consent is complicated
it is not as simple as yes or no
Responsibility
not punishment or blame
The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer
Sarah Everard’s murder and the response to it underscores that women’s safety requires more than “protection” by disciplinary actors of the state that—even when they aren’t, like Wayne Couzens, the…
How Hollywood Is Complicit in the Violence Against Asians in America
Reducing Asians, women and sex workers to flat punchlines isn't just degrading — it's dangerous {read}
The Woman Behind #SurvivorPrivilege Was Kicked Out Of School After Being Raped
Wanjuki’s hashtag #SurvivorPrivilege went on to trend widely among people sharing their experiences as survivors of sexual violence. Their voices became part of a widespread backlash against The Washington Post…
Abduction As Romance
Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a…
My Experience at Charlie Rose Went Beyond Sexism
As one powerful man after another faces allegations of sexual misconduct, we’re still not talking about the ramifications for black women.
Cyntoia Brown Case Highlights How Child Sex Trafficking Victims Are Prosecuted
Birman says Brown's story is likely returning to the spotlight because more women are feeling compelled to come forward about sexual abuse. He says Brown hopes her case has an…
The Today show pushed out talented women. It kept Matt Lauer around for years.
While Curry, Hall, and Morales are the most public examples of women who left their Today jobs while Lauer kept his, it is impossible to know if they are the…
Rebecca Solnit: Let This Flood of Women’s Stories Never Cease
There’s a problem with the way feminism moves forward in reaction to breaking news stories. It brings focus to a single predator, a single incident, and people who haven’t faced…