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"Boys will be boys": How did three boys rape two girls and walk free?
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (1555+ words) Boys will be boys: How did three boys rape two girls and walk free? The New Feminist After an 18-month-long trial, three boys aged 14-15 have avoided jail time for the rape and filming of a now 16 year old girl. Two…...
Netflix's Apex: Should women be afraid of the great outdoors?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (859+ words) Netflix's new film Apex has sparked strong criticism from women in outdoor adventure sports, who say women should not be afraid of nature. Apex follows the journey of a female adventurer Sasha who seeks solace in the Australian outback after…...
The Women's Railroad Guide: Get Money. Get Out. Get Rid.
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (792+ words) Founded by Jade Maria Burrowes, The Women's Railroad is a free digital guide that provides women with practical advice for escaping domestic abuse. It provides legal and safety information in plain English, can be accessed anonymously, and leaves no trace…...
We need to boycott Eurovision, here's why
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1027+ words) We need to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest. The participation of Israel is in direct conflict with the values of unity and human rights....
In conversation with Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri: her book Swallowing the Sun and why she wrote it
3+ week, 4+ day ago (473+ words) We recently spoke with diplomat and author Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri about her book Swallowing The Sun and her work at the UN....
Anitta is repping Brazil hard on her new album Equilibrium, and I'm here for it
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1544+ words) Period tracking apps are widely used amongst women and people who have periods, but questions remain over how safely they store and share sensitive data. Is our sensitive data being used against us? Following a globally successful career, Brazilian singer…...
What the Epstein files reveal about feminicide and the architecture of power
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (724+ words) The New Feminist - What the Epstein files reveal about feminicide and the architecture of power Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual violence, rape, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse, forced abortion and allegations of murder. As the Epstein files…...
She Made Herself a Monster is the feminist gothic debut you need to read
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1826+ words) The New Feminist Anna Kovatcheva's debut novel She Made Herself a Monster uses Bulgarian folklore to excavate the systems that have always mapped monstrousness onto women. Here's what we thought. She Made Herself a Monster is rooted in 19th-century Bulgarian…...
Shere Hite changed how the world understood the female orgasm. So why has almost no one heard of her?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (961+ words) The New Feminist - Shere Hite changed how the world understood the female orgasm. So why has almost no one heard of her? Shere Hite in Nicole Newnham's "The Disappearance of Shere Hite.' Courtesy of IFC Films. In 1976, Shere Hite asked…...
The clitoris is starting to get the attention it deserves with a full nerve mapping
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) Scientists have completed the first-ever 3 D map of the full network of clitoral nerves, almost 30 years after the same was done for the penis. The findings from this clitoral nerve mapping could transform surgical practice and challenge what medicine thought…...