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Congressional progressives vow to block DHS funding without reforms
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (637+ words) Ilhan Omar said her caucus will "oppose all funding" for immigration enforcement unless militarized policing ends Progressives in the US Congress on Tuesday vowed to oppose legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless it included significant reforms to…...
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act
3+ week, 5+ day ago (492+ words) In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering Celia Brayfield was at her desk in the Femail section of the…...
Men of the Manosphere review – a truly terrifying hour
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (725+ words) Mortified documentarian James Blake meets young men who have drifted towards misogynist influencers " and finds them lonely, heartbreaking and on "semen retention journeys" to control their sex drives Men of the Manosphere review " a truly terrifying hour Mortified documentarian James…...
Anne Summers: ‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms’
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1355+ words) Fifty years after writing a book which would change how Australians view their history and culture, the author and journalist isn't slowing down Anne Summers is scrutinising street numbers as we walk. Pausing in front of a 19th-century mansion, the…...
Susan Griffin obituary
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (728+ words) Author who devised the concept of ecofeminism and also wrote about war, memory and the private lives of public events The author of 21 titles across multiple genres " essays, poetry, memoir and political philosophy " Griffin described her work as "drawing connections…...
Icelandic women urged to strike on Friday to mark 50th anniversary of seminal protest
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) President, who will join "Women's Day Off', says Iceland is not free from feminist backlash being seen around world Iceland is the only country to have closed the gender gap by more than 90%, according to the World Economic Forum, and,…...
Latex, Teletubbies and Miranda July: putting my way through feminist mini-golf course Swingers
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (409+ words) Designed by nine artists from around the world, this playful, playable exhibition at Melbourne's Rising festival celebrates mini-golf's rebellious history Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When I was a child, my friend's dog had puppies and she invited…...
The Blue Origin flight symbolized the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1125+ words) The trip leaned on a vision of women's empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish sillinessThere are some spectacles of US decadence and decline that almost seem too on the nose " the sort of orgies…...
What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (960+ words) The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberishWell, I watched every second of the buildup, flight and aftermath of the first Blue Origin all-female space trip. You've heard of one…...
The Change series two review – Bridget Christie’s glorious feminist sitcom will leave you ecstatic
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) The comedian returns as our forest-dwelling menopausal heroine Linda in a show that's ambitious, surreal, moving " and above all hysterically funny The Change series two review " Bridget Christie's glorious feminist sitcom will leave you ecstatic The comedian returns as our…...