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Friday essay: a sex-positive feminist takes up the 'unfinished revolution' her mother began – but it's complicated

Bad Sex – like Bad Feminist (the title of the essay collection that launched Roxane Gay to literary stardom back in 2014) – is an enticing title for a book. Who hasn’t had bad sex at some time or other, including those of us who identify as feminists?

The Conversation

Dining across the divide: ‘I told her she was very cunning – in a nice way’

Feminism, the EU and even sex differences in chimps – can these strangers agree on anything?

The Guardian - UK

Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that's swept South Korea

Many men in South Korea claim to be victims of gender discrimination, a movement turbocharged by President Yoon. Meanwhile, women lag far behind men in pay and face unrealistic beauty standards.

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The world's biggest Hooters is open in Liverpool with wings, tiny shorts and a dash of feminism

"I'm a radical feminist - what's more empowering than being able to work as a woman, do what you want, and make your own money?"

Liverpool Echo

The CEO of Reese Witherspoon's production company says 'empowerment feminism' is gaslighting women

“For decades, we structurally undervalued women’s stories, yet we represent audiences everywhere,” says Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.

Fortune

Why feminism must be reframed as a force for good

Letters: One reader reflects on the importance of children witnessing feminism at home. Plus Sanda Ivezic on why the ‘boys don’t cry’ narrative is harmful

The Guardian - UK

Learning dykeness

"I write with love about things thought shameful" - a portrait of lesbian poet Heather McPherson (1942 – 2017).

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The criminal legal system does not deliver justice for First Nations people, says a new book

This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in their encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

The Conversation

Gloria Steinem has a message this Election Day: ‘If we don’t vote, we don’t exist’

With abortion rights on the ballot in several states, Clémence Michallon speaks to one of the foremost figures of American feminism about how ‘hope is a form of planning’

The Independent UK

There is no ‘war on men’ – we now know feminism is good for boys

A report shows that boys benefit from learning about gender stereotypes and different types of masculinity, says Laura Bates of Everyday Sexism

The Guardian - UK

Gloria Steinem has a message this Election Day: ‘If we don’t vote, we don’t exist’

With abortion rights on the ballot in several states, Clémence Michallon speaks to one of the foremost figures of American feminism about how ‘hope is a form of planning’

The Independent UK

Podcasting in Egypt - how feminist activism has emerged through shared stories

After more than a decade of teaching audio production to my college students in Cairo, it finally dawned on me that podcasts themselves can serve as teaching tools that highlight lessons in Egyptian society. I realised this because so many of my female students selected feminist topics or took feminist…

The Conversation

The Ferguson Report: TV favourite’s future, fart-out response and feminism for white women only

Tim Ferguson explains this week's headlines – including a silent but deadly response to a government gas announcement.

The New Daily

Loretta Lynn: Un-feminist icon

Trump-loving country legend resented sexism but rejected feminism — and that's how a lot of red-state women live

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The Independent UK

Young men feel most ‘threatened’ by progress in women’s rights, study finds

‘Some research suggests that this feeling of injustice can even motivate citizens to vote for right-wing radical parties who are against feminism and sexual freedom,’ says researcher

Daily Mirror

'I was controlled by a male cult as a teen - now I host a community of women fighting for change'

Comedian Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist podcast host, explores how she got into feminism following a restrictive past and how she's made it more accessible for women across the world with her unapologetic approach

Evening Standard

Camilla will be the perfect feminist Queen Consort our country needs

I first met Camilla Parker Bowles, now the Queen Consort, eight years ago. Since then she has been a woman who has not only cared about the work to end FGM, but about ending all forms of violence against women and girls. Much has been said about Camilla recently, but…

The Times of India

Tamannaah Bhatia: I was a tomboy and I used my masculine side to hustle in my career - Exclusive

Tamannaah Bhatia and Madhur Bhandarkar have joined forces to make 'Babli Bouncer', a quintessential slice-of-life comedy where a woman breaks the proverbial glass ceiling and becomes a bouncer. In conversation with ETimes, the actor-director duo describe all that makes their family entertainer special. Tamannaah speaks of her tom-boy beginnings and…

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Queen Elizabeth II in her own words

Queen Elizabeth II's own words paint an intimate portrait of her remarkable character, and give us insights into her personal views. Did you know she was talking about feminism and refugees back in the 1960s?

Daily Mirror

Teacher calls for 'sexy' schoolgirl costumes ban to help stop pupil harassment

Teacher Sarah Maile and the student members of a feminism group at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College in Cheshire have launched a petition to ban schoolgirl uniforms from porn and sex shops

France 24

A graphic representation of life: Meeting US artist and writer, Alison Bechdel

Annette Young meets acclaimed US artist and writer, Alison Bechdel, whose latest book has been translated into French. They talk about the need for exercise, feminism and American politics following the demise of Roe v. Wade. We also report on how the record-breaking floods in Pakistan that have left millions…

The Conversation

How Mary Kay contributed to feminism – even though she loathed feminists

In 1963, the same year American businesswoman Mary Kay Ash started her cosmetics company, publisher W.W. Norton released “The Feminine Mystique – the book that has since been widely credited with launching the contemporary women’s liberation movement.

The Guardian - AU

We cannot squander this moment. Australia must tackle the structural issues behind women’s inequality

The post-pandemic lessons of care feminism seem to have sunk in, but if we do not seize the moment now, we may waste a historic opportunity

Salon

"Sandman" rebukes false male feminism

The TV adaptation turns a sexist savior's tale into an empowering story that indicts men who lie to women

The Independent UK

Meghan Markle’s podcast is navel-gazing, bumper-sticker feminism – I expected more

As the duchess of Sussex finally releases her ‘Archetypes’ podcast on Spotify, Olivia Petter examines whether her feminism has a place in 2022

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