In the 21st century, the connection of girlhood, social movements, and social media has ignited a powerful force for change. As digital platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter seamlessly integrate into our daily lives, they have not only given rise to what scholars term the “girlhood revolution” but have also given girls and young people … Read more
Intersex and Transgender people are often pitted against one another. The arguments used by the intersex community are twisted to condemn the trans community, arguments in the trans community are twisted to condemn the intersex community. Despite both movements often working together to fight against medicalization and fight for civil rights, the two are seen … Read more
Montana’s Senate Bill 458 is an unassuming enough name. The contents, however, are somewhat problematic. The bill draws the binary of female and male based on the presence of XX or XY chromosomes. A spokesperson for lawmakers behind the bill have argued that the bill simply follows commonsense and biological logic for this binary and … Read more
The topic of testosterone in women’s sports has been dominating conversations on women’s athletics from childhood to professional sports. One group often overlooked but deeply affected by this topic is cis-identifying female intersex athletes. In 2019, the Olympics did away the the archaic and humiliating system that was sex-testing for all female athletes and brought … Read more
Queering the Map is a moderated online social platform for queer people to anonymously share their stories. The website shows a simple map with location pins representing every queer message posted. When it was created in 2017, the founders could never have imagined the messages that would appear. In 2023, conflict began between Israel and … Read more
Russian performance artist Gena Marvin challenges political and social expectations through her work. She performs in public on the streets of Moscow, often wearing ethereal costumes made of found materials, and wearing striking, alien-like make-up. She defies the Russian authorities by performing in public places. One of Marvin’s performances involves taping the Russian flag colors to her body and walking … Read more
The overturn of Roe v. Wade had a huge impact on public opinion in France, inspiring fear that abortion rights could be withdrawn at any time. The United States is perceived as a liberal country, similar to France. People were concerned when this occurred in a country like the US, since if it happened there, they feared it could … Read more
An article released by the Pew Research Center focuses on the gender pay gap in the United States. Essentially, the gender pay gap in the United States has pretty much stayed the same over the past 20 years. In 2022, women earned 82% of what men made, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of full- and part-time … Read more
In an article published on September 1, 2023, UN News sheds light on worrying developments regarding the new draft law in Iran. This law imposes new punishments on women and girls who don’t wear the headscarf in public. A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern about this draft law. They hold that this draft law could be viewed as a form of gender apartheid, … Read more
In Afghanistan and Pakistan, where gender-based violence (GBV) has long cast an oppressive shadow, the role of men in anti-violence initiatives is a subject of profound significance. The article titled “Men and Anti-violence Initiatives: Transnational Feminist Reflections from Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Joyce Wu, published in Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography … Read more