Today at Ms. | July 23, 2021

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“A Season of Action”: Women at Center of Fight to Protect Voting Rights Step Up to Save Democracy

BY DR. LIZ THEOHARIS and ROZ PELLES | The attack on democracy currently playing out in D.C. and in state legislatures like Texas is the worst we have seen since Reconstruction. At the center of this crisis are poor women—especially poor women of color.
History has circled back in the most wicked of ways, forcing a new generation of women to step into the breach to save this democracy.

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Women Athletes Are Still Being Disrespected—On and off the Field

BY SUSIE PETRUCCELLI | “Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and Leveling the Playing Field” by Susie Petruccelli is a trailblazing account of triumph in the face of sexism, self-doubt and injury. In it, she gives a remarkable global tour of the women’s soccer world, and presents a stirring call-to-action to secure equal pay and conditions.

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What Not to Do When Making a Women-Led Action Film: ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ as Cautionary Tale

BY AVIVA DOVE-VIEBAHN | “Gunpowder Milkshake” is a cautionary tale about what happens when you’re determined to make a women-led shoot-‘em-up, but have given very little thought to what you’re actually going to do with those women in terms of story structure, characterization or dialogue.

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In our second ’15 Minutes of Feminism’ episode, the Badass Women of Podcasting take on the Supreme Court. As the court goes into recess, we’re recapping the highs and lows of the past year.
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