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Dammit I Have to Be Feminist Today | Checklist 56

Or, equalist. But either way, what the actual eff is going on with these stories? There are so many women with so many un-funded entrepreneurial ideas (2.8% of VC funding goes to women). AND YET: A pink tampon removal glove got 30,000 euros. These women-in-tech stories are still happening. “Fixing Bias, Not Women”. OMG. Goodbye…

A Little Ditty

I made the mistake of browsing a few comments on this amazing youtube vid and while I’m certain readers of my blog are well aware of the following, I reiterate: feminism is about equality. Equality is about respect. This song is calling out a disconnect between rhetoric and reality that does not discount any other…

Obviously, Feminist Today—Equalist, That Is

This isn’t about women. It’s about power. That men hold. Feminism isn’t about females, it’s about equality. So much of today’s senate hearings—which are senate hearings, not court trials (though they obviously will affect future trials)—focus on the accuser, not the accused. She is not nominated for the supreme court, her alleged attacker is. The…

Mas Equality | Four Things I Emailed This Week

Nails it: “… sexual harassment may entail behaviors that on their own would be criminal — assault or rape — but the legal definition of its harm is about the systemic disadvantaging of a gender in the public and professional sphere”. This Moment Isn’t Just About Sex. I mean: What makes women vulnerable is not…

Weighing in on Equal Pay Day

I missed Equal Pay Day last week because it was a different important day for me to discuss, but let’s hit it up now. Top of mind all the time and all. First: Then, check it: theskimm.com’s Guide to Equal Pay. And finally:

On Being a Celeb Feminist

This post is a departure from outfits and shoe picks and faux celeb shenanigans, but it’s important to speak up for yourself, speak out against wrongdoing, and challenge the status quo. So here we go. Celeb Shailene Woodley doesn’t consider herself a feminist (click here for the TIME article). When asked “Do you consider yourself…