What would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? Downloadable copy of Steinem's 1978 essay If Men Could Menstruate.
Words and Women: Gloria Steinem
Tag: Women
Dating in China [part 3]
A Chinese first boyfriend who ruined dating for years. Suffering through sleep apnea on a first date. Offered money for sex with a stranger. Women tell true stories of their dating experiences in China.
校园贷: China’s campus loan sharks
There is a phenomenon quietly sweeping through China, aptly named ‘xiàoyuán dài' or 'campus loans’, through which university students are falling rapidly into debt with little way out. Young people on university campuses are being targeted by online finance companies who give out loans or brand new iPhones, with no down payment required. Most of [...]
May Thant on Facebook trolls, gender inequality and Burma’s first woman President (interview: part 1)
Some people love her because she’s Aung San’s daughter. Most people love her because of what she’s done. I don’t care about who she is; it depends on what she’s done.
To all Feminists impacted by Trump’s Triumph: open letter from Chinese Feminists
Don't wait for the system to correct itself for you. Ask for what you want, what your people want, and fight for it.
Words and Women: Jane Austen
I hate to hear you talking as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures.
Dating in China [part 2]
I tried to tell my parents about how great my boyfriend was. My mom said, “no, but he is not Chinese.”
Marriage Market Takeover: SK-II’s brand of “empowertising”
At a time when feminism is growing in China and yet the movement remains largely underground, the need for women’s empowerment is routinely ignored in China. As stated by one of these women: ‘not getting married is like the biggest sign of disrespect’ to her parents, and society as a whole. The film taps into that need directly.
Helen Wang on Growing up during the Cultural Revolution (interview: part 1)
I remember my mother sewed a lot of pockets into my coat. I’d put on the coat with a lot of inside-out pockets and go to the fields and take some food in the pockets and run back quickly so that they had food.
Words and Women: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.” Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; from her essay We Should All Be Feminists Words and Women is a regular feature that spotlights short quotations from influential women activists, [...]
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