10 Words Every Girl Should Learn
"Stop interrupting me." "I just said that." "No explanation needed." In fifth grade, I won the school courtesy prize. In other words, I won an award for being polite. My brother, on the other hand, was considered the class comedian. We were very typically socialized...
Rejected Princesses.com #11 – Mai Bhago
Introducing the eleventh Rejected Princess: Mai Bhago, 18th century Sikh warrior-saint and only survivor of the Battle of Khidrana. A quick bit of background, since it may be that you, like me, do not know a ton about Sikhs. You probably know that they’re the guys who...
India’s new comic ‘super hero’: Priya, the rape survivor
A new comic book with a female rape survivor as its “super hero” has been launched to focus attention on the problem of sexual violence in India. Been reading the Indian epic Mahabharata recently, and was a little disappointed about some of the portrayal of...
Neerja Bhanot
On September 5, 1986, mere hours before her 23rd birthday, Neerja Bhanot turned to see 4 heavily-armed terrorists boarding Pan Am flight 73, where she was a flight attendant. She dashed to the cockpit to warn the pilots, but was caught by one of the hijackers,...
Using fictional characters to identify your true self:
Using examples from her own life, sequential art expert / sharp-as-a-razor commentator Comicbookgirl19 illustrates how people can use comic book characters to better understand who they are and how they fit in in our world. To learn more about Comicbookgirl19 and...
A Call To Men
Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break...
How can we empower our young women?
Let’s look at what happens to Saibhang Kaur in KAUR Sarah teasing Saibhang Kaur about “priorities.” In the first school scene, Sarah invites Saibhang Kaur over to her house to listen to the new “Only U” album. But when Saibhang Kaur chooses science club over “Only U”...
Run Like A Girl
Using #LikeAGirl as an insult is a hard knock against any adolescent girl. And since the rest of puberty's really no picnic either, it's easy to see what a huge impact it can have on a girl's self-confidence. Always created this great campaign "to make sure that girls...
Wil Wheatons response to a little girl on how to deal with being called a nerd
A little girl asks: "Were you called a nerd? And if so, how did you deal with it?" This was taken at Denver Comic Con 2013 and was a great response.
Men realize they are feminists because they believe in equality
Upworthy hit the streets of New Orleans to ask men a simple question, "Would you call yourself a feminist?"