Mona Eltahawy
I write FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter and wrote 7 Necessary Sins for Women & Girls and Headscarves & Hymens. She/Her. Patreon: patreon.com/monaeltahawy
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Global Roundup: Feminist Protests in Poland, Feminist Talk Show in South Africa, and Feminist Lessons from Indigenous Women
Compiled and written by Sahra Angered women's rights activists and their supporters block rush-hour traffic at a major roundabout on the fifth day of nationwide protests against recent court ruling that tightened further Poland's restrictive...
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Today's FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup is brought to you by intern Sahra:
Feminist Protests in Poland, Feminist Talk Show in South Africa, and Feminist Lessons from Indigenous Women by
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Mona Eltahawy on Leaving Polite Feminism in 2019
"I refuse to allow those who don't recognize my full humanity to expect politeness of me," she said.
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Global Roundup: Women leading revolutions
Compiled and written by Inaara Merani Photo via Women’s Agenda In October 2019, protests broke out in Chile over the nation’s dictatorial practices and the institutional problems of inequality and injustice. On Sunday, in a historic vote 78% of...
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In today’s FEMINIST GIANT Roundup, intern Inaara Merani has compiled stories about women leading revolutions #Chile #Belarus
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The Myth of the Accidental Assault - Luz Collective
Patriarchy casts boyhood as eternal, and this dimension of privilege supports a common and contemporary rape myth: the accidental assault.
Karen Fleshman, Esq. She Her on LinkedIn: Amy Coney Barrett: Patriarchy Promotes a Five-Star General
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"How richly hypocritical that in the middle of a pandemic, the administration that has done so little for mothers...
Amy Coney Barrett: Patriarchy Promotes a Five-Star General
The goal of feminism is to destroy patriarchy. It is not to stand at a podium on a White House lawn flanked by President Grab Them By the Pussy on one side and Supreme Court Justice Sexual Harasser on the other as they anoint you Five-Star General...
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Mona Eltahawy
I wrote this about #AmyConeyBarrett after she was sworn in:
Patriarchy Promotes a Five-Star General by @monaeltahawy
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Mona Eltahawy
I do not support a woman who has benefited from feminism and then works to cut feminism at its knees:
Amy Coney Barrett: Patriarchy Promotes a Five-Star General by @monaeltahawy
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My new essay looks at why patriarchy promotes mediocre white women like #AmyConeyBarrett to #SCOTUS and Gina Haspel to head of the CIA.
Read the essay here and sign up for FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter: feminist analysis of global patriarchal fuckery
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FBI Sits on Report Detailing White-Supremacist Terror Threat
In violation of the law, the FBI won’t deliver a legally required report on domestic terrorism before an election that many security veterans fear may spark some level of violence.
It's Easier for a White Person in Outer Space to Vote Than a Black Person in America
When first hearing about Kate Rubins, the NASA astronaut who’s currently in a space station 200 miles above Earth but was able to vote last week, I was excitedly curious about the process. Did NASA create a hologram Kate to enter a booth and cast a...
Global Roundup: Fighting for abortion rights, deaf students, trans people, and against fatphobia
Compiled and written by Miriam Batal Protests in Warsaw in 2018 against attempts to tighten up the abortion law in Poland. Photograph: Kasia Strek via Guardian SAFE ABORTIONS SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY WOMXN. THIS SHOULDN’T BE UP FOR DEBATE! NO...
Mona Eltahawy
Today’s FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup is compiled and written by intern Miriam Batal:
Fighting for abortion rights, deaf students, trans people, and against fatphobia
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Mona Eltahawy
In today’s FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup, intern Miriam Batal has included the latest on the abortion ban in #Poland and a photo essay on the long-running protests by women’s rights activists
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Thousands join Poland protests against strict abortion laws
Protests follow ruling that law allowing abortion of malformed foetuses is incompatible with constitution
Egypt sex attacks fuel 'feminist revolution'
Women and girls are fighting back against sexual harassment like never before.
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And read @writtenbysalma’s essay here: #Egypt sex attacks fuel 'feminist revolution'
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I Opened An Abortion Clinic in Amy Coney Barrett’s Indiana - Rewire News Group
I know the threat Justice Amy Coney Barrett would pose to abortion access.
De vrouw als kracht van het kwaad in Sisi’s Egypte
Carolien Roelants zag een (half)blootparade van Egyptische kadetten. Maar volledig geklede vrouwen zitten vast wegens ‘zedeloze’ video's op TikTok.
Many workplaces are designed by men and for men
We need to fix structural inequalities to allow women to lead and to allow men enough time to do their share of the dishes.
Instagram row over plus-size model forces change to nudity policy
Facebook amends code after deletion of black users’ photos sparks outrage
'Race is never far from the surface': Lesley Lokko on quitting New York
The Scottish-Ghanaian architect resigned as dean at the Spitzer school after less than a year citing ‘a lack of respect and empathy for black women’