The term femvertising was coined by She Knows Media back in 2014, and recent years have seen more and more advertising campaigns champion female empowerment and challenge traditional gender norms, reshaping the marketing landscape.
But the emergence of femvertising has also led to a lot of scepticism, with some observers questioning whether the practice is ... Show More
Today
Why does smiling increase life expectancy?
An often cited estimate suggests that children smile an average of 400 times per day, while when we reach adulthood that figure drops to just 50 times, even for the happiest of us. For most adults, it’s more like 20 times.
Now of course most of the time we smile involuntarily in ... Show More
4m 37s
Today
Why do we hook up with our exes so often?
You thought they were the one. You could already see yourselves growing old together… and then it just fell apart. A few arguments, one or two mistakes, and that was that.
Except that between love, resentment, nostalgia and shared memories, sometimes the urge to ‘go back for se ... Show More
5m 22s
Nov 2023
Addressing Antifeminist Misconceptions
<p>This week we debate some antifeminist beliefs. We also recap Halie’s birthday, talk about our newest obsessions, and read a submission from our Join the Discussion form. Our feminist highlight this week is Nzambi Mattee, a Kenyan engineer and environmentalist. </p>
<p>Timestam ... Show More
47m 44s
Oct 2021
Against White Feminism with Rafia Zakaria
<p>Feminism means different things to different people. If you listened to our episode earlier this year, Feminism for the 99 percent, we took a deep dive into this, unpacking how women's issues intersect with class and race, what trickle-down feminism is, who's included and prec ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2023
Qu’est-ce que le “subway shirt”, cette tendance TikTok contre le harcèlement dans les transports ?
C’est le retour des beaux jours, et avec eux, de la chaleur. Mais pour les femmes, difficile de se sentir bien en vêtements d’été dans les transports bondés des grandes villes.
En 2016, la Fédération Nationale des Usagers et des Transports publics publiait une étude aux résultat ... Show More
4m 24s