HBO’s wildly popular (and wildly controversial) Game of Thrones has sparked what seems like a million think pieces on gender roles and violence (notably rape) as a storytelling narrative. Drawing inspiration from a fantastic world inhabited by dragons and white walkers might seem dubious at best, misguided at worst. I am not going to unpack […]
The NYT recently published a scathing expose of the nail salon industry in NYC, covering both wage injustices and health issues. The outcry was swift, as the article shed light on the shady practices of an industry built on extending the privilege of some while denying basic rights to others. There was plenty of finger […]
There is an Italian saying ‘Nella vita ci vuole culo’, which translates to: ‘In life you need ass’ (ass in Italian slang is meant as a metaphor for pure luck). Simply put, it means in order to succeed in life you need a bit of luck. Sometimes we make our own luck through hard work, […]
At the risk of being accused of insensitivity or even worse, hyperbole I must confess I wrestled with this statement. I mean who am I to determine a feminist role model? But I am the author so self-appointed or not, this task falls to me. As I watched the 3rd season of Nickelodeon’s “The Legend […]
I am one of those people who are happiest when they are exploring. Whether it is a flea market in London, a bazaar in Marrakech or a thrift shop in NYC my eyes light up at the chance to savor the local culture. My love of exploration goes hand in hand with my love of […]
On Monday morning TMZ released a video in which Solange Knowles is reportedly attacking her brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator of the Standard Hotel during a Met Gala after-party. In the video you see that as soon as Solange enters the elevator, she starts hitting and kicking Jay-Z while he tries to keep her at […]
Each day I feel there are new conversations and opinion pieces that tackle the idea of feminism and what it means to have an inclusive society. I have good friends that do great work in this arena advocating for the inclusion of women and their perspectives in a myriad of fields that currently do not […]
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Erika Lust, an award-winning Writer and Erotic Film Director, who has revolutionised the porn industry. She is a pioneer in feminist pornography and I love her fresh take on eroticism. If mainstream porn is not your thing, you should definitely check her out! Can you tell us about […]
This past week has been a bad one for the tech world. For those that might have missed them, we had two episodes that had the tech world buzzing around the issues of inclusion and feminism. First, there was the situation with Ms. Adria Richards which consisted of her overhearing a comment by two male […]