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The burqa paradox: Feminism’s blind spot amid patriarchal impositions

My mother was born into a traditional upper-caste, upper-middle-class family. Though her upbringing came with its share of restrictions for women, the mindset in her household was not as conservative as that of my father’s family. My father, hailing from a Peshawari lineage, grew up in a household with a…

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Katy Perry's Controversial Speech At MTV Video Music Awards

Katy Perry's acceptance speech at the 2024 MTV VMAs and her controversial collaborations in the music industry spark debates on feminism and ethics.

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Audiobook of the week: On Women by Susan Sontag – clear-eyed wisdom

A polemical collection of the writer’s 70s journalism on feminism read by the voice actor Laurel Lefkow is just as relevant today

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Vance v Walz: in the struggle for gender equality it matters what powerful men think and whether they are allies – or not

When Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, the governor of Minnesota and former advisor to his school’s gay-straight alliance student club was instantly compared with his Republican counterpart, J.D. Vance.

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No 'Feminist Propaganda': Hit Chinese Video Game In Censorship Row

The co-publisher of hit Chinese video game "Black Myth: Wukong" this week sent guidelines to foreign streamers urging them against discussing politically touchy topics like Covid-19 or feminism, players said.

International Business Times

The Alien films have always been contradictory in their feminism – but Alien: Romulus avoids the issue entirely

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How ‘woke’ marketing lets fast fashion brands get away with environmental and labour abuses

Despite growing awareness of the environmental and social consequences of fast fashion, the overproduction and overconsumption of clothes continues. To attract a more mindful public, fashion brands have employed “woke” marketing tactics and published adverts that illustrate a political and social awareness around race, LGBTQ+, feminism and the environment.

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The Movement: tracing the inspiring figures of second-wave feminism

A new book by Clara Bingham goes back to the 60s and early seventies to look at the women who were grappling with how to push their cause forward

The Guardian - US

‘I’ve got a massive ego!’: Jess Phillips on feminism, Farage and being an attention-seeker

She’s had death threats, seen her friend and fellow MP murdered, and has just survived a bruising election campaign. So what drives her?

The Guardian - UK

These trailblazing feminists may be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten

Letters: Dr Alison Ronan says feminism has been shaped by the courage of the many, not just the few; while Mary Evans is glad that many people still turn to the Women’s Library

The Guardian - UK

Misogyny a 'significant' predictor of violent extremism

Almost one-in-five Australian men believe feminism should be forcibly resisted as a report calls on authorities to view misogyny as a national security threat.

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The Gothic horror of Alice Munro: A reckoning with the darkness behind a feminist icon

This week, in a devastating story about Alice Munro’s complicity in the sexual abuse of her youngest daughter, we discovered how Munro, a Nobel Prize-winning author acclaimed for her uniquely Gothic interpretation of women’s lives, actually lived her feminism.

The Conversation

“Childless” And “Unmarried” Taylor Swift Criticisms In New Op-Ed Spark Misogyny Accusations

“The most sexist garbage I have ever seen.” The post “Childless” And “Unmarried” Taylor Swift Criticisms In New Op-Ed Spark Misogyny Accusations first appeared on Bored Panda.

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There is a reason Nigel Farage hails Andrew Tate. And we should worry that young people are listening

The politics of resentment are attractive to a generation that has known so much precarity, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha Mistlin

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Sexed by Susanna Rustin review – the fraught battle for feminism

A historical overview of the often chaotic fight for equality in Britain celebrates the pioneers who elbowed their way into male-only spaces

Evening Standard

My Lady Jane on Prime Video: behind the scenes of this year's most bonkers TV show

There’s rampant swearing, nobles turning into horses and feminism in spades

The Guardian - UK

Sexed by Susanna Rustin review – a new history of British feminism

The Guardian writer offers a mostly even-handed account of the successes, failures and faultlines within the feminist movement

The Conversation

American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson

As someone who over the past 50 years has thought about and written many books and articles on U.S. feminism, I should have been less surprised by the strong electoral backlash to the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, a judgment that overturned the 1973 Roe…

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Mattel’s new athlete Barbies might seem like a win for feminists and young girls – but they’re not

Mattel released a new range of Barbie dolls this week honouring nine trailblazing women in sport. The recognised athletes include Matildas soccer star Mary Fowler, tennis champion Venus Williams and seven other record-breaking and world champion sports stars from across the globe.

The Guardian - UK

Celibacy and the decline of sex-positive feminism

Letter: Responding to Arwa Mahdawi’s article, Hannah Cleallsmith says celibacy has become a more important topic than dating for her and her friends

International Business Times

Politically Charged Cannes Heads To Awards Night

The 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close Saturday after a politically charged edition full of blood and feminism.

The Guardian - US

Rightwing US supreme court justices are in trouble. So they’ve discovered feminism

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts love women’s autonomy if it avoids awkward conflict-of-interest questions

The Independent UK

Academics to debate Taylor Swift and her impact on feminism as singer’s record-breaking Eras Tour comes to UK

Events and art installations are being held to honour the pop star as she performs two stadium shows in the city next month

The Guardian - UK

Sex-positive feminism had its moment – and now it has been replaced by voluntary celibacy

From the ‘boysober’ trend in the US to the 4B movement in South Korea, more and more heterosexual women are giving up sex, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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33 “Microfeminism” Practices People Swear By

Feminism isn't just about big actions - it's in the little things, too. So, let's look at how we can fight back against misogyny with "microfeminisms". The post 33 “Microfeminism” Practices People Swear By first appeared on Bored Panda.

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