Miscarriage in Movies – A Most Modern Trope
*Trigger warning: miscarriage, unwanted pregnancy, abortion* As is the case for pretty much anyone, Netflix has become one of my … Continue Reading Miscarriage in Movies – A Most Modern Trope
Why I Don’t Write about the Glass Ceiling – on Trickle-Down Feminism
In the public perception, feminism has mostly been concerned with female suffrage, getting us human rights and allowing us to … Continue Reading Why I Don’t Write about the Glass Ceiling – on Trickle-Down Feminism
Joko & Klaas und das Teilen von Privilegien
TW: sexuelle Belästigung, sexualisierte Gewalt Das Video ist durch die Medien gegangen: Männerwelten, eine “Ausstellung” zu sexueller Belästigung und sexuellen … Continue Reading Joko & Klaas und das Teilen von Privilegien
A European “Union” – Who Is Left Behind
As I write this, I’m sitting in a sunny garden filled with flowers and birds, in a country that provides … Continue Reading A European “Union” – Who Is Left Behind
Staying Home – Domesticity and the Intelligence Gap
I won’t write about Corona. There are so many people who know so much more than me and we don’t … Continue Reading Staying Home – Domesticity and the Intelligence Gap
An Unfortunately Not So Extraordinary Story
Written by: anonymous *trigger warning: sexual assault, harassment, rape, victim blaming* I was 20 years old when it happened. I … Continue Reading An Unfortunately Not So Extraordinary Story
Anti-Muslim Politics and its Obsession with the Hijab
My dear friend Hebah Nigm has written this second article in the mini-series of diverse feminist voices. She writes about politics, women and Islam from a perspective that is heard way too little today.
Why Surgery Remains a Male-Dominated Field
The second article in my series of diverse feminist perspectives 🙂 Lydia Zapusek shares her experience as a woman in surgery and the statistics behind it all.
“Women Are Threatened by Foreign Concepts of Womanhood” – Governmental Intersectional Discrimination
This post is the first part of and the frame for a mini-series of diverse feminist guests who will each … Continue Reading “Women Are Threatened by Foreign Concepts of Womanhood” – Governmental Intersectional Discrimination
It’s Hard to not Use Slave Labor Every Day
If you’re reading this, chances are you live in the Global North, which wouldn’t be able to exist the way … Continue Reading It’s Hard to not Use Slave Labor Every Day
Work Hard and Trust in Pluto? Puritanism and the Law of Attraction
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
Care Chains and Intersectionality
“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
In Defense of a New Hedonism – Entertainment VS Pleasure
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
The Myth of the Fabulously Thin French Woman
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
Mansplaining – Womanasking
The phenomenon of mansplaining has received much attention in progressive feminism and is usually not doubted to exist anymore. Even … Continue Reading Mansplaining – Womanasking
Attractive Femininity Doesn’t Save You
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
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