Click here to read the uplifting story of Kakenya Ntaiya, who negotiated with her father to accept female circumcision in exchange for his allowing her to complete high school. Once she did that, she continued on to college and eventually earned a doctorate in the US. She now operates a school for girls in her village and is challenging FGM.
Great overview of how Hillary Clinton has been a champion of women’s rights over her time in politics.
Click here for a look back at Betty Friedan and the impact of her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique, which is credited with inspiring 2nd wave feminists. Does it still hold true for today’s women?
This is an interview with the hilariously frank How to Be a Woman author Caitlin Moran. Think Sex in the City in terms of content, but from a feminist point of view. I highly recommend the book!
Great article about how young women are working as feminists by helping other women get ahead professionally and using social media advocacy.
Lauren Rankin blogs about the complex issues facing feminists today as they work together to negotiate the needs of multiple groups of women.