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Clear Introduction to Feminist Theory: Waves, Ideas, and Impact

Get a clear and accessible introduction to Feminist Theory its key ideas, waves, and critiques of patriarchy, power, and gender inequality. This video breaks down complex concepts from liberal, ...
The American Spectator

Feminism, the Nose-Ring Theory, and Our Potential Extinction

I have an acquaintance. She’s a lot younger than me. I like her, but she’s one of those people who thinks she’s a rebel by doing things which are annoyingly conventional for women her age. I try not ...
Psychology Today

Do Feminist Scholars Still Have Academic Freedom?

Toward the end of the 20th century, my colleagues and I won a “problems of the discipline” grant from the American Sociological Association to explore how to integrate new research and theory about ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Bourdieu, P. (1986). The Forms of Capital. In J. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education (pp. 241-258). Greenwood.

ABSTRACT: This paper examines the role of income-generating activities (IGAs) and livelihood programs in promoting the economic empowerment of women, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
The Nation

Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment

An interview with the best-selling author about her latest project, The Portable Feminist Reader. Roxane Gay is one of the most incisive cultural critics writing today. She landed in the center of ...
Paste

13 Nonfiction Books to Read This Women’s History Month

Women artists made most of the first cave drawings. People with uteruses create life itself. Slumber parties; solidarity; activism; caregiving; discovery; innovation, and evolution. Women, we hold ...
Forbes

22 Must-Read Books About Feminism

Protesters dressed as handmaids from 'The Handmaid's Tale' march from Parliament Square to Iran's embassy on March 8, 2024 in London, England. Feminism is perhaps one of the most misunderstood ...
Rolling Stone

Here’s What Korean Women Think of the 4B Movement Spreading to the U.S.

Mere hours after Donald Trump was announced as the 47th President of the United States, Google searches for “4B movement” began skyrocketing. A feminist movement originating from South Korea, the ...
The New York Times

‘Lady Blogs’ Would Have Had a Field Day With This Election

The robust feminist blogosphere of 2016 is all but gone. Some of the creators are missing its perspective. By Marie Solis Marie Solis is an editor on Styles. Before joining The Times, she worked as a ...
The Northern Light

Sound and sociology: Hip-hop feminism and rap’s 'patriarchy problem' — Part I

Disclaimer: I am in no way a man-hater. I acknowledge that while patriarchy is a social system that is structured to benefit men, not all men benefit from it. I am simply discussing the effects of ...
The Economist

What to read about modern feminism

FEMINISTS HAVE a basic belief: that men and women are in all important respects equal. But getting people, especially men, to accept that truth and act on it has been the work of centuries. Feminists ...