Even though women have been speaking out about their experiences with online harassment for years, there is still so much we don’t understand about how harassment truly permeates and shapes the lives of its victims. Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen decided to explore this phenomenon in the new documentary “Netizens.”

On May 10, Spotify announced it will essentially act as an omniscient curator of the music of two problematic (if not criminal) artists: R. Kelly and XXXTentacion. Both of the artists’ music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will no longer actively promote their work.

Minors should have the right to have an abortion without parental consent or notification because teens who choose not notify their parents before having an abortion likely do so for very good reasons other than privacy or shame.

When we talk about increasing and diversifying female representation in Hollywood, it seems it is women who feel the most pressure, who feel the most responsible, to counterbalance this misrepresentation by giving voices to a wide range of characters of different colors, ages, sexualities, and backgrounds.

The voracious-but-still-skinny-woman trope of a character rails against unrealistic body standards and eats tons of high-calorie foods, but somehow weighs very little herself.

In early May, Kim Kardashian West made headlines for her attempts to ask White House officials to advocate for a presidential pardon for 62-year-old Alice Marie Johnson. While this case is certainly worthy of attention, her advocacy generally overlooks the fundamental problems of racism and prosecutorial discretion within the criminal justice system.

Monáe’s new album navigates the myriad emotions involved in being socially deviant and outcast for that deviance.