I started this election cycle feeling the Bern. Unlike many of Bernie Sanders’ current supporters, I’ve been watching him for years. I’ve enjoyed his passion and willingness to speak his mind, cheered his unabashed socialist tendencies and loved his determination to do what is right. I was so delighted when he announced his candidacy for …
I’m a huge Reese Witherspoon fan. That’s why when I got the chance to see Wild, the movie about Cheryl Strayed’s three-month long hike across the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), I took it. And I wasn’t sorry. In fact, I liked the movie so much that I read the book too. I’m not an outdoorsy …
Perhaps it’s silly of me to be upset but I was practically enraged by the “lighthearted” question to the Republican candidates in the last “debate” of what woman they’d like to see on the $10 bill. This question could have been an opportunity for the candidates to prove how much they value American women and …
One of the reasons we started Feminist Fever is because Kathleen and I desperately wanted to show people why feminism is still necessary. Far too people – women included – seem to believe, quite erroneously, that women are equal in our society. “We don’t need feminism anymore! Women today can do anything!” they cry. And …
Mansplaining: What Is It and What Is It Good For? Read More »
Yet another actress has made headlines by denying that she’s a feminist. This time it is Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, an actress on The Big Bang Theory, who told Redbook that she “was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that’s because I’ve never really faced inequality.” Leaving aside the truth of that statement (she’s either …
Interviewers Need to Stop Asking “Are You a Feminist?” Read More »
The other day, I was contacted by a Belgian journalist who wanted to interview me for a story he was writing. I agreed to help but quickly became uncomfortable when he kept referring to me as Mrs. throughout our entire email exchange. Rather than confront this head on (which I should have done), I tried …
Michelle Ashford, creator, executive producer and writer of HBO’s series Masters of Sex, is just rocking it with the kinds of stories the show is doing under her guidance. Season 1 gave us not only an introduction to the Bill Masters and Virginia Johnson partnership that revolutionized the way we view sex but also a …
A Nod to Michelle Ashford, Feminist Creator of Masters of Sex Read More »
In case you missed it (and really, who didn’t?), August 26th was Women’s Equality Day. It is a day proclaimed annually by the President of the United States to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the country. After 72 years of struggle, women in the U.S. were granted the right to vote …