Over the past few years, you’ve probably heard the term intersectional feminism. But isn’t that just feminism, you might ask? Nope, not quite. Here’s everything you need to know—including how to make ...
In 1989, American civil rights advocate and pioneering scholar of critical race theory Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” to describe the layered effect of discrimination ...
The Women's March came to Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump's inauguration. Its purpose was to call attention to the incoming president's history of appalling behavior ...
If someone were to randomly ask me, “What are you?” I’d think they were asking me about my race—I’m Filipino and white, but those aren’t the only aspects of my identity that define me as a person. I’m ...
As the saying goes, behind every great man is an even greater woman. But as more and more people are recognizing the validity of the gender equality movement, behind every great man is not a woman; ...
The more prevalent and powerful AI systems become, the sooner the industry must address questions like: What can we do to move away from using AI/ML models that demonstrate unfair bias? How can we ...
Feminism is often defined by what it does — advocating gender equality, dismantling the patriarchy one chauvinist jerk at a time, and other equally fun activities. But what about the things ...
On December 4, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand tweeted something that was consistent with her established mode of communication: It was self-serving; it helped to distance her from her former identity as a ...