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1. Tammy Duckworth Will Bring Her Baby To The Senate: Link Roundup

(Feminism)

...  There’s A Huge Gender Imbalance in China and India In a piece published yesterday in The Washington Post, reporters Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen point to prominent gender gaps of 70 million in China ...

Created on 19 April 2018

2. L7 Is Coming Back With Their First Full-Length Album Since 1999

(Music)

... Milwaukee, WI 04.18.18: Vogue - Indianapolis, IN 04.19.18: First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN 04.20.18: Metro - Chicago, IL 04.21.18: El Clubn - Detroit, MI 05.27.18: Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival - ...

Created on 09 April 2018

3. Lena Waithe Wants To Make A Mary Tyler Moore Biopic: Link Roundup

(Movies)

... pride festival in her hometown — which also happens to be the hometown of our anti-gay vice president Mike Pence. If you live around Columbus, Indiana, check out the event on April 14, and read Bailey’s ...

Created on 03 April 2018

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

(Feminism)

... when she could do way more. So she immediately joined the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes in Yorkshire, working in the canteen, until it was discovered her father was of West Indian Heritage. See, ...

Created on 30 March 2018

5. Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since Being Shot: Link Roundup

(Feminism)

... New York Times.    Indian Brothel Owners Given Life Sentence Reuters reports that two owners of a brothel in India have been given a life sentence for the trafficking, rape and sexual abuse ...

Created on 29 March 2018

6. Here's How European And American Women Dressed In The 1830s

(Style)

... of The New Monthly Belle Assemblée printed a detailed description of an “open robe” style gown with a corresponding image.  It reads as follows: “Evening Dress — Petticoat of India muslin, ...

Created on 27 March 2018

7. Krysten Ritter On The Emotional Toll Of Playing Jessica Jones

(TV)

... her projects—much less one as well-written and well-reviewed as Bonfire, a tale about an environmental lawyer who returns to her roots in small-town Indiana to investigate corruption. Did she do it while wor ...

Created on 23 March 2018

8. "Isle of Dogs" Creates Beautiful World of Doggos, But Leaves Good Girls Behind: BUST Review

(Movies)

... ies being told. Top photo via Indian Paint Brush/Isle of Dogs More from BUST  Why Are There So Many Headless Women In Hollywood?  Why I Needed "A Wrinkle In Time" How "Loving Vi ...

Created on 23 March 2018

9. Week of Women: March 16-22, 2018

(Entertainment)

... a — both poor teenage girls in South India. When an act of cruelty drives Savitha away, Poornima leaves everything behind to find her. Out now.  Stray City by Chelsey Johnson Chelsey Johnson ...

Created on 15 March 2018

10. The Surprisingly Subversive History Of Beauty Pageants

(Feminism)

... place on Miss America as a representative of national identity and belonging can be found in the online outrage generated by the crowning of Nina Davuluri, a daughter of immigrants from India, in 2013. ...

Created on 14 March 2018

11. This Documentary About Wilma Mankiller Is A Must-Watch For Activists Everywhere

(Movies)

...  Bureau of Indian Affair’s Relocation Program; the move was supposed to relieve the family of the poor living conditions in their homeland and bring them to a “modern world.” We see her as a young adult ...

Created on 12 March 2018

12. I Am A Woman Of Color Studying English Literature. Why Aren't There More Of Us?

(Living)

... the lack of diversity stuns me. As a British Indian, this makes me feel alone and secluded, like there is no one else out there like me. And it’s not only in the lecture hall: I take a look at my life ...

Created on 05 March 2018

13. "Saturday Night Live" Has Never Had An Asian Woman Cast Member — And That Needs To Change

(TV)

... lot of Asian cultures hate on each other,” Yoo says, referring to her show AzN PoP (by pure coincidence, each member represents a different part of Asia: Korea, Japan, China, the Philippines, and India ...

Created on 07 February 2018

14. Indian Activists Are Fighting To End Virginity Tests

(Feminism)

... the phrase was recently used by activist Vivek Tamaicheker in an interview with BBC News to describe the ethos around virginity testing in his nomadic Kanjarbhat community in Western India. Perhaps ...

Created on 05 February 2018

15. Shop, Create, And Make a Difference at This Brooklyn Event

(General)

...  Festival And It Looks So Fun This Indian Prince Opened A Palace Refuge For Vulnerable LGBTQ People Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of Marsha P. Johnson, Badass Of Stonewall    ...

Created on 25 January 2018

16. In The Early 1900s, Ladies Stabbed Harassers With Hatpins

(Style)

...  By Lisa Hix Top photo: Illustration from the Indianapolis Sunday Star, May 1, 1910 This article originally appeared in the December/January 2017 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More ...

Created on 19 January 2018

17. The Rape And Murder Of A 7-Year-Old Girl Sparks Protests Throughout Pakistan

(Feminism)

... is Indian Prince Opened A Palace Refuge For Vulnerable LGBTQ People  Australia Said "Yes" To Marriage Equality, But The Fight Isn't Over Yet Iceland Just Made Serious Moves Against The Gender Pa ...

Created on 12 January 2018

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

(Feminism)

... his doors to LGBTQ folks in need. As reported by NPR, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s only openly gay prince, announced that he would open his palace doors to vulnerable LGBTQ people. Same-sex ...

Created on 12 January 2018

19. In "This Is The Place," Women Write About Home: BUST Review

(Books)

...  Family,” Amanda Petrusich talks about growing up in the community that homed the Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant located about thirty miles away from New York City, which was considere ...

Created on 11 January 2018

20. More And More Horrifying Details Are Leaking About The Alleged Sex Cult NXVIM

(Feminism)

... ers" fast enough or if they show distress; that women are kept on diets of 500-800 calories per day; and that members are told that having sex with Raniere will "heal" them. India Oxenburg, daughter of Dyna ...

Created on 01 December 2017