- 1. COVID-19 Has Made Access To Reproductive Healthcare Evasive, As If Getting An Abortion Wasn't Already Hard Enough in Americ
- (Living)
- ... American unemployment rate “peaked at an unprecedented level” of 14.8%. Without employment, abortive care becomes somewhat inaccessible due to the intersection of underinsurance and lack of income. It ...
- Created on 23 February 2021
- 2. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
- (Feminism)
- At this point in our nation’s history, it’s not hyperbole to say that America is in crisis. Between COVID, mass unemployment, environmental destruction, foreign and domestic assaults on our democracy, ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 3. How You Can Combat Food Insecurity Right Now
- (Living)
- ... families have been especially affected, due to a loss of subsidized school lunches paired with a high level of unemployment among US women. Food insecurity is defined as a lack of reliable access to ...
- Created on 07 February 2021
- 4. This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People
- (Feminism)
- ... people face. According to a 2018 American Psychological Association report, Black trans people have an unemployment rate more than three times that of the general population, and half of these individuals ...
- Created on 28 July 2020
- 5. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was Just Accosted And Verbally Harassed By GOP Colleague
- (Feminism)
- ... building while Ocasio-Cortez was going in to cast a vote. In a heated exchange between the two representatives, Yoho allegedy called Ocasio-Cortez “disgusting” for suggesting that unemployment and poverty ...
- Created on 21 July 2020
- 6. Why You Should Make A Podcast Right Now
- (Living)
- ... of unemployment. The podcast was proof that I was good at project management, creative thinking, and getting work done, which helped me get better jobs. I kept making podcasts, and now I get to help others ...
- Created on 02 July 2020
- 7. How Nannies And Other Domestic Workers Have Been Hit By The Coronavirus
- (Feminism)
- ... then I can find someone else to hire me,” she said. Undocumented workers are not only barred from receiving unemployment or government aid, but also healthcare or even testing, as reported by NPR. The ...
- Created on 01 May 2020
- 8. Meet Dr. Rachel Levine, The Doctor Leading the Coronavirus Response in Pennsylvania
- (Feminism)
- ... Header image via CBS Philly on YouTube MORE FROM BUST Miss England 2019 Returns To Practicing Medicine During Pandemic As Unemployment Rates Rise, Women Are Hit The Hardest How Planned Parenthood ...
- Created on 17 April 2020
- 9. As Unemployment Rates Rise, Women Are Hit The Hardest
- (Feminism)
- Perhaps one of the most glaring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the unprecedented skyrocket in unemployment in the United States. In just a matter of three weeks, 16 million people have filed for ...
- Created on 10 April 2020
- 10. I'm a Restaurant Worker in NYC. Here's How COVID-19 Has Affected Me and My April Re
- (Living)
- ... I received a group text from my boss that day explaining the situation and that whoever could should seek unemployment benefits, due to the uncertainty of how long this would last. Just like that, no more ...
- Created on 25 March 2020
- 11. Meet Charmaine Sellings: Leader of The All-Female All-Indigenous Fire Squad
- (Feminism)
- ... only 3.3% of Australia's entire population is indigenous. There is mass unemployment, too, with only 47.5% of 15-65-year-olds are working and less than half obtain the equivalent of a high-school diploma. ...
- Created on 13 January 2020
- 12. Emily Gallagher Is The Candidate New York Needs Right Now: BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... her friends’ rapists in court walk free. Why are you running? These experiences [unemployment, underemployment, etc.] don’t make me unique in our city. But they’re too rarely reflected or shared ...
- Created on 19 December 2019
- 13. In Her Final Show, Mitski Confronted The Spectacle of Performance
- (Music)
- ... breakup song wrapped in the metaphor of a forest fire, equally redemptive and devastating (“A Burning Hill”) and a portrait of mania and unemployment, which burns out in under two minutes (“My Body’s Made ...
- Created on 10 September 2019
- 14. A Ugandan Feminist Wrote A Poem About A Vagina, Then She Was Arrested
- (Feminism)
- ... of massive unemployment.” The government’s accusation: “cyber harassment and offensive communication." She’s been held for 8 months at Luzira Women’s Prison and now her trial has arrived. This week Nyanzi ...
- Created on 09 July 2019
- 15. Megan Rapinoe Basically Said F*ck The White House, And This Is How Trump Responded
- (Feminism)
- ... win.” Other than the NBA, which now refuses to call owners, owners (please explain that I just got Criminal Justice Reform passed, Black unemployment is at the lowest level...” Cheeto face continued. “....in ...
- Created on 26 June 2019
- 16. We Need to Listen to Sex Workers Now More Than Ever
- (Feminism)
- Unemployment is a terrifying thought for most Americans, trying to stay afloat in a country where work is life, life is expensive, and well-paying jobs are hard to come by. On April 11, 2018, thousands ...
- Created on 29 May 2018
- 17. I'm An Immigrant Afraid Of Losing My Visa — In France, If Marine Le Pen Is Electe
- (Living)
- ... have to cross their fingers along with me that my visa will clear and, with overall unemployment at 10% (read: lots of candidates unencumbered by potential visa issues), it's not worth it. I'm slowly building ...
- Created on 16 March 2017
- 18. How Ann Hui Became A Leader Of Hong Kong New Wave: 52 Weeks Of Directors
- (Movies)
- ... of increased crime and unemployment rates in the Tin Shui Wai area of Hong Kong. Her 2011 film, A Simple Life, is actually based on the true story of film producer Roger Lee and his servant Sister ...
- Created on 20 October 2016
- 19. Police Shooting in Milwaukee Sparks Outrage and National Controversy
- (General)
- ... we go from here? Where do we go as a community from here? Do we continue — continue with the inequities, the injustice, the unemployment, the under-education, that creates these byproducts that we see ...
- Created on 15 August 2016
- 20. The Magic Of The Moth, The Storytelling Experienced Loved By Carrie Brownstein And Hannah Horvath
- (Books)
- ... Ball, courtesy The Moth What’s so enchanting about The Moth is the idea that we can both share and hear stories of our common experiences. Storytellers share stories of abuse, unemployment, sibling ...
- Created on 26 May 2016
