- 1. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... Govera transform what is waste into the substance for new life. In a country like Zimbabwe, where many women still face discrimination around land ownership, growing food that requires only a small amount ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 2. Elon Musk, Grimes' Baby Daddy, Just Bought Twitter And The Internet Has A Lot To Say
- (Feminism)
- ... that already brims with instances of racial and gender discrimination. While this move has garnered a wide set of reactions from different communities, countless people continue to slam the world’s richest ...
- Created on 27 April 2022
- 3. What Women’s History Month Means To Me As A Young Black Woman in America... And It's Not What You Thin
- (Feminism)
- ... the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed voting discrimination by race, and allowed black people (including black women) to vote. I would read about Amelia Earhart and wonder who the first black woman ...
- Created on 30 March 2022
- 4. HOORAY, The Equal Rights Amendment Passed! Or DID It?!?
- (Feminism)
- On January 15, 2020, Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, making it the 38th state to do so. As the amendment, which makes discrimination by gender unconstitutional, only required 38 states ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 5. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Are Back: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Spring 2022
- (Entertainment)
- ... better workplace for women ever since. Hill’s new podcast, Getting Even, will dig deep into various forms of discrimination and harassment and will reveal how media spin impacts corporate culture. First ...
- Created on 01 March 2022
- 6. For The Gworls is a Black-Trans Led Collective That Creates Curated Parties and Events to Fundraise For Black Trans Lives
- (Feminism)
- ... often does not protect them from discrimination based on their gender identity. Despite a recent US Supreme Court Decision that makes it clear that trans people are legally protected from discrimination ...
- Created on 16 November 2021
- 7. In Honor of Native-American Heritage Month Here Are 5 Indigenous Women History Makers You Should Have Learned About in Social Studies Class
- (Feminism)
- ... history books have nearly forgotten this extraordinary woman who served as the driving force behind the very first state or territorial anti-discrimination law passed in the United States. A member of ...
- Created on 15 November 2021
- 8. Doctors Marian Croak and Patricia Bath Are the First Black Women Inducted into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame, And Yeah, It's About Time
- (Feminism)
- ... to experience self-doubt in the face of biased work environments. Additionally, a 2018 Pew Research Center study found that half of women in STEM have experienced gender-based discrimination in their ...
- Created on 30 September 2021
- 9. Free Your Mind: New Non-Fiction From B-Movie Queen Elvira, Mistress of Darkness, and Believing, a Cultural Analysis on Gender-Violence from Anita Hill
- (Books)
- ... harassment and discrimination lawsuits, from those preceding the Thomas hearings to the present day. While mindful of the progress that has been made, Hill is unflinching in her cataloguing of issues that ...
- Created on 09 September 2021
- 10. About Time? The American Medical Association Recommends The Removal of Female and Male Sex Categories From Birth Certificates
- (Feminism)
- ... the AMA hopes the adoption of its recommendation would prevent discrimination against those whose gender does not match the sex designation of their birth certificate. “We unfortunately still live in a ...
- Created on 12 August 2021
- 11. Washington Post Reporter Felicia Sonmez is Suing the Paper for Gender Discrimination
- (Feminism)
- Last month Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for discrimination, alleging that editors barred Sonmez from reporting on stories involving sexual assault ...
- Created on 03 August 2021
- 12. Vanessa Riley's Historical Novel "Island Queen" Focuses On The Journey, Not The Destination Of Dorothy "Doll" Kirwin Thomas: BUST Rev
- (Books)
- Island Queen: A Novel By Vanessa Riley (William Morrow) “Tu ikiwa uko huru.” Dorothy “Doll” Kirwin Thomas’ mantra in Vanessa Riley’s historical novel, Island Queen, means, “Only if you’re free, then ...
- Created on 09 July 2021
- 13. A Fitting Finale To Pride Month: Kataluna Enriquez Becomes First Openly Transgender Miss USA Contestant After Being Crowned Miss Nevada
- (Feminism)
- ... health as a result of the bullying and discrimination she faced growing up, she is a strong advocate for mental health, in addition to trans awareness, and her platform is centered around both of those ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 14. The Supreme Court Declined To Hear The Case Of Gavin Grimm, Securing A Major Win For Trans Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... In April 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in Grimm’s favor, stating that the school board’s policy violated Title IX, a federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in ...
- Created on 30 June 2021
- 15. The New York State Senate Passed A Bill That Will Make It Easier For Trans People to Change Their Gender On Legal Documents
- (Feminism)
- ... including employment discrimination and harassment. According to the U.S. Transgender Survey, "a quarter of respondents were verbally harassed as a result of showing an ID that didn’t correspond to their ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 16. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... are accepted overall and respected for the work that they do, modern day Samoa is very Christian, and so these third and fourth gender people do still face discrimination. This is just the tip of ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 17. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... to deal with the discrimination they have experienced throughout their lives and careers. The perspectives they share on society as individuals who have been pushed into the margins has proven game-changing ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 18. The High Court In India Just Ruled In Favor Of A Lesbian Couple, Issuing A Major Call For Advancing LGBTQ+ Rights In The Country
- (Feminism)
- ... issues LGBTQ+ people face. Judge Venkatesh called for the elimination of discrimination of the LGBTQ community, thus issuing a call to state and federal departments to report back with steps they intend ...
- Created on 09 June 2021
- 19. “Gender Equitable” French Cities Are Mapping Out Budgets With a New Lens. Why Isn’t the US?
- (Feminism)
- ... female and finding out if stereotyping and discrimination led to that result, examining different exams and tests for bias, implicit bias in commendations, and disparity in personal leave between male ...
- Created on 08 June 2021
- 20. NYPD Is Banned From NYC Pride Events Until 2025 In An Effort To "Create Safer Spaces" For LGBTQIA+ And BIPOC Communitie
- (Feminism)
- ... for June 27. Top photo by Teddy Osterblom via Unsplash More from BUST Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitches Biden Administration Brings Back Obama-Era Policies, Bans Discrimination Against ...
- Created on 19 May 2021
