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1. Beyoncé Takes Over Coachella: Link Roundup

(Entertainment)

... ly released. White patrons of the store, including Andrew Yaffe, who runs a real estate development firm, objected; Yaffe asked, “Does anybody else think this is ridiculous? It’s absolute discriminatio ...

Created on 16 April 2018

2. Michelle Obama Compares Trump’s Presidency To Bad Parenting: Link Roundup

(Living)

... Proposition 1, which would have repealed a bill that allowed transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice and prohibited employment and public service discrimination based on gender identity. ...

Created on 09 April 2018

3. "Gotham" Star Camren Bicondova Is A New Kind Of Superhero: BUST Interview

(TV)

... she says. These systems are even at play between Selina and Bruce: though both are underestimated, Selina deals with much more discrimination and a different set of expectations. “When Selina and Bruce ...

Created on 03 April 2018

4. The Story Of Lilian Bader, One Of The First Black Women In The British Army

(Feminism)

Lilian Bader was one of the first black women to join the British Armed Forces during World War II. She dealt with discrimination and racism, but she rose up through the ranks and left one hell of a ...

Created on 30 March 2018

5. Who Bit Beyoncé??: Link Roundup

(Entertainment)

... soon. N.F.L. Cheerleader Files Discrimination Complaint New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis was fired from her job for two offenses: first, attending a party with Saints athletes; and second, ...

Created on 27 March 2018

6. Cardi B Says Women In Hip-Hop Aren't Included in #MeToo: Link Roundup

(Feminism)

...  win.” Watch her video on Twitter. #NYCStripperStrike Goes Nationwide Back in October, exotic dancer Gizelle Marie of New York started the #NYCStripperStrike to fight back against racism and discriminatio ...

Created on 20 March 2018

7. Online Harassment Is An Epidemic. Meet The Women Working To Stop It

(Feminism)

...  “Digital spaces do not exist in a vacuum. They are located within offline realities, where we are still struggling with issues of gender discrimination and disparity, and all of their intersectiona ...

Created on 16 March 2018

8. This Photo Project Celebrates Jessamyn Stanley, Lauren Duca, And Other Women Leaders Working For Change

(Feminism)

...  care who I am. I just am a woman to them. That's amazing to me! But, as a demographic minority facing discrimination and persecution, we do need some collective action to thrive, and this is where we come t ...

Created on 14 March 2018

9. Lynda Carter Says She Was Sexually Harassed While Filming "Wonder Woman": Link Roundup

(Living)

... Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP has been plagued with discrimination and sexual assault scandals in recent years, and Trudeau hopes that Lucki can help the organization clean up its act. Read more at The ...

Created on 12 March 2018

10. Ryan Seacrest Will Host The Oscars Red Carpet Show Despite Sexual Assault Allegations: Link Roundup

(Feminism)

...  A retired geography professor, Colleen McTague, just won $200,000 from the University of Cincinnati after she sued the University for gender-based discrimination and the right to equal pay. Professor ...

Created on 28 February 2018

11. How To Talk About Racism, Sexism And Bigotry With Your Friends And Family

(Feminism)

... transphobia in that area. These effects persisted for three months, and both transgender and cisgender canvassers were effective. The intervention also increased support for a nondiscrimination law, even ...

Created on 28 February 2018

12. Janelle Monae’s New Music Video With Tessa Thompson Is A Powerful Tribute to Bisexuality, Black Women’s Empowerment, and Sex-Positive Love: Link Roundup

(Entertainment)

... peech?).   A Global Study on the Gender Wage Gap  VOX published an in-depth study about the gender wage gap for postpartum women. Here’s a chart and the drastic decline and discriminatio ...

Created on 23 February 2018

13. Yes, Even Fonts can be Feminist

(Feminism)

... to tackle issues of gender discrimination and inequality in design. Although in the U.S. more women than men attend art school, men still hold the largest amount of leadership roles within the design ...

Created on 21 February 2018

14. Jeffrey Tambor Gets Fired From "Transparent," THREE MONTHS After Sexual Harassment Accusations: Link Roundup

(Living)

... and the Hawaiian Islands, along with 8 other groups, is suing the HHS for canceling their five-year grants that funded teen pregnancy programs, accusing the department of discrimination. Read more at NPR. ...

Created on 16 February 2018

15. The Parkland School Shooter Had A History Of Abusing Women, Like Most Mass Shooters Do

(Feminism)

... r felt like tweeting was the equivalent to shouting into the void, this BBC article might just make you reconsider; see how one woman used Twitter to fight gender-based discrimination, taking down a PR agen ...

Created on 15 February 2018

16. There's Now A Musical Theater Parody Of "The Handmaid's Tale," And It's A Hit

(Entertainment)

... er of the Handmaid training center. She steals the entire musical while crooning, “I’m the elegant, smiling, discrimination denying Betsy DeVos.” The mantras she demands Handmaids learn and repeat after  ...

Created on 02 February 2018

17. This Indian Prince Opened A Palace Refuge For Vulnerable LGBTQ People

(Feminism)

... relations are illegal in India, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and the country does not recognize same-sex marriage. Additionally, Indian law does not protect against discrimination for LGBT folks; ...

Created on 12 January 2018

18. James Damore Is Suing Google For Allegedly Discriminating Against White Conservative Men

(Living)

...  the actual discrimination women and people of color face in the workplace. “The Elephant in the Valley” is a tech study done in 2015 of senior-level women in Silicon Valley. The study found that 66% o ...

Created on 09 January 2018

19. Journalist Carrie Gracie Quit The BBC Because Of Their Gender Pay Gap

(Feminism)

...  earned just a fifth of what the highest paid male star made. Gracie published an open letter on Sunday night in which she responded to the pay gap report, referring to it as “pay discrimination” an ...

Created on 08 January 2018

20. Behind The Symbol Of "International Women's Year," 1975

(Style)

... went to the states for ratification, and Title IX was signed into law, barring gender discrimination at federally funded schools.  President Gerald Ford signed a proclamation in January 1974 declaring ...

Created on 08 January 2018