Feminism
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An Introduction to Catalonia's Feminist Administration
msmagazine.com An Introduction to Catalonia's Feminist Administration - Ms. MagazineCatalonia, in northeastern Spain, created a Ministry of Equality and Feminisms focused on women's sexual and reproductive rights.
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Women in Menopause Are Getting Short Shrift
They could benefit from a diversity of hormones, empathy about their experience, and a frank approach to sexuality—all hallmarks of trans health care.
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Gender alert: Scarcity and fear: A gender analysis of the impact of the war in Gaza on vital services essential to women’s and girls’ health, safety, and dignity – Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH
www.unwomen.org Gender alert: Scarcity and fear: A gender analysis of the impact of the war in Gaza on vital services essential to women’s and girls’ health, safety, and dignity – Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)UN Women has been documenting the experiences of women in Gaza in a series of gender alerts that look at various aspects of how the war is impacting the daily lives of women and girls, including food, water, shelter, health, and protection. This new alert focuses on water, sanitation, and hygiene (W...
> > > As the war on Gaza reached its six-month mark, it continues to be a war on women. According to UN Women estimates, more than 10,000 women have been killed to date, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers who left 19,000 orphan children behind. Women who have survived have been displaced, widowed, and are facing starvation. More than one million women and girls in Gaza have almost no food, no access to safe water, latrines, washrooms, or sanitary pads, with disease growing amidst inhumane living conditions. > > > > Since the start of the war, UN Women has been documenting the experiences of women in Gaza in a series of gender alerts that look at various aspects of how the war is impacting the daily lives of women and girls, including food, water, shelter, health, and protection. This new alert is the latest in this series, and it focuses on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, which are integral to women’s health, dignity, safety, and privacy. > > > > Additional documents > > > > *
> [Publication (PDF, 673KB)](https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/gender-alert-gender-analysis-of-the-impact-of-the-war-in-gaza-on-vital-services-essential-to-womens-and-girls-health-safety-en.pdf) > >
> > > *> [Arabic version (PDF, 660KB)](https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/gender-alert-gender-analysis-of-the-impact-of-the-war-in-gaza-on-vital-services-essential-to-womens-and-girls-health-safety-ar.pdf) > >
> > > > - www.hrw.org France Protects Abortion as a 'Guaranteed Freedom' in Constitution
Yesterday at a special congress in Versailles, France’s parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to add the freedom to have an abortion to the country’s constitution. Though abortion has been legal in France since 1975, the historic move aims to establish a safeguard in the face of global attack...
> > > Yesterday at a special congress in Versailles, France’s parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to add the freedom to have an abortion to the country’s constitution. Though abortion has been legal in France since 1975, the historic move aims to establish a safeguard in the face of global attacks on abortion access and sexual and reproductive health rights: President Emmanuel Macron initiated it after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had constitutionalized the freedom to have an abortion as part of the right to privacy. > >
> > > And while the newfound protection of abortion is a victory, it should not eclipse other areas of women’s rights in which France’s government does not set a shining example. (...) > >
> > > To realize the constitutional amendment’s promise, and to be a true beacon on women’s rights, the French government should address obstacles to abortion care and take concrete steps to uphold women’s and girls’ rights across the board. Other governments should do the same. > >
- arstechnica.com Ala. hospital halts IVF after state’s high court ruled embryos are “children”
Anger and uncertainty spread in wake of Friday's ruling by the state's Supreme Court.
> > > Anger and uncertainty spread in wake of Friday's ruling by the state's Supreme Court. > > > > The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) health system is halting in vitro fertilization treatment in the wake of a ruling by the state's Supreme Court on Friday that deemed frozen embryos to be "children," The ruling opens up anyone who destroys embryos to liability in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to multiple media reports. > (...) > Production of extra embryos is a normal part of IVF treatment for several reasons. Most notably, not all embryos will be viable, implant in a uterus, and lead to a live birth. So, creating as many embryos as possible is a common strategy to ensure that people who wish to conceive have the best chance of doing so. Embryos can also be screened for genetic conditions, allowing only the healthiest to be implanted, while those with debilitating or fatal abnormalities can be discarded. > > > > In 2021, approximately 238,126 patients in the US had 413,776 rounds of IVF, resulting in 97,128 live-born infants, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percentage of egg retrievals that lead to a live birth ranges from 54 percent to 9 percent, depending on a patient's age. > (...) > But the fear and confusion don't end there. Health advocates worry more states will follow Alabama's lead. And, if small clumps of cells gain personhood rights in more states, liability could spread to contraceptive use and people who suffer a miscarriage. > >
- blackfeministfuture.org Why Black Feminisms? - BLACK FEMINIST FUTURE
This also applies to how we experience our identities as Black people. Black feminisms helps us understand that we do not experience our identities singularly. The identities we hold are interconnected in the same way these systems are. For this reason, as Black feminists, know that in order to win ...
> > > BFF DEFINES BLACK FEMINISMS AS: > An ideology or belief system that explains how power and systems of oppression are both interconnected and systemic, and provides us with a blueprint for our individual and collective liberation. > >
> > > Black feminisms explain how systems of oppression and power like white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc are both interconnected and systemic. > > > > As Black people, we live lives of multiple identities and experiences that inform how our world is ordered, and ultimately impact our daily interactions, thoughts, and lives. We experience power and oppression and our identities at the same time. (...) > >
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Podcast - Intersectionality Matters! - 55. Who gets to be a hero in the story of America?
pod.link Intersectionality Matters!Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
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12 Jan 2024 In this episode, host Kimberlé Crenshaw and African American Policy Forum present the Story of Us (Part 3) panel, recorded live from the Sundance Film Festival in 2023.
As we think about the future of democracy, this instalment of Sundance's "Big Conversation" series builds on the previous two iterations of Kimberlé W. Crenshaw’s The Story of Us, and explores how cinematic storytelling has long been, and continues to be, critical to shaping the contours of democratic inclusion. Who gets to be a hero or a villain in popular depictions of American life? Who gets written out of the story altogether? And how do Hollywood portrayals influence the amount political power that various demographics of Americans hold in real life?
Featuring W Kamau Bell, the 2023 Sundance Vanguard Award winner, comic, and television host Holly Cook Macarro, Tribal Advocate & Political Strategist Jason Stanley, author and Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Roger Ross Williams, Academy Award-winning Director, Writer, and Producer
Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) Produced by Sr Producer Nicole Edwards Mixing by Sean Dunnam Support provided by the African American Policy Forum Music by Blue Dot Sessions
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Courtney Dauwalter's Historic Triumph at UTMB Redefines Ultra-Running
> > > UTMB, spanning three international borders and encircling Europe’s highest peak, is globally acknowledged as one of the most demanding ultra-marathons, characterized by both a festive ambiance and a staggering elevation gain surpassing Mount Everest. > >
> > > Her summer of 2023 not only marked a triple crown by conquering the Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and UTMB in a single season but also solidified her status as an unparalleled force in ultra-running. > >
> > > A decade ago, at Run Rabbit Run in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Dauwalter faced the humbling experience of a did-not-finish (DNF). Alone and disheartened, she made a pivotal choice to transform into someone capable of completing 100 miles. > >
> > > Dauwalter’s triumphs extend beyond UTMB; her victories in the Moab 240 and other major races challenge conventional assumptions about gender differences in ultra-endurance sports. The ongoing debate on whether longer race distances neutralize gender gaps has gained traction, prompting research and discussions within the running community. > >
- www.scientificamerican.com The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence
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Woman the hunter: Ancient Andean remains challenge old ideas of who speared big game
Early hunting was “gender neutral,” archaeologists suggest
- www.theguardian.com French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house
Constitutional change could face more opposition in Senate after lower house approves measure by 493 votes to 30
> > > The measure passed the national assembly late on Tuesday by a vote of 493 to 30, with almost all members of Macron’s centrist minority coalition as well as leftwing opposition parties approving. > >
> > > Macron and other French lawmakers called for the right to an abortion – which has been legal in France since 1974 – to be inscribed in the constitution after the US supreme court in 2022 ended an almost half-century national constitutional right to abortion. > >
> > > The government chose the term “guaranteed freedom” to thread a needle between the lower house, which earlier voted to enshrine the “right” to an abortion, and the Senate, which is dominated by centre-right parties and which so far has approved only “freedom” for abortion. > >
> > > The Senate will start examining the text on 28 February. > >
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A new global gender divide is emerging
> > > In the US, Gallup data shows that after decades where the sexes were each spread roughly equally across liberal and conservative world views, women aged 18 to 30 are now 30 percentage points more liberal than their male contemporaries. That gap took just six years to open up. > > > > Germany also now shows a 30-point gap between increasingly conservative young men and progressive female contemporaries, and in the UK the gap is 25 points. In Poland last year, almost half of men aged 18-21 backed the hard-right Confederation party, compared to just a sixth of young women of the same age. > Outside the west, there are even more stark divisions. (...) > >
- balkaninsight.com Pregnant Woman's Brutal Killing Fuels Femicide Debate in Greece
The savage murder of a 41-year-old pregnant woman, the country's first femicide of 2024, has stirred fresh calls in Greece for femicide to be made a distinct criminal act
> > > The savage murder of a 41-year-old pregnant woman, the country's first femicide of 2024, has stirred fresh calls in Greece for femicide to be made a distinct criminal act > >
> > > According to data BIRN received from the Greek police, in the first 11 months of 2023 police recorded 9,139 women victims of gender-based violence. In 2022 they recorded 10,131 cases. > > > > Diotima and the Greek section of the European Observatory on Femicide have aimed to present a current picture of femicide in Greece through data recorded since 2019. According to Diotima, from 2010 to 2023, a total of 202 women were murdered in Greece. 10 in In 2010, 12 in 2011, 6 in 2012, 13 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 11 in 2015, 13 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 13 in 2018, 17 in 2019, 19 in 2020, 31 in 2021, 24 in 2022 and 10 in 2023, until December 5. > >
- www.vice.com ‘Gender-Critical’ Feminism Isn't Feminist. It's Just Transphobic.
Those in the movement position themselves as women’s rights advocates with reasonable concerns about trans people. They’re anything but.
- www.newarab.com Greater abortion access in Saudi Arabia than in US states
Women in Saudi Arabia now have greater access to abortion than women in many US states following the repeal of "Roe v Wade" by the Supreme Court.
- www.opendemocracy.net Peruvian activists risk lives to help women access abortion
The country’s near-total abortion ban is forcing women and girls to turn to the black market for terminations
- www.nytimes.com Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion
Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion.
- www.newyorker.com The Drag Queens Fighting Performance Bans in Texas
As a series of repressive bills targets drag shows across the country, performers in Texas try out a novel defense.
- nypost.com Ohio State University health sciences course requires students to engage with ‘White Privilege Knapsack’
Students were required to address ‘whiteness’ and describe what the term ‘white’ means, as well as explain how they ‘navigate race’ in their daily lives.
- gijn.org Humanizing without Sensationalizing: Investigating Femicide
How can journalists use data without reducing the murder of women to crime statistics, and produce a narrative that humanizes without sensationalizing?
- www.wired.com Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
- www.bbc.com Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
- www.cnn.com Cleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world's largest Muslim-majority country | CNN
A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked a backlash in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.
- www.ibtimes.co.uk Around 97% of women entrepreneurs affected by gender bias in funding
A recent survey of women entrepreneurs in the UK provided critical insights on gender bias in funding, revealing the biggest barrier faced by women in the business world is the lack of female decision-makers in these venture capital firms.
- www.polygon.com Anita Sarkeesian is shutting down Feminist Frequency after 15 years
‘We were talking about representation very early on in a mainstream way’
- yewtu.be 150 years of Masc Women causing a Moral Panic
Turns out, the existence of Mannish Women goes back far further than our modern discussions about gender. Starting in the mid 19th century, women not only dressed in masculine clothing, but acting, speaking, and living in mannish ways, became a concern. A growing trend to embrace the fashion styles ...
Turns out, the existence of Mannish Women goes back far further than our modern discussions about gender. Starting in the mid 19th century, women not only dressed in masculine clothing, but acting, speaking, and living in mannish ways, became a concern. A growing trend to embrace the fashion styles of tailored suits brought about mannish fashion in the 1890s. The "new woman" picked all of this up and added bicycles to the mix. Sometimes mannish women stood with suffrage movements and political efforts, tying together our modern image of the very un-feminine suffragette. These women weren't always seen as ideal during the Victorian or Edwardian eras, but they persisted none-the-less. Even when "science" was being used against them or concerns over the end of society were put forward. For many, it was a simpler and more practical way of dressing. Others saw it as a completely different lifestyle and worked to throw off the expectations that had been placed on them. Embraced by a number of famous sapphic women of the early 20th century, it likely had a hand in creating the butch lesbian of today. Simply put, mannish women have been around for far longer than we realize, and the concerns over them really haven't changed in 150 years. More Reading Frances Benjamin Johnston photos at Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/ Lesbian Fashion History: https://dressingdykes.com/ Queer Style by Adam Geczy, Vicki Karaminas Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca-WkVPVe9nzs2iFct4wxg/join Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenicolerudolph/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nicolerudolph Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole\_rudolph Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicolerudolph Contact for sponsorships: [email protected] Contact for non-business enquiries: [email protected] 🎶Music via Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com) 00:00 Developing a Look 06:06 Rights & Immorality 11:47 Waging War 15:12 Lesbian Inspirations
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Five key facts about abortions, abortion bans, and "pro-lifers"
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1140147
> https://ragdollx.substack.com/p/five-key-facts-about-abortion > > --- > > 1. Abortion bans are broadly ineffective; > > 2. Abortion restrictions lead to more unsafe abortions; > > 3. Abortion restrictions lead to worse health outcomes for women and children; > > 4. "Pro-lifers" are demonstrably NOT "pro-life"; > > 5. The majority of Americans support women’s reproductive rights.
- www.vice.com A Year Without Roe: Here Are the Stories of People Denied Abortions
This year, facing stringent bans and terrifying health concerns, people fled their home states to get abortions or performed their own.
This year, facing stringent bans and terrifying health concerns, people fled their home states to get abortions or performed their own.
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Facebook faces new allegations of gender discrimination in its delivery of job ads. Research by human rights group suggests it's a global concern
edition.cnn.com People are missing out on job opportunities on Facebook because of gender, research suggestsFacebook-parent Meta is the subject of four new complaints from human rights groups in Europe alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory. Nonprofit Global Witness shared new research with CNN that it says shows the algorithm distributing ...
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For the first time in over thirty years, it makes sense to me to reconsider what feminism means. Trans people have been illuminating sex and gender in new and insightful ways. And for some time, escalating since 2004 with the proposed revisions in the UK Gender Recognition Act,[1] a substantial cohort of self-identified feminists have opposed trans peoples’ existence as trans.[2] Male power, which seldom takes seriously anything feminists say, has weaponized the feminist critique against trans people in both the US and the UK.[3] In the process, many issues central to the status of the sexes have been newly opened or sharpened; many are unresolved. I hope to learn from our discussion. My thoughts are provisional and could be subtitled “what I’ve learned so far.”
- www.bbc.com Argentina allows morning-after pill to be bought over counter
The health ministry says making the pill more easily available "removes an important barrier".