
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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
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
A few months ago, the Leopoldmuseum in Vienna hosted several different exhibitions in one house. One floor was dedicated to … Continue Reading Look, we did something with women, too – the kind of “inclusion” I don’t want to see
I’ve been planning my summer travels, which will take me to Verona, Nice, Toulouse and Barcelona. I’ll be the first … Continue Reading How to travel ethically (sort of)