You may have seen or heard about the subway ads for the period panties THINX, featuring a super-yonic-looking grapefruit — or maybe you just followed the ridiculous controversy about those ads. Perhap...

To My Middle School Principal (And to School Administrators Alike), I've observed from afar, with horror and disgust, as you've punished young girls for their school attire. Nearly every day my littl...

When I heard about the UK referendum that took place in June, I thought the possibility of the UK leaving the EU must be a joke. I expected the population to vote to stay in the EU and I wasn’t alone....

Recent research suggested what many feminists have already spoken up about in the past: Only 2% of Unilever ads “portray intelligent women.” Unilever — the global corporation behind many famous brands...

In the past few years, multiple National Football League (NFL) players have been publicly accused of sexual assault or domestic violence. Although the allegations are deeply disturbing, the media has ...

There is absolutely no question that racism still persists in the United States today. While examples of this systemic reality abound — from racism in the criminal justice system to the disproportiona...

The first time I heard Fergie's "M.I.L.F. $," I genuinely thought it was a joke. "Wow, Fergie’s just desperately trying to stay relevant," my friend declared. I laughed in agreement. The song's blata...

Welcome to "On the Ground," a new interview series that highlights the work young feminist activists are doing in their own communities.“Before my sophomore year at Andover, I didn’t even know what th...

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that people convicted of domestic violence can no longer own guns. The ruling in Voisine v. United States, the case in question, does much to highlight the serious i...

There are millions of women standing in the closet — a closet that's threatening to burst open. I was 17 when I first developed "feelings" for another woman, but it took me two more years to feel com...