuse, he claimed that the long distance of the race would be...

The myth of menstrual synchrony was first introduced to the scientific community by Harvard psychologist Martha McClintock in 1971, when her study 'Menstrual Synchrony and Suppression' was published in Nature magazine. In it, McClintock hypothesized that women's' pheremones might impact the menstrual cycles of their female peers. After studying a group of women living together in a college dorm, McClintock concluded that 'synchrony and suppression among a group of women living together... suggest that social interaction can have a strong effect on the menstrual cycle.'  But there...