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By Laura Hooberman Illustration by Eleni Kalorkoti Hibernating from the cold last month, I binge watched the excellent new docu-series Lorena. The series tells the story of Lorena Bobbitt, a domestic violence survivor who, in 1993, in response to being repeatedly sexually assaulted by her husband, entered a dissociative state (i.e., a state of mind in which individuals find themselves disconnected from reality as they know it) and cut off her husband’s penis with a kitchen kn

By Marisa Ragonese *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK, a girl-fueled organization working to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement Not too long ago, I worked at a drop-in center for LGBT youth in Queens. Every summer we participated in an activist “boot camp” for youth organizations all across NYC. We would plan workshops and lots of other activities for camp during the school year and then trek out to the country for a

Jessica Ringrose, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of London, talks Digital Feminism and how girls are resisting sexist dress codes in schools. #feminism #rapeculture #activism #girls #dresscodes #socialmedia #sexism #digital #Video

by Christin Bowman *From the SPARK Research! Blog Archive: This blog was originally written for SPARK, a girl-fueled organization working to ignite an anti-racist gender justice movement Confession: Facebook is a big part of my life. I was actually one of the first people to sign up for an account in 2004, and I haven’t looked back since. For a long time, Facebook felt like a warm, cozy living room where my friends and family could meet and stay connected. I would eagerly upl

by Hunter Kincaid Many of the celebrities I follow on social media use their platform to raise awareness about important social issues. When the celebrities I follow are women, like Lynda Carter and Gillian Anderson, I fear reading the comments section. Each time I do, there seem to be small-minded men who feel the need to reword the phrase “bitch, shut up,” in as many forms as possible. Sometimes these comments are violently sexist in their attempt to harass women, but most