End Sex TestingBlack and Brown Women Athletes Are ‘Overwhelmingly’ More Likely to Have Their Sex Challenged, Says Human Rights Watch A new report by the watchdog reveals the racism that influences forced sex testing among elite women athletes. By Aditi Murti
Stop LookingTV Show Teaching Women to Be Sexy While Grocery Shopping Prompts Outrage Over Sexism in Italy Research shows when women suffer constant, unrelenting objectification, they start self-objectifying. By Rajvi Desai
Institutional SexismWomen Officers Face Systemic Sexism in the Indian Police Force. Here’s How to Change That. In order to break age-old patriarchal notions and recruit more women in the police, recruiters must abandon the perception that policing is a “male-oriented profession." By Senjuti Chakrabarti
No ShameThe Myth That Sex Makes Vaginas ‘Loose’ Is Pervasive, Inaccurate And Sexist The size of a person's vaginal canal is the same whether they've had penetrative sex once, 1,000 times, or never. By Rajvi Desai
Her Name Is25 Historic Women Authors Who Used Male Pseudonyms Will Be Published Using Their Real Names Historically, women authors wrote under male pseudonyms so their work would be taken more seriously. By Aditi Murti
Where Are The Sweet Men?Woe Is Me! “How Do I Avoid Toxic Men? A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Kick It OutStudy Says Football Commentators Praise Black Players For Power, White Players for Work Ethic, Leadership Hearing racist descriptors from commentators also greatly influences the way fans think about these players. By Rajvi Desai
Damage ControlTV Shows Are Retrospectively Removing Blackface Scenes. It’s Not Solidarity, It’s a Ploy for Relevance. How do we deal with the problematic pop culture of the past, especially when it has entrenched itself into the nostalgic crevices of our psyche? By Rajvi Desai
Never Rest EasyStudy: People Who Believe Workplace Gender Equality Exists Are the Most Biased In the absence of constant vigilance, inherent workplace biases against women and other genders blossom. By Rajvi Desai
What Do You Mean?Merriam‑Webster to Update ‘Racism’ Definition to Include Systemic Oppression The way we define concepts such as racism, sexism often determines how we evaluate ourselves and treat others. By Rajvi Desai
Less Talk More TeachCompulsory Sex Education Is the Only Way to Avoid Another #BoysLockerRoom A comprehensive introduction to sex, mental health, and rape culture is the only way to rehabilitate young boys who indulge in misogynistic posturing. By Aditi Murti
Today In SexismMalaysian Ministry Advises Using Make‑Up, Avoiding Sarcasm to Prevent Domestic Conflict While Quarantined Using stereotypes that demean women is the worst possible way to prevent conflict at home. By Aditi Murti
Hear Her RoarSonam K Ahuja, Ranting, and Media’s Sexist Interpretations of Women’s Words Media coverage of the actress's 'Mr. India' statement is just the latest example in a long history of dismissing women's anger as petulance. By Liesl Goecker
Taking StockOne in Every Seven Tweets About Indian Women Politicians Is Abusive: Study "Rape threats were routine, as were character assassinations, insinuations about my sexual relationships with older men." By Pallavi Prasad
The Doctor Will Not See You NowResearch: Sexism Has Always Colored Health Care — to the Point of Keeping Women Unhealthy Men's domination of everything from research to treatment has limited our knowledge of women's bodies. By Gabrielle Jackson
When Words FailLáadan: The Fictional, Feminist Language Designed to Convey Unique Female Experiences Radiidin (noun): A day that is technically supposed to be a festive holiday but is actually a burden because of the sheer amount of work to be done alone. By Pallavi Prasad
Dismantling The Bro CodeCisgender, Heterosexual Men Tell Us How They Confront Sexism Against Women "If someone makes a sexist comment at the workplace I keep a serious face; I don't humor the person. My hope is they get the message through my body language. I don't know how effective this is." By Rajvi Desai
All Talk And No SexLooksmax, Redpill, Femoid: Dissecting Incel Language and Ideology Incel culture is hideous, but it's also a reflection of the ugliest part of our mainstream beliefs. By Rajvi Desai
