On February 20, Smollett was charged with his first felony, for filling out a false police report, and on March 8, he was indicted on 16 counts of making false statements to the police.

22 years after disbanding, the feminist punk band Bikini Kill announced that they’ll return to perform a few summer tour dates — sending Riot Grrrl fans everywhere into a frenzy. To understand the commotion this news inspired, it’s important to know just how influential Bikini Kill has been to the feminist movement.

In November 2018, the beloved teen magazine Rookie released its final post, marking the end of an era. To its young, mostly female readers, Rookie felt like an ideal older sister — someone who was cool, wise, a little rebellious, and, most importantly, treated you like an equal. But as special as Rookie was, it was far from unique.

Thousands of Albanian students are protesting on the streets right now. But even though the media has started to cover these protests generally, it has failed to note the feminist principles at the heart of them and how women in particular have contributed to the movement.

Ultimately, the impact of representation in movies benefits so many more women than just those in the film industry. When more women are represented, little girls who watch that representation can imagine themselves taking on those roles one day.

Serbian astrophysicist Dr. Mirjana Pović told the FBomb about how her experiences have helped her understand the struggles impoverished people face, and how individuals from marginalized communities can develop skills in fields like STEM.

The practice of paying a bride price occurs in multiple African countries, although exact traditions and levels of legality vary. While some advocates want the practice to be eradicated, many Zimbabweans are still in favor of upholding the practice. Despite popular opinion, there is still very real damage done to women as a result of it.

Nominations are a legitimate indication of who is worthy of not only cultural acknowledgment but a financial investment. This is why it’s crucial to pay attention not only to who is being recognized at the Academy Awards but also to who isn’t.

Thanks to the progress the #MeToo and Times Up movements have made in shining a light on the injustices women in the film industry face, I naively assumed that women would be better represented among this year’s award nominees. I assumed wrong.

Even before the media gave these women’s political visions a chance, it has largely narrowed in on evaluating whether these women possess a single quality — one that they seem to care about only when it comes to female candidates: their likability.