Outrage over gun violence often skims over the fact that women are at high risk of being shot at work.
An unaddressed epidemic of workplace gun violence
Category: gender
Will we ever shake the manic pixie dream girl?
Why is the manic pixie dreamgirl such a mainstay in youth adult literature, and what does that say about our attitudes on mental health and young women?
On girlie crafts, math, and science
Crafts can provide people with a valuable grounding in math and science; do you still think they’re worthless?
Let’s talk about childcare
The costs of childcare in the United States are skyrocketing, and the people expected to bear the caregiving burden should be familiar: Women.
Public accommodations bills aren’t just about bathrooms
Transphobic public accommodations bills targeting the trans community are often reduced to bathrooms, but people are ignoring the fact that they also cover changing rooms and other gender-segregated spaces.
‘But no women applied for the position!’
Lots of dudes like to claim that they don’t have women on their teams because there weren’t any available to hire. Here’s why this is wrong.
Sometimes the safest gender is hidden
When life gets dangerous, sometimes people have to make hard choices. For some trans people, that means going into hiding.
Get your gender essentialism out of my movement
In times of social contraction, people of resort to exclusionary organising tactics. Uniting for the sake of the cause is the wrong approach.
Keep your transmisogyny out of International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day and time for an important reminder: All women are women, no matter who they are, where they come from, or their background.
Be careful when it comes to talking about trans people in 2017
It’s going to be a lot more dangerous to be trans in America. Please think carefully about the power you wield if you know that someone is trans, or are aware of their deadname.