What Is the Future of Engaging Men in Sexual Assault Prevention Work?
A holistic approach to sexual violence prevention goes beyond this neatly packaged dialectic. By Chloe Safier (Photo: USF…
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When Obsession With Beauty Becomes a Disease
Feminists and researchers havelongargued that the beauty industry warps women’s perceptions of their own bodies, undermining them in…
The Protagonists of ‘Big Little Lies’ Are Gorgeous, Rich, Murderous—and Familiar
Halfway through the miniseries, Pacific Standard staffers chat about why HBO’s star-studded new beach-set mystery should matter to the hoi polloi.
Women’s Right to Refuse
(Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) The call went out just weeks ago for a women’s strike in the United States.…
The Women’s March Is Pro-Choice and Pro-Sex Workers’ Rights — and Should Be Proud of It
(Photo: djc/Flickr) This Saturday in Washington, thousands of women — tens of thousands, maybe — will march, defining what women’s rights look…
The Latest Hollywood Pay-Disparity Story Is Just Ridiculous
Natalie Portman is saying Ashton Kutcher was paid three times more than she was on 2011’s No Strings Attached. No, you have not been Punk’d.
‘A Princess Is Kind of a Bad Ass’: When Feminist Moms Pick Up the Pen
Danielle Lindemann modifies some classic Disney fairy tales. By Lisa Wade Sometimes there’s nothing to do but take…
How to Write About the ‘Other’ and Not Be Terrible About It, According to Wally Lamb
In his new book, the bestselling author makes a convincing case that other perspectives can broaden a writer’s worldview, as well as a reader’s.
White Feminism Is Over If You Want It to Be
The eulogies, elegies, and requiems for white feminism have been written, and, this time, they’ve been penned by…
Is It a Problem When a Movie About a Woman’s Rape Is Made by Men?
Isabelle Huppert, the star of a new film about the aftermath of a brutal assault, argues female actresses can play a major role in authoring their characters.