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Female and Feminism: Gender Politics in Art History and Responses in the Chinese Context
Female and feminism: a historical overview of women and art in ChinaThis paper explores the multifaceted responses from the Chinese art world to Linda Nochlin's famous 1971 question 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' The author analyzes how feminist art criticism has been translated and practiced in China, and drawing on the theory of 'feminism with Chinese characteristics' proposed by Zhu and Xiao, emphasizes the non-binary nature of gender politics within specific historical contexts.
- Chinese Feminist Movement
- Feminist Art
- Cultural Critique
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
An extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism by award-winning Gitxsan journalist Angela Sterritt who survived life on the streets. Combining personal narrative with in-depth investigation into Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), this book reveals how colonialism and racism created a society where Indigenous women's lives are ignored and devalued, while proving that Indigenous women's strength and brilliance is unbroken.
- Indigenous Feminism
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Decolonial Feminism
Everyone has a role to play in putting women on the political map
Omani journalist and women's-rights advocate Rafiah Al Talei starts from an election defeat to examine barriers to women's political representation and the symbolic burden placed on female candidates.
- Political Participation
- Gender Equality
- Gender Politics
Four Daughters
Les Filles d’OlfaKaouther Ben Hania uses testimony and reenactment to examine intergenerational violence, maternal authority and extremist recruitment in a Tunisian family.
- Arab Feminism
- Female Friendship
- Religious Patriarchy Critique
In Flames
After a death in the family, Mariam and Fariha stand to lose the flat they share. A smashed car window, a night watchman's knock and a disputed signature trace how their options narrow.
- South Asian Feminism
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Patriarchy Critique
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
Anna Bogutskaya’s cultural criticism opens a feminist inquiry into likability, female antiheroes, audience judgment, and the unequal right to be complicated.
- Media Representation Critique
- Cultural Critique
- Patriarchy Critique
Naked Feminism: Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty
A radical work by Cambridge economist Victoria Bateman, who has appeared naked on TV, stage, art and protests, using body and brain to deliver her message. Questions: Despite feminism's promises, why do women's bodies remain at mercy of state, society and religion? Are sexy and smart mutually exclusive? Traces bodily modesty pendulum from ancient Egypt to present, calling feminists to unite against female body repression.
- Body Politics
- Bodily Autonomy
- Feminist Theory
Online Opposition to Gender Equality
UN Women and Quilt.AI examine anti-feminist narratives in Bangladesh, India and the Philippines, identifying shared tactics and distinct contexts.
- South Asian Feminism
- Digital Feminism
- Technology Critique
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Adapted from Judy Blume's groundbreaking 1970 novel, follows 11-year-old Margaret Simon as she navigates puberty's physical changes, religious exploration, and identity formation. This warm and honest coming-of-age film explores female adolescent experiences, mother-daughter relationships, religious freedom, and the universality of women's intergenerational experiences through a delicate perspective.
- Gender Socialization
- Mother-Daughter Relationships
- Youth Rights
Polite Society
The feature directorial debut from ‘We Are Lady Parts’ creator Nida Manzoor, an action-comedy that blends Bollywood, martial arts, and sisterhood in an empowering story. Following rebellious teenager Ria's mission to save her sister Lena from becoming a wealthy man's caged-bird wife by organizing a friend rescue operation. The film explores themes of cultural identity, family expectations, female autonomy, and intergenerational female solidarity through innovative visual language.
- Cultural Identity
- Female Friendship
- Family Liberation
Feminism Against Progress
UnHerd columnist Mary Harrington introduces 'reactionary feminism,' critiquing modern feminism as serving only elite professional women. She argues technological progress commodifies women's bodies and reproductive abilities, calling for a fundamental reassessment of what 'progress' means for most women.
- Feminist Theory
- Technology Critique
- Body Politics
Intersectional Feminist Theory as a Non-Ideal Theory: Asian American Women Navigating Identity and Power
This philosophical examination argues that intersectional feminism functions as a strong version of non-ideal theory, focusing on the multiply oppressed to understand how intersecting structures of oppression work and generate strategies for dismantling them. Through analyzing Asian American women's experiences navigating identity and power, the paper reveals three characteristic types of identity-power relationships: manifestation of oppression through identity construction, reproduction of oppression, and creation of resistance and solidarity through identity reconstruction.
- Intersectional Feminism
- Asian American Feminism
- Political Philosophy
The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems
FAO traces women’s work across food production, processing, distribution and consumption, connecting unequal resources, wages, care and shocks.
- Food Sovereignty
- Gender Equality
- Economic Justice
Why Autism Is Often Missed in Women and Girls
Kate Kahle reflects on how diagnostic frameworks can miss autistic women and girls. Her talk connects masking, gender expectations and clinical recognition while cautioning against treating one personal story as every autistic person’s experience.
- Disability Justice
- Feminist Disability Studies
- Women's Health
The Force of Witness: Contra Feminicide
Rosa-Linda Fregoso reframes feminist witnessing through Mexico’s contra-feminicide movement, connecting memory, art, legal testimony, migration, and collective responsibility.
- Latin American Feminism
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Human Rights
The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom
A groundbreaking work from strength coach and social justice educator Chrissy King that blends memoir, inspiration, and practical exercises. The book reveals how diet culture and the fitness industry are rooted in white supremacy and Eurocentric beauty standards, moving beyond body positivity to something more revolutionary: body liberation, recognizing that none of us are free until all of us are.
- Body Politics
- Intersectional Feminism
- Antiracist Politics
Women’s Participation in Family Farm Management
家族農業における女性の経営参画要因 ―経営参画状況が異なる女性の事例分析から―Mayumi Sato compares eight women’s trajectories to distinguish farm labor from management and examine learning, business change and family relations.
- Sexual Division of Labor
- Labor Rights
- Economic Empowerment
A World Without Men: Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement
Anna Louie Sussman reports on South Korea’s 4B movement and its refusal of heterosexual marriage, dating, childbirth and sex.
- Patriarchy Critique
- Social Movements
- Sexual Liberation
Collective care is the work
An unfinished press release in hospital, time off during illness and a Glasgow neighborhood’s response to a detention anchor this talk on care as a collective practice.
- Care Economy
- Black Feminism
- Disability Justice
Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
Former AFP Seoul correspondent Hawon Jung provides a firsthand account from the frontlines of South Korea's feminist movement, documenting how tens of thousands of Korean women sparked a MeToo wave, ended abortion bans, fought spycam crimes, and shattered Western stereotypes of 'docile' Asian women. Named one of The Economist's Best Books of 2023.
- MeToo Movement
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Reproductive Autonomy
More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech
A powerful work by NYU professor, data scientist, and one of the few Black women AI researchers, Meredith Broussard. Reveals how tech neutrality is a myth and algorithms need accountability. From facial recognition only trained on lighter skin tones, to mortgage algorithms encouraging discriminatory lending, to dangerous feedback loops in medical diagnostic algorithms. Solution isn't making omnipresent tech more inclusive, but rooting out algorithms that target demographics as ‘other.’
- Data Feminism
- Technology Critique
- Algorithmic Bias
Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
A sharp work by feminist writer Glosswitch exploring why women in their forties and beyond seem to enrage almost everyone. In an era of identity politics, middle-aged women are portrayed as bigoted, entitled, and morally inferior. Smith traces history to reveal why this specific form of misogyny is so rampant today. Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Awards.
- Ageism and Gender
- Feminist Theory
- Intersectional Feminism
The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality
Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini's groundbreaking exploration challenging assumptions that male dominance is natural to the human species. Through archaeology, scientific research, and global cultural histories, this book reveals how patriarchy emerged around 7,000 years ago, spread through colonialism, and why understanding this history is crucial for achieving genuine gender equality.
- Patriarchy Critique
- Historical Context
- Feminist Theory
The Sex Lives of African Women
Through first-person stories, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah explores how desire, religion, queer life, trauma, and community shape sexual freedom across African and diasporic contexts.
- African Feminism
- Sexuality
- Bodily Autonomy