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The Women Of Hollywood Are Shading The Golden Globes’ Lack Of Director ...
Kathryn Lindsay
Dec 9, 2019
Ladies First
Hollywood Women: Famous Firsts That Changed Everything
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Dec 6, 2019
Feminism
A Chicago College Student Was Killed After She Ignored A Man’s Catcalls
Tara Edwards
Nov 30, 2019
Movies
Meet Deborah Chow, Star Wars’ First Woman Director In 42 Years
Warning: Major spoilers for the first three episodes of The Mandalorian are ahead. The Star Wars franchise may take place in a distant past
by Kathryn Lindsay
Music
The 2019 CMA Awards Drama & “Boyfriend Country,” Expl...
After the women of country music took center stage at the CMA Awards last night (minus a gross oversight in not giving Carrie Underwood their Entertainer o
by Courtney E. Smith
Music
The Songwriters Hall Of Fame Only Nominated 6 Women — & It’s A Ma...
Mariah Carey, along with five other women, is nominated for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame this year. And while Mimi’s nomination should be a reason to cel
by Shannon Carlin
2020 Election
Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Care If Joe Biden Thinks She’...
“I’m angry and I own it.” That was the message Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent supporters in an email on Friday, Nov. 8. Her new fundraising rally cry fol
by Shannon Carlin
Entertainment
First Woman Ever Nominated For Best Director Finally Gets Her Oscar
The first woman to ever be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director is finally getting her long-overdue recognition. Lina Wertmüller, first nominated in 1
by Sarah Midkiff
TV Shows
Catherine The Great Finally Gets Her TV Reign — But What Happened...
It is about time Catherine the Great got her TV moment. Catherine took the throne in 1762 at 33 and held it until her death in 1796, making her the longest
by Lydia Wang
US News
After All-Woman Spacewalk, NASA Says A Woman Could Be The First P...
This week, astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the first ever all-woman spacewalk, and it is looking like the future is indeed female. How
by Tara Edwards
Cultural Issues & Equal Rights
NFL Teams Up With Female Football Star Sam Gordon To Tackle Cancer
At the age of nine, Samantha Gordon caught the NFL’s attention when her football highlight tape went viral. Now, she’s teaming up with the NFL
by Mary Paige Nesfeder
Entertainment
Who Was Catherine The Great — & What Made Her So Great?
Behold, the three stages of watching HBO’s four-part miniseries Catherine the Great, premiering October 21. During stage one, you’ll be flailing and th
by Elena Nicolaou
Music
Pharrell Reveals What “Blurred Lines” Taught Him About Our “Chauv...
Who knew “Blurred Lines” could teach a man about rape culture? Pharrell, the cover star of GQ’s New Masculinity issue, is talking about when he start
by Shannon Carlin
March For Sisterhood
I March For Our Lives — But I Also March For Sisterhood
Refinery29 is partnering with Girls Who Code for the #MarchForSisterhood on International Day of the Girl. This is the first-ever all-digital global march.
by Delaney Tarr
Feminism
Time’s Up’s New President & CEO Tina Tchen Has Big Plans
On October 7, Tina Tchen was named the new president and CEO of Time’s Up, an organization famously launched in a full-page New York Times ad in the wake
by Elena Nicolaou
Entertainment News
How Has #MeToo Changed Creator Tarana Burke’s Life?
Despite the takeover by #MeToo of social media, and subsequently popular culture, these past two years, its recognition was over ten years in the making. C
by Kathryn Lindsay
Tech
Here’s How To Use A Social Media Photo To Do Some Good Today
For many of us, posting to social media is a regular part of our days. We share photos of our outfits, pics of the dishes we’re enjoying, and some of
by Olivia Harrison
News
The First Space Walk With All Women Astronauts Is Finally Happening
Remember that all-women space walk that was supposed to happen in March? Well, after several months, a sketch on Saturday Night Live, and a swift scolding
by Alexis Reliford
Movies
Is Birds Of Prey Connected To Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker?
The first trailer for Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn has arrived, and in the midst of all the goodness that is Margot
by Alexis Reliford
Entertainment News
A #MeToo Timeline To Show How Far We’ve Come — & How Far We...
It’s been two years since the New York Times and New Yorker investigation into the sexual misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein unleashed the #MeToo movement and
by Elena Nicolaou
Feminism
Miley Cyrus Asks Fans To Stop Slut-Shaming & Accept Her Dating Life
Miley Cyrus is very busy these days, whether it’s recording, vacationing, or dating very publicly, and she wants people to know that they shouldn’t jud
by Tara Edwards
Books & Art
The Most Shocking Things We Learned In She Said, The Tel...
If the year 2019 had a curriculum, She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey would be required reading. The book is an exhaustive account of how Kantor and
by Elena Nicolaou
Entertainment
Where Is Marie Of Unbelievable Now?
Unbelievable, a gutting eight-part miniseries on Netflix, begins on the worst night in Marie Adler’s (Kaitlyn Dever) life. In 2008, the 18-year-old is li
by Elena Nicolaou
Music
The Highwomen Are Redesigning Country Music
Everyone knows that country radio hasn’t been making room for the voices of women. The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative did a study on the genre that s
by Courtney E. Smith
TV Shows
Who Is Lilith & Why Is She Suddenly In Every Teen Show?
In the opening scene of Into the Dark’s “Pure,” a teenage girl (Jahkara Smith) named Shay wearing a stark white wedding gown encounters a dark-side v
by Elena Nicolaou
Movies
Jennifer Lopez Talks About The Difference On A Film Set When It&#...
“Women get shit done” would be an appropriate tagline for Hustlers, the upcoming stripper dramedy based on the true story of a group of dancers who dec
by Lydia Wang
Music
Taylor Swift Gets Blunt About Scooter Braun & How The Music Indus...
Taylor Swift is no stranger to the cold, unfair side of the music industry. For years, she refused to put her music on streaming services such as Spotify,
by Meagan Fredette
Music
Is This Pivotal Moment What Prompted Taylor Swift To Write "The M...
Taylor Swift’s seventh album, Lover, showcases a much more upfront and unapologetic side of her. It’s the side we have seen emerging over the past few
by Sarah Midkiff
Beauty
How Rashida Jones Is Pushing Beauty Inclusivity On TV
Rashida Jones may be best known for her roles on Parks and Recreation and Angie Tribeca, but the actor, producer, and advocate is just as busy behind the c
by Rashida Jones
Music
Dolly Parton Champions LGBTQ+ Love & Girl Power In A Surprise Fes...
We will always love Dolly Parton for doing things like this. Parton showed up to this year’s Newport Folk Festival in Fort Adams Park, Newport, RI to per
by Shannon Carlin
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