Feminism 101 Articles

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Activist Burnout Is Real – And You Probably Need to Read These 4 Ways to Manage It

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3 Reasons Prison Injustice Is a Feminist Issue That Needs Our Attention Now

What They Really Mean When They Say They’re Not Voting

No, We Won’t Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege

Income vs. Wealth: How Privilege Is Passed Down from Generation to Generation

Africa Is Not a Derailment Tactic: Why Belittling ‘First World Problems’ Is Oppressive

What If Privileged People Were Othered? This Cartoon Resets the Defaults

This Video About Being an Outsider Really Gets How It Feels

Is ‘Bitch’ an Example of Internalized Sexism?

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5 Ways to Bring Feminism to Your Education

5 Myths We’ve Heard About Everyday Feminism – And Why They’re Actually BS

6 Questions to Ask If You Have More Privilege Than Your Partner

I Let Him Pay for Dinner – Am I a Bad Feminist?

If Privilege Was Visual, It Would Look Like This

6 Ways to Reconcile Your Eating Disorder with Your Feminism

The Struggle Is Real: Explaining Depression to My Mother

How to Write Diverse Characters (And Why It’s Not About Being ‘PC’)

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4 Reasons Social Justice Orgs Shouldn’t Be Led Only By Straight, White, Cis Men

5 Important Issues Left Out of the Street Harassment Conversation

Adults Just Don’t Understand: Checking Out Our Everyday Adultism

Why Pressuring Someone to ‘Educate’ You About Their Struggles Is Oppression, Not Understanding

9 Phrases Allies Can Say When Called Out Instead of Getting Defensive

7 Amazing Environmental Justice Orgs We NEED to Support in 2018

4 Reasons We Need to Ditch the Myth That It’s Cool to Ask Until She Says ‘Yes’

5 Things Your Activist Friend Wants You to Stop Doing (Because You’re Wearing Us Out)

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10 Ways Your Social Justice Work Might Be Inaccessible and Elitist (And Why That’s a Problem)

5 Problems with ‘Keep Abortion Rare’

What Has Feminism Accomplished?

Complaining About the ‘Friend Zone’ Perpetuates Rape Culture

5 Good Reasons Why the LGBTQIA+ Acronym Shouldn’t Include ‘Ally’