Feminists in China are discussing gender ideology and @MForstater's case. This is important; even though it can feel difficult to speak out, you aren't alone. In truth, many women around the world are watching this conversation about women's ...
I don't believe that men adopting "feminine" attire is non-conforming. Conforming to opposite sex stereotypes, especially performatively by men, reinforces restrictions for women. True identity can't be bought or worn, but comes from within — from ...
Men in Western countries claiming a female identity by means of clothing and cosmetics are promoting not only a reductive and regressive definition of women that is steeped in misogyny, but are in fact very privileged, and enable the continued slave ...
90% of garment workers in #Myanmar are women. They have been lead organizers against the military coup. Earning under $4/day, they were the first to protest in the streets against the dictatorship since February, bravely defying organized male ...
Kanno Sugako (1881–1911), was a Japanese radical anarcho-feminist. She was the first woman to be executed in modern Japan for political reasons, having led a plot to overthrow the government, which was endorsing the sale of girls to textile ...
The third-richest man in the world is Bernard Arnault, CEO of Louis Vuitton, which takes pains to hide their factories. A 2017 investigation in Romania revealed workers, 90% of whom are women, were paid €133 per month. #InternationalWorke...
Women in factories producing jeans for @LEVIS, @Wrangler, @childrensplace: - systemic rape by male bosses - some contract HIV - yelled at and called "dogs" and "prostitutes" all day - earn £60/month - fired for union organizing #InternationalWorke...
Women working in factories for Western companies testified that they had been raped on the job. Some contracted HIV from supervisors who withheld salaries until they agreed to have unprotected sex. Those who complained were sacked. ...
85% of garment workers in Cambodia are women, who work 12 hour days, 6 days a week, for about $145 a month, and are subjected to mental and violent sexual abuse. They are now struggling to eat due to lockdown measures, layoffs, and theft of back-pay. ...
An analysis of over 4 million pregnancies across seven countries found that Black women have a 43% higher risk of miscarriage. Women who suffer miscarriage are more vulnerable to long-term health problems, such as blood clots, heart disease and ...
Garment manufacturing is a trillion-dollar industry, but most workers (90% are ♀️) live in poverty, starve, are raped by ♂️ supervisors. The idea of a "gender identity" based on fashion promotes modern slavery of women. #InternationalWorke...
A 🧵 about women in the garment industry. The undervalued and unpaid labor of women upholds the global economy, which depends on the subordination of ♀️. Up to 90% of all sweatshop workers are ♀️, a pattern since the industrial revolution. ...
80 - 90% of sweatshop workers globally are women and girls. Most are in Asian nations. Their work supports national economies despite being paid next to nothing, working in gruelling conditions, & enduring sexual violence from ♂️ supervisors. ...
Bery’s Place is believed to have been just one of hundreds of illegally operated children’s shelters and orphanages in Uganda, which may also serve as covers for sexual abuse and human trafficking — dozens of which have been receiving UK funding. ...
Esmé Bianco is suing Marilyn Manson for sexual assault and battery, and alleges he violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. “Mr. Warner was able to control Ms. Bianco by threatening to withdraw [visa] support if she displeased ...