In Feminism
‘Pretty for a morena girl’ is not the compliment you think it is
It's saying: "You’re pretty, even if you’ve got a feature that’s not supposed to make you pretty."
In Feminism
In defense of the girls who grew up to be booby
Women are made to chalk up mourning our bodies, the physical changes we go through, and the words and actions flung at us ridiculing that change to superficiality
In Women
Eldest daughters of Asian households—okay pa ba tayo?
In Filipino and other Asian households, the panganay labor swells almost tenfold for the eldest daughter, and she is often tasked with keeping the entire household intact—even when we didn’t know what we were giving up at the time
AI and deepfake porn is a form of sexual assault—and we need to talk about it
Deepfake creation is a deliberate act of stripping someone else of their agency and consent so the creator can access their body and sexuality in a way these women never agreed to
In Feminism
Why ‘free size’ made me hate my body
Learning to be gentle with myself was not an easy thing to do
In Feminism
Dear internet: You are not entitled to my body
Women on the internet have to endure so much just to exist on it
In Pop Culture
How ‘Barbie’ allowed us to break from the ‘not like other girls’ mindset and unashamedly love pink and ultra-femininity again
Despite being marketed Barbie dolls, we were all told to denounce anything feminine out of fear of being deemed too girly—when we were girls. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” shifts this mindset
In Feminism
5 Filipina athletes who are paving the way in a male-dominated sports world
Despite a sports world not designed to accommodate them, these women have risen through the ranks to claim victory