Some feminist facts for ya.
Quotes
- “I want people to know that if you have something on your heart that you can’t stop thinking about, it’s meant for you to do it and you should do it. You will do it. It’s your fate.” Da’Vine Joy Randolph on why she acts in The Washington Post.
- “I think I’ve always known my vulnerability is my superpower; it’s not something that makes me weak. I always try to share that with women. I think so many women are confused. They’re like, ‘Don’t cry in front of a man.’ I’m like, ‘Fuck that!’ I’ll cry in front of them, but I’ll also go kicking and screaming. It’s part of us and it’s part of the human condition.” Mariska Hargitay on sharing her emotions in Variety.
- “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.” Beyoncé on her newest album, Cowboy Carter, via Instagram
- “Don’t get me started on the pay disparity, but male actors get paid more because they used to say they drew in the audiences. And actually, that hasn’t been true for decades but they still like to use that as a reason to not pay women as much as their male counterparts.” Olivia Colman on the pay disparity between actors on CNN’s The Amanpour Hour
- “I’ll be working with women that have kids, women that have a family to feed. I’m going to have to work my butt off every single day and grind. And who wouldn’t want that? I don’t want anything in my life to be easy.” Angel Reese on working through her new spot in the WNBA, via Vogue.
Good News:
Singer OliviaRodrigo and her team partnered with the National Network of Abortion Funds to arrange the distribution of reproductive health resources (including Plan B) to concertgoers at each North American stop of the singer’s current GUTS tour.
Bad News:
The singer and her team stopped allowing the abortion organi- zations hosted at the tour to distribute lubrication, condoms and emergency contraceptives, citing concerns about these items being present at a concert that minors may attend.
Stats:
65% Percent of female board members find that they influence decision making in comparison to 81% of men.
93% StubHub reports that WNBA ticket sales are up 93% compared to last season.
14 USC Inclusion Initiative report revealed that out of the top 100 grossing films, only 14 movies had a woman of color as the protagonist.
55% South Korean women make up 55% of the country’s professional sports fanbase, which includes baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball.
3.6 million According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, which is down 2% the previous year.
Images: DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH PHOTO BY CINDY ORD, MG24, GETTY IMAGES FOR THE MET MUSEUM, VOGUE; OLIVIA COLMAN PHOTO BY SAMIR HUSSEIN, WIREIMAGE; MARISKA HARGITAY PHOTO BY RODIN ECKENROTH, GETTY IMAGES
