- 1. The 11 Most and Least Feminist Moments of The Oscars 2023
- (Movies)
- ... was also nominated in. This is an important moment of representation, as according to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, “Just 1 in 4 characters who are 50+ are women, a serious inequality ...
- Created on 13 March 2023
- 2. 8 Best Horror Movies of 2022 Featuring Women to Watch (or Rewatch) at Your Next Movie Night
- (Movies)
- ... real life horrors of being Black in America. Additionally, according to a 2017 study by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, horror is the only genre where women are seen and heard as much as ...
- Created on 16 December 2022
- 3. Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
- (Books)
- ... she used her national platform to denounce racism, support workers’ rights, and call out gender inequality. “I’m tired of hearing the differences of men and women emphasized and exploited, she wrote in ...
- Created on 29 September 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. Farewell to Ronnie Spector, One Of The Original Bad Girls Of Rock & Roll Who Brought Edge and Flavor to 1960s Girl Groups
- (Music)
- ... of, it’s also the dark crucible of domestic abuse, gender inequality and music industry malfeasance. Increasingly threatened by the Ronettes success as their romance deepened, Phil Spector tried to crush ...
- Created on 18 January 2022
- 6. The recent Taliban takeover is terrifying for Afghan women and girls—here's wh
- (Feminism)
- ... of girls were in school and tens of thousands of young women entered universities. Although gender inequality in education amongst Afghani children has remained an issue with literacy rates amongst adolescent ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 7. “My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
- (Feminism)
- ... just a seedy side-effect of technological advancement. Symptoms of deeply engrained gender inequity can be found in many aspects of life in South Korea, including its most successful and public export: ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 8. Women’s Pain Matters: The Implicit Gender Bias in Healthcare
- (Living)
- ... in The Journal of Pain, researchers found that gender does matter when it comes to the perception of pain and the corresponding treatment options. The study shows that both men and women exhibit this implicit, ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 9. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
- (Feminism)
- ... Willis, 29, made history when, in 2018, she became the first Black person and first transgender person to be named executive editor at Out magazine. “We talk a lot about ‘firsts’ without talking about ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 10. Social Impact Fashion Startup Oluna Is Fighting Period Poverty, One Pair Of Pants At A Time
- (Style)
- ... that the United Nations declared it a public health, gender inequality, and human rights issue. Emmy Hancock, the founder of apparel company Oluna, wants to change that. Before 2016, Hancock “had never ...
- Created on 08 January 2021
- 11. Calling All Aesthetes: 10 Activist Artists Who Should Be At The Top Of Your Instagram Feed
- (Arts)
- While social media is primarily used as a tool for keeping updated on the lives of friends, acquaintances, and your favorite celebrities, it can also be an impressive device for keeping yourself updated ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 12. La Chica's "La Loba" is An Anthem for She-Wolv
- (Music)
- ... favor of masking our faces, staying home, and keeping a safe distance from reality. In a world that is already tremendously difficult for women and, after all these years, still under the shadow of gender ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 13. Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights
- (Blog)
- ... her catholic belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, Barrett's beliefs endanger the entire LGBTQ community at large. She has claimed Title IV protections do not extend to Transgendered Americans, ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 14. Designer Aurora James Calls On Major Retailers to Make 15 Percent Pledge to Black Businesses
- (Style)
- ... race, gender, and capital when trying to achieve restorative justice, and as James stated, this is the least companies can do. The fifteen percent pledge is a long-term call to action, and so far, massive ...
- Created on 01 September 2020
- 15. "Feminism Has Gone Too Far" And Makes Life Harder For Men, According to Half of UK's Gen Z M
- (Feminism)
- ... future that young men need." True equality comes at a cost — and that cost is the patriarchy. In other words, we believe feminism hasn't gone quite far enough in ensuring gender justice for all. https://t.co/t8iJsxAXTC ...
- Created on 04 August 2020
- 16. Week Of Women: The Go-Go's, Cable Girls, The Baby-Sitter's Cl
- (Entertainment)
- ... trio, which has been outspoken about gender inequality in the music world, worked with an all-womxn recording team to make their second record a reality. Go-Go’s Bassist Kathy Valentine on BUST’s Podcast ...
- Created on 02 July 2020
- 17. The Feminist Guide to Kigali, Rwanda
- (Living)
- ... Put the Nyamirambo Women’s Center (KN 7 Ave.)—an NGO (nonprofit) founded in 2007 by 18 Rwandan women living in the Nyamirambo neighborhood—on your itinerary. Support their mission to fight gender-based ...
- Created on 19 May 2020
- 18. Hate Math? Thank The Patriarchy
- (Feminism)
- ... and confidence. Over time, as she grew to love the subject, she discovered the ways in which gender norms, unconscious or otherwise, can be harmful to girls in the classroom. Her takeaway? “It’s an act ...
- Created on 11 May 2020
- 19. During A Pandemic, The Malaysian Government Recommended Misogyny
- (Feminism)
- ... to both men and women,” she told the wire service. “These posters promote the concept of gender inequality and perpetuate the concept of patriarchy.” While dressing up to work is one way of maintaining ...
- Created on 03 April 2020
- 20. 3 New Must-Read Books On Feminism, Gender, And Current Issues
- (Books)
- These three new books, all reviewed in our Spring 2020 print issue, address feminism in all its forms. Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot By Mikki Kendall (Viking) ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
