The Law of Attraction seems to be the newest of the new age spiritualities. For those few who have never … Continue Reading Work Hard and Trust in Pluto? Puritanism and the Law of Attraction
“We need to break through the glass ceiling” – how often has mainstream Northern feminism repeated this saying since the … Continue Reading Care Chains and Intersectionality
This semester brings a rather peculiar situation for me: I have only three days of very intense attendance and a … Continue Reading In Defense of a New Hedonism – Entertainment VS Pleasure
I’m back from an extended summer break and better than ever. But you know what never went away? Good old … Continue Reading The Myth of the Fabulously Thin French Woman
The phenomenon of mansplaining has received much attention in progressive feminism and is usually not doubted to exist anymore. Even … Continue Reading Mansplaining – Womanasking
Last week, a young man told me he felt he got treated less nicely and was helped less in public … Continue Reading Attractive Femininity Doesn’t Save You
Apparently, people my age are incapable of romantic relationships. “Divorce rates are skyrocketing, women in developed countries are getting fewer … Continue Reading Generation “Romantically Challenged”
Welcome to the third and last part of the mini-series on sexism, body image and marketing. There’s one topic left … Continue Reading The Scam of Self-optimization
Welcome to the first mini-series on here. We’re at number two now – last week’s post covered instagram and body … Continue Reading Body Positivity – the New Marketing Strategy
The body positivity movement seems to be gainig momentum – I don’t know about you, but my instagram has been … Continue Reading Skinny Shaming and the Politics of Body Positivity
Women’s day, hooray. I’ve spent a big part of my day today reading about the horrifying gender inequality that’s still … Continue Reading Smash the patrimoney – Feminism and the universal basic income
Europe, Canada and some other parts of the world are awakening to climate change more and more while the US … Continue Reading Who doesn’t get a say in the environmental debate
I’ve been here for almost a month now. When I wake up I see palm trees outside my window, the … Continue Reading Toulouse, chapter 1
It’s not because they’re related to a woman – surprise. If your reason for supporting a feminist cause is that … Continue Reading Why men need to be feminists – and why I’m tired of selling it to them
Ok, now that we’re all done cringing at that title here we go: A few days ago I finished my … Continue Reading How to Interrail and not Fail
Tonight I’m leaving for my Interrail tour that will eventually bring me to my new temporary home of Toulouse. Since … Continue Reading Those first few lonely weeks abroad
