From Refinery 29 authored by Anna Millard: “When you go to a Taylor Swift concert, you might expect your face to show up in the background of a crowd selfie (or a thousand). You might not expect to have pictures of your face analyzed in real time by Swift’s security team. Rolling Stone reported that concertgoers at Swift’s May 18 […]
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Time’s Up’s New CEO on What We Can’t Tolerate
From The Cut authored by Jessica Boddy: “Activists and celebrities gathered Tuesday evening in New York to honor Lisa Borders, the new president and CEO of Time’s Up, the initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and inequality. Cindi Leive, Padma Lakshmi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Inez van Lamsweerde and more were the evening’s hosts. Borders started […]
What the New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Film Gets Wrong, According to R.B.G.: “I Never Stumbled”
From Vanity Fair authored by Kenzie Bryant: “Not long into On the Basis of Sex, future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) undresses and falls into bed with her husband, Martin (Armie Hammer). The love scene is brief and tasteful—but it felt much longer Sunday night, watching it in an audience that also held Hillary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem,and […]
‘Clearly the Tide Has Not Turned’: A Q&A With Anita Hill
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira: “There may be more women heading to Congress this year, but Anita Hill isn’t cheering yet. The woman who faced down the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 does not see transformative change on sexual harassment emerging from any branch of government in Washington for the […]
California inferno gives rise to family-reuniting ‘Angels’
From AP News authored by Jocelyn Gecker: “They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them. They are online sleuths who know how to find people, and they have been putting their skills to use in the aftermath of California’s catastrophic wildfire. In the dark days that followed […]
TIME’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018
From TIME authored by TIME Staff: “To determine TIME’s annual list, we consider accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news. In the past, we’ve recognized everyone from singer Lorde to Olympic champion Simone Biles to political activist Joshua Wong.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THIS LINK
A court said the ‘wolf pack’ case in Spain was nonconsensual sex, not rape. People are demanding justice.
From The Lily adapted from a story by The Washington Post’s Siohban O’Grady: “The case involves a group of men in Pamplona, Spain, taking turns filming themselves sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl in the lobby of a building. But two Spanish courts have thus far fallen short of determining they had raped her: Instead, the […]
Study finds male partners make an average of 53% more than female partners at top law firms
From ABA Journal authored by Debra Cassens Weiss: “The difference in average compensation for male and female partners at top U.S. law firms amounts to a 53 percent pay gap, according to a survey released on Thursday. Average compensation for male partners responding to the survey was $959,000, which is 53 percent more money than […]
These Five Women Were Bridesmaids in Each Other’s Weddings — Now They’re All State Senators
From People authored by Diane Herbst: “They are longtime friends who have been bridesmaids in each other’s weddings, worked for and with each other for years, and supported one another with daily text chains and phone calls. And on Nov. 6, these five Democratic women candidates each won their state Senate races by double digits […]
Researchers Use High-Tech Dress To Show Just How Often Women Are Groped At Clubs
From Guacamoley! authored by Jonna Ivin: “The beverage company Schweppes teamed up with advertising agency Ogilvy recently to devise a campaign to send a message about sexual harassment in nightclubs. The project is called The Dress for Respect. To prove a point in light of the #MeToo movement that women aren’t exaggerating about sexual assault and sexual harassment, researchers built […]
