Jezebel: Girl Power

Women Can Eat a Shitload of Hot Dogs, Too

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:06:00 EDT

Finally, we've made it. Feminism has won. We can all march forward in solidarity with other people of all genders as we appreciate each other as fellow members of the human race rather than degrade each other as slaves to rigid social categories. More »

Artist Amanda Visell Creates Posters For Girls

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:30:00 EST

The artist writes "In a world where girls grow up feeling like their value is how they look these are meant to be a friendly reminder that they can do anything." Great message, pretty art. Win-win.

An Online University For The American-Girl Doll Empire

Sadie Stein — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:35:00 EDT

We can't help it: our fascination with the ever-growing American Girl empire continues into adulthood. And when we heard they were colonizing the 'net with something called InnerStar University, we had to take a tour. More »

"Bitches Ain’t Shit" Gets The Glee Treatment

Lisa Wade, PhD — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:04:00 EDT

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Here's a fantastic and entertaining example of resistance: in the video below, a Columbia University a cappella group sings Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit." More »

The Importance Of Being Understood

Hortense Smith — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:35:00 EDT

I've never met anyone who has overwhelmingly fond memories of middle school. That's not to say that the entire experience was horrible—it's just that for many people, middle school was a bit of a challenge in various ways. More »

Miley Cyrus: Liberal Secret Weapon

Anna North — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:20:00 EDT

According to Brian Cherry, "the left is losing the pop culture media war in this country." But they have a nefarious plan! And that plan, ladies and gentlemen, is Miley Cyrus. More »

Video Vixens: Teen Angels

Marisa Meltzer — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's third feature, the debut videos of favorite teen pop-stars. More »

Video Vixens: Spice Boys And Barbie Men

Marisa Meltzer — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's first contribution, a gallery of boys who sing girl-songs. More »

The Simpsons: Michelle Obama Visits Springfield

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

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On last night's episode, First Lady Michelle Obama made a trip to Springfield to give a pep talk to Lisa Simpson, after learning (by following Lisa's FarmVille-esque blog) that the little feminist was embarrassed by her own intelligence. More »

Grrrl Power: Talking With Inadvertent 90s Authority Marisa Meltzer

Sadie Stein — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

One of the books we're most excited about is Jezebel fave Marisa Meltzer's Girl Power, an exploration of the 90s Riot Grrrl revolution. Join us as Marisa talks Grrrls, the world's coolest mom, and "selling out." More »

Posh Revels In Talk Of Frocks; What Celebrities Really Get Paid To Be At Fashion Shows

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST

"I'm just happy to have someone who wants to talk to me [about fashion]," says Victoria in LOVE. "Normally, David's like, ‘Stop it, I don't want to talk about clothes anymore! I want to talk about motorbikes and tattoos." [WWD]

Eve Ensler On Embracing Your Inner Girl:

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

"The verb that's been enforced on girls is to please. Girls are trained to please...I want us all to change the verb. I want the verb to be educate, or activate, or engage, or confront, or defy, or create." [TED] More »

Middle Aged South Korean Women Join Twilight Moms In Lustful Teen Idol Worship

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:40:00 EST

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Fan culture, once considered the domain of love-struck teenagers, is finding a new life. Middle-aged women flock to support younger pop stars (like Rain, pictured) while young women's mania during the 2002 World Cup boosted the national soccer team. [TGN] More »

Psst! The "Secret" Is Purity!

Sadie Stein — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Meet "Secret Keeper Girls." It's kinda like American Girl. If American Girl was focused on modesty, God's Plan, and staying pure. More »

Programming Notes: Live Blogging Divas Live

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EDT

We're going to the Divas Live concert tonight at 9pm EST, where we'll be live blogging and Tweeting from the audience. Paula Abdul, Kathie Lee, Hoda, Kim Zolciak and Nene Leakes will be there as well. More »

Women Will Soon Outnumber Men In The Workforce

Kate Harding — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

But we still "work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make." And it's not expected to last once the economy recovers. Hooray. [USA Today] More »

Psychologist: Modern Feminism "Illogical, Unnecessary And Evil"

Megan Carpentier — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

London School of Economics evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa gets many things wrong in his "takedown" of modern feminism as "illogical, unnecessary and evil," not the least of which is the Cheris Kramarae quote at the center of his thesis. More »

Girls Who Play Boys Who Don't Think Girls Should Play Boys

Anna North — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Hannah Berner's high school doesn't have a girls' tennis team, but she still gets flak for playing with the boys. Her story got us thinking about girl athletes who happen to play against the opposite sex, and the strange combination of stereotypes they face. More »

Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Horseshoe Bay CD"

Sadie Stein — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EDT

This week's look at lost youth is an all-gal extravaganza, a Freshman year road trip soundtrack par excellence. More »

Barack Obama Is A Win For Women

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST

Barack Obama doesn't just represent a win for the women of America in terms of his positions on reproductive choice, health care, pay equity, family leave, comprehensive sex education and subsidized child care — though, arguably, he is definitely that in comparison to the McCain-Palin ticket. He is also a win for women because — more so than ever before — women's votes propelled him to victory. So, first, congratulations, women of America! Now let's look at the numbers. More »

Reading Lolita In America: Where Victim Becomes Vixen

Sadie Stein — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:00 EDT

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There's a new interview on Nerve with Graham Vickers, the author of Chasing Lolita: How Popular Culture Corrupted Nabokov's Little Girl All Over Again, in which the author explores the way the icon has entered the culture — and how thoroughly that perception distorts Nabokov's actual novel. Nowadays, a Lolita is any underage temptress — "from Amy Fisher to Hard Candy" — whereas the character is very much a creation of adult male fantasy. Weirdly, as our culture's obsession with pedophilia grows, the character of Lolita has become more of a vixen and less of a victim. More »

How Will You Celebrate Women's Week?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST

Today it's Girls' Day in Japan, reports Lisa Takeuchi Cullen for Time. It's some kind of ancient festival in which a family celebrates a daughter's future happiness with ceremonial dolls. Cullen has daughters, and, she says, "I'm going to tell them it's the day of the year when everyone gets to remember how special it is to be a girl." In addition, Saturday, March 8, is International Womens Day. Never heard of it? I hadn't either. The date corresponds to the day, 100 years ago, that 15,000 female garment workers took to the streets of Manhattan demanding equal pay, childcare centers and the right to vote. (In Russia, it's similar but different, and guys buy presents for gals.) The protesting ladies paved the way so that we live in a world where a woman is running for president of the U.S. So really, this is Woman's Week! How are you going to celebrate? Here's an idea: More »

What does "Girl Power" really mean to the...

Jennifer — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:45:00 EST

What does "Girl Power" really mean to the Spice Girls? Mocking the girl without a man, naturally. During a break while taping a BBC-1 special, Geri "Ginger" Halliwell's single status was the object of their disaffection: "Are there any good-looking single blokes for Geri? We have to get her a boyfriend," said Melanie "Scary" Brown. "He has to have a job," said Emma "Baby" Bunton. "Do we care about gender this week, Geri?" added Melanie "Sporty" Chisholm before Victoria "Posh" Beckham took the cake with, "Beggars can't be choosers, Geri." If that's not love and good sisterhood, we don't know what is. [The Sun] More »

Gennifer Flowers, Former Clinton Concubine, Says She'll Vote For Hillary

Jessica — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:30:00 EST

Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton ex-lover and the woman who once sued Hillary for defamation, says that, come election day, she'll be stuffing the ballot box for Ms. Clinton. "I can't help but want to support my own gender," Flowers tells a reporter from the AP. "[Hillary's] as experienced as any of the others." (Though maybe not as experienced in the sack as stripper lovin' John McCain. Zing!) As some will remember, Flowers came forward with her Clinton affair during Bill's 1992 presidential campaign, even taping several incriminating phone conversations with him that she then played for assorted members of the press. During the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, Clinton testified under oath that he had a "single sexual encounter" with Flowers. More »

Girl powah! The Spice Girls have a blog,...

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:45:00 EST

Girl powah! The Spice Girls have a blog, and guess what? They are no longer girls! "Spice Girls are now Spice Women," writes Geri Halliwell, also known as Ginger Spice. "Full, sensual and stronger through their life experiences." She adds, "We are definitely a democracy. Every morning we check in with each other and we discuss the decisions that have to be made." Their rehearsals are full of husbands and babies — and Geri swears, "We have a bond that we will share for the rest of our lives." Or at least until the cash cow tour is over! [SpiceBlog] More »

Apparently The Rest Of The World Is Obsessed With The Saccharine Pop Beats Of 'Hannah Montana' Too

Jennifer — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:40:12 EDT

Yesterday when my eyes grazed across the following headline, my heart did a little leap: "Kelly Clarkson Loses Billboard #1 To Hannah Montana." I looked around to make sure no one saw [Ohh wait! I work from home! No one can see that I haven't showered yet today either!] as a huge grin broke out on my face and I started to sing, "Who said / Who said / I can't be Superman / I said / I said that I know I can." Yes, those are the words to one of the hit songs of the first Hannah Montana album, and yes, I know them by heart because yes it's true: My name is Jennifer, and I'm a Hannah Montana-holic. More »

How's This For Girl Power?

Anna Holmes — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:07:57 EDT

In thoroughly unsurprising news, Daily Telegraph reports that young British women (presumably teenagers) who watch music videos "featuring thin, glamorous models and pop stars" suffer from heightened body disgust after only ten minutes of viewing. Singled out for special treatment? "Girl-power" groups like The Pussycat Dolls (seen above right), Sugababes and Girls Aloud. In fact, these "singers" apparently have the same effect on impressionable young women as"skinny catwalk models" adds the paper. Oh well, we guess there's always Beth Ditto. More »