Kate Couriel: A musical feminist icon
Meet Kate Couriel "Draw me a woman!" Kate Couriel demands in her second solo single, Draw me a Person. If you haven't heard of Kate Couriel, you're not alone. She has around 125K followers on instagram, which might be a huge number on it's own, but when compared to more popular singers like Olivia Rodrigo's 42 million and Katseye's 10 million, isn't as gigantic. Kate Couriel is a vocalist and violinist, and a member of the band Seb Lowe, which releases songs such as Dogs and
47 minutes ago3 min read
Feminism is not "Special Equality"
The other day, I heard feminism described as "Special Equality" and the phrase "Men need Equality too." Both these phrases surprised me. I've covered what feminism is before, but I felt the need to do it again and clarify exactly what feminism is.
Apr 52 min read
Kathleen Martinez: The Real-Life Elle Woods
Kathleen Martinez was fired from her first job because she refused to make coffee. She wasn't a barista - she was a lawyer. Now, she's a TikTok sensation with over a million followers who runs her own all-pink law firm.
Mar 292 min read
Music and Feminism: Cinderella Snapped by Jax
I recently came across a song, Cinderella Snapped by Jax. he singer explained that the song was inspired by a feminist retelling of Cinderella that her grandmother wrote for her. Jax also wanted to write about all the Disney Princesses having priorities other than marriage. However, the song is not without it's flaws.
Mar 96 min read
The Feminist Vocabulary
Language Matters. It's important to understand the different words that are used to refer to different words used to reference different things within the realm of feminism and sexism.
Mar 12 min read
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Saving Daughters, Shaping Futures
If a nation can be measured by how it treats its daughters, then India in 2015 stood at a moment of reckoning. The child sex ratio had declined to alarming levels, reflecting not biology, but bias — a deep-rooted preference for sons. In response, the Government of India launched Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP),
Feb 223 min read
The boys get a Trophy, The girls get Trash?
The girls won a small plastic cup. The boys won a fancy, large trophy. Same tournaments. Different genders. The prizes should have been the same. The girls should have won the same trophy.
Feb 13 min read
