Feminism 101 Articles

3 Reasons to Find a Better Term Than ‘-Phobia’ to Describe Oppression

30+ Alternatives to Help You Stop Using Ableist and Homophobic Phrases

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5 Questions Feminists Are Tired of Being Asked (And Some Alternative Approaches to Asking Them)

Dear Men Who Wish to Be Allies to Women: 12 Things You Need to Know

Harry Potter Like You’ve Always Wanted – From Hermione’s Feminist Perspective

What’s in a Word? Navigating Language as an Activist

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3 Common Ways Our Personal Actions Don’t Match Our Political Values — And How It Hurts Our Movements

How Religion is Part of Intersectionality – This Sikh Social Justice Educator Says It All

Stop Being So Attached!: A Beginner’s Guide on Problematic Language

How to Tell Someone They Said Something Racist

6 Alarming Ways Facebook’s ‘Real’ Name Policy Puts Its Users at Risk

Trumping: The Hilarious Makeup Tutorial That Will ‘Make Your Face Great Again’

Labels: Empowering, Harmful, or Both?

Here’s How 100 Years of American Fear Made Discriminatory Laws in Each Decade

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How Feminism Can Better Support Moms Who Aren’t Straight, White, or Middle-Class

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3 Myths That Make Navigating the Radical Left as a Person of Faith Difficult

Fighting the Misconceptions of Being a Sorority Sister

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5 Reasons I Refuse to Call Myself An ‘Ally’ – And Why I Use ‘Turncoat’ Instead

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What You Need to Know About How Dystopian Fiction Matches Reality

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5 Questions to Help You Know When to Pick Your Battles in Controversial Conversations

3 Ways to Talk About Social Justice at Home

Trying to Avoid Burnout and Still Help Others? How Intersectionality Is the Key

How Do You Get Men to Understand That Feminism Is Important?

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These 5 Statistics Prove That We’re Feminizing Poverty (And Keeping Women Down in the Process)

4 Reasons I’m a ‘Successful’ Queer Cartoonist (That Have Nothing to Do With Skill)

The Sitcom Trope About Fat People That’s Way More F*cked Up Than You Might Think

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3 Ways the US Uses Individualism to Blame Victims for Their Own Suffering

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Here Are 3 Examples of Christian Privilege – And How You Can Challenge It

7 Amazing Environmental Justice Orgs We NEED to Support in 2018