Marcie Bianco, Ph.D.
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Marcie Bianco, PhD, is a writer, editor, lecturer, cultural critic, and author of Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom, which argues that equality will never free us and presents a framework for reclaiming freedom from the ideological right. Previously, Marcie serves as the print editor for Stanford Social Innovation Review, shaping conversations that connect global journalists to cross-sector and philanthropic ventures. She also led SSIR on belonging, dignity, justice, and joy (BDJJ) topics that are at the heart of her work.
Marcie’s opinion pieces and cultural and literary critiques have been featured everywhere from Vanity Fair and CNN to independent platforms like DAME and The Advocate, in addition to academic journals and publications.
Marcie holds four degrees (a BA cum laude in government from Harvard University; an MSt in Women’s Studies from Oxford University; and an MA and PhD in English Literature, with a Women’s Studies Certification, from Rutgers University). She is a WMC SheSource expert and an Op-Ed Project mentor-editor. Clips can be found at marciebianco.com.
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The tragedy of 4B: Scissoring out the patriarchy, but not scissoring each other
Advocate [November 12, 2024] -
The Georgia shooting exposes the tragic hypocrisy of present-day America
MSNBC Opinion [September 7, 2024] -
Modern feminism is no longer about achieving 'equality'
Advocate [January 31, 2024] -
Opinion: For women, it’s past time to give up the ghost of equality
CNN Opinion [May 6, 2023] -
White Feminism by Design
Los Angeles Review of Books [November 10, 2021] -
Queer Women Have a Lot to Worry About When They Travel for Work
Vice [January 7, 2020] -
No Exit
Stanford Social Innovation Review [Spring 2019] -
How Some Lesbian Bars are Staying Alive (And Thriving) in 2019
Out magazine [February 19, 2019] -
Colonialism Meets Climate Change
Stanford Social Innovation Review [Winter 2019] -
Another Day, Another Mass Shooting
NBC Think [November 8, 2018] -
Living Requires Forgetting, but Citizenship Demands Remembrance
Stanford Live magazine [May 7, 2018] -
The patriarchal race to colonize Mars is just another example of male entitlement
NBC Think [February 21, 2018]
In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”
Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.
A new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, exposes the mainstream media’s outsized and extraordinary influence in the law.
The media reception of Febos’ new memoir has focused on the shock value of her decision to give up sex for a year, but the book offers surprising insights about community and feminism.
This moment of heightened attacks on the LGBTQ+ community reminds us of the real meaning of pride and instructs us on how we can fight back.
Currently, 18 states ban trans girls from participating in girls’ sports. Often framed as offering “fairness” or “protection,” these insidious laws actually harm all women.
The new film by Céline Sciamma places equality at the center of a love story.
In her posthumous memoir, Edie Windsor details her vivacious sex life and in the process shatters stereotypes not only about lesbians but about older women in general.
The first-ever global survey on “conversion therapy” calls for government and the medical field to take steps to put an end to the discriminatory practice.
As lawmakers in many places turn their backs on women, new research shows that employees want companies to take on the fight for their reproductive freedom.
The latest report on diversity and inclusion in film shows little progress over the last 11 years. Marcie Bianco explores why there has been such stagnation, and what it will take to move the needle.
Orrin Hatch’s Senate speech is the latest example of how conservatives appeal to our emotions to mask their longstanding political inaction.
A new study finds that mainstream media outlets were complicit in spreading right-wing propaganda during the 2016 campaign.
Contrary to some media takes, new research suggests that young women have a deep commitment to and understanding of feminism.
More American women are turning away from religion. Marcie Bianco explores why this bodes well for feminism.
When Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said that Beyoncé’s feminism is not her feminism, some interpreted it as a beef. In fact, Adichie facing Beyoncé is a model of feminist dialogue.
The recent murders of three women runners in three different states have sent shock waves through the female running community.
A new documentary, "Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four," tells the heart-wrenching story of a modern "witch hunt."
In its second season, the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie" has its most feminist moment yet, portraying the right to death with a mix of gravity and levity.
Nine women have performed Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live. Each one has made the role her own, but they all say something about how we view powerful women.