To call last night’s Golden Globes ceremony powerful would be an understatement. Just six days after some of Hollywood’s most influential women launched Time’s Up, an organization dedicated to ending gender imbalance and sexual harassment in the workplace, the entertainment industry at large gathered for the annual Globes show—and it was unlike any previous year.…
Read moreIf you tune into E! for some celebrity news over the next few days, you might notice that Catt Sadler, one of the network’s most popular and busiest hosts, won’t be gracing the small screen. And it’s for a very unfortunate reason. As reported by People, Catt has decided to leave E! owing to a…
Read moreJust a handful of weeks ago, we were celebrating the most diverse Emmy awards in history. Lena Waithe was the first black woman to win a writing Emmy, The Handmaid’s Tale took home 8 trophies, and Reese Witherspoon’s call to “bring women to the front” was met with a loud applause from the audience. It’s…
Read moreAs more women have come forward with stories of sexual harassment and misconduct by men in positions of power, numerous members of Congress have come forward with similar tales. Already four women Senators have shared their own “Me too” experiences and now three former and one current member of the House of Representatives are speaking…
Read moreYesterday, news broke that Game of Thrones co-stars Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie, known in Throne-lore as Jon Snow and Ygritte, are now engaged. And six “Jon Snow and Ygritte: Best Moments” YouTube montages later, I got to thinking: Is Jon Snow a feminist icon? From his early days as Ned Stark’s “bastard” to his current status…
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PHOTO: Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out several times in favor of closing the gender wage gap. Despite her advocacy, however, the actress admitted this week that her strategy for achieving equal pay with her male costars, confusingly, doesn’t actually include comparing her earnings to theirs. In an interview with the BBC while…
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