If you are going to ‘explain’ women, it helps to talk to us first
Several years ago, while researching gender in the early Catholic church for a college class, I read a book called Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven. In it, the author […]
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Of thigh gaps, calories and ignorance about how bodies actually work
When I was about twenty-two years old, I had this idea that I was going to see if I could become a model – because that’s what tall, thin, slightly […]
Study finds female runners less competitive than male runners, but why?
We’ve all heard the gender stereotype, that women are supposed to be more cooperative while men are supposed to be more competitive. I generally tend to push back against such […]
No room for the female gaze in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue
In the event that you missed the news – and now that the Pope has announced his resignation, that’s actually probably pretty likely – Sports Illustrated is set to release […]
A moment of nostalgia on National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Last Saturday, Brian and I went to the local rec center to swim some laps, and when we arrived, we found ourselves in the midst of a horde of teenage […]
Fitness is not what you look like; it’s what you can do
Yesterday on her site, personal trainer Nia Shanks addressed something that evidently bothers some of her readers: why she never posts photos of herself in a bikini. She’s gotten emails […]
Navigating football fandom as a feminist: a Q&A with Jen of ‘Roethlisberger Castration Society’ zine
I have complicated feelings towards football. I often find myself so turned off by the uber-macho, hyper-aggressive culture surrounding football that when I do sit down and watch it, I […]
Fit and Feminist 