Powersuit PromisesHow ‘Succession’ Ended the Girlboss Kendall and Roman have only ever had to prove themselves to their dad, the patriarch. Shiv had to prove herself to the patriarchy itself. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
an equal marriage?Can Self‑Respect Marriages Fix the Patriarchy, Casteism of Traditional Marriage? The fundamental premise of a self-respect marriage asks: what if we could change the rules about who can comprise a family, and on what terms? By Amlan Sarkar
Intersecting MeaningsWords Mean Things: ‘Intersectionality’ Intersectionality was a powerful concept to describe oppressive systems. Eventually, it became too encompassing to meaningfully critique anything. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Object of All My DesiresThe Feminist Debate: Is Being Objectified Disempowering? The feminist debate on being objectified isn't settled yet -- sometimes, consensual sexual agency can't be separated from objectification. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Restoring JusticeStalking Is Romanticized as Passion. How Can Justice Systems Validate the Harm to Survivors? Restorative justice is touted as the feminist answer to an unhelpful carceral justice system. For survivors of stalking -- it can't change what happened, but it can recognize that harm has taken place. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
K-ResistFeminists in South Korea Are Protesting a Wave of Anti‑Feminism The current movement was catalyzed by the suicides of K-pop stars in 2019, and a subsequent rise in misogyny in the country’s national discourse. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
In Hailey MatrimonyThe Buzz Cut: Two Women Photographed Together Revolutionize Feminist Sisterhood This week in The Buzz Cut: two women accomplish feminism's goals, a Desi Girl talks hunger in Kenya, and an album threatens therapists. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Reclaiming The GazeThe Feminist Debate: Can Porn Ever Be Truly Feminist? With industry dynamics so skewed against performers -- especially marginalized ones -- can feminism and porn ever be compatible? By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Consent in CyberspaceIn Conversation: On the Leaked Videos of Female Students The team discusses pressing events that say something about our culture, and why it matters. Today, the murky intersection of digital privacy and gender-based harassment. By The Swaddle Team
Bare MinimumCan We Move On: From the Woman Whose Childhood Trauma Is Used to Add ‘Depth’ to Her Character Once introduced, the female lead's trauma is either summarily dismissed, or used to propel the male lead's narrative forward. By Devrupa Rakshit
Game of Bores‘House of the Dragon’ Could Either Redeem or Repeat Fantasy Genre’s Girlboss Heroine Problem The series premier ruminates on the meaning of power as it relates to gender -- and offers hints of a promise that GoT failed to live up to. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
"Dhuein Mein Udaake..."Can We Move On: From the Trope of the Woman Whose Feminism Is Expressed Only Through Smoking, Drinking The trope draws in progressive audiences through woke-baiting; it appeals to conservatives, too, by making the "woke" female characters ultimately regret their modern views. By Devrupa Rakshit
Toxic MisogynyThe Internet Wants to Talk About ‘Toxic Femininity,’ but Gets It All Wrong Amber Heard and Jada Pinkett Smith have been named test cases to talk about a phenomenon that doesn’t exist — because it isn’t systemic. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Smashing the PatriarchyWhose Feminism Is It Anyway? An exclusive excerpt from Sindhu Rajasekaran’s latest book "Smashing the Patriarchy." By Sindhu Rajasekaran
Let the Wand Do Its MagicThe Buzz Cut: Camila Cabello Is the First Latina Cinderella. But Is Reimagining Old Fairy Tales Enough? This week in The Buzz Cut, we unpack the joy of watching Andy Murray lose and the suspicion in Kanye West's "Donda." By Saumya Kalia
Lines CrossedThe Buzz Cut: It Took a Bull Named ‘Feminist’ to End a Brutal Bullfighting Festival This week in The Buzz Cut, we look at tragedies in 'The White Lotus', and a book thief mystery. By Saumya Kalia
Fraught Feminism‘Tribhanga’ Shows the Costs Women Incur For Rejecting Society’s Patriarchal Expectations Renuka Shahane offers a window into what life for single, independent women is like when they reject all restrictions on their autonomy. By Rajvi Desai
With Friends Like These...National Commission for Women Rep Says Badaun Rape‑Murder Victim “Could Have Been Saved” Had She Stayed Home It's the latest in a series of disappointments from the venerable and supposedly feminist institution. By Aditi Murti