While it would be hard to say that this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads ushered in a more diverse or inclusive media landscape, there were some stand-outs in a field of mostly white-guy and stereotype-heavy offerings during America’s most watched show (hard to call it a game really). Coca-cola has, perhaps, the most talked…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series with the question, “What does it mean to be a girl?” In the series we have explored the way society defines and confines girlhood, as well as gender in general. (Click here for part 1.) (Trigger Warning) All week I’ve been thinking about De’Liza’s post…
A while back I included Goldie Blox — a building toy created by a female engineer who was fed up with such things only being marketed to boys — on the Feminist Parent’s Gift Guide. This toy and the story behind it make my feminist parent heart go all aflutter! I immediately ordered three —…
The Sin City Siren 