misogyny

New documentary ‘Daughters of Eve’ imagines a Bible, and world, with women at the center

By Kathryn Post — December 15, 2021
(RNS) — The documentary invites Christians to reevaluate their beliefs about women's place in the Bible and the world.

Where did “Karen” come from?

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 1, 2020
The term is misogynistic -- at the very least.

Beyond Halloween: Witches, devils, trials and executions

By Thomas Reese — October 24, 2017
(RNS) — As Halloween approaches, the Rev. David Collins, a Jesuit professor of history at Georgetown University, takes us back to a time in European history when witches were persecuted and executed by society.

Online, Muslim women face threats from both Islamophobes and reformers

By Aysha Khan — June 28, 2016
(RNS) Muslim women have created a vibrant space for themselves online. But increasingly, many groups — from Islamophobes to conservative Muslims to feminists — are using social media’s lack of accountability to attack them.

Why stay? A new book looks at feminists who refuse to give up on faith

By Lauren Markoe — July 30, 2015
(RNS) The question each of the 45 authors agreed to ponder: “Why do you stay?”

Lost in translation? 7 reasons some women wince when Pope Francis starts talking

By David Gibson — December 10, 2014
(RNS) When he speaks about women, Francis can sound a lot like the (almost) 78-year-old Argentine churchman that he is, using analogies that sound alternately condescending and impolitic.

Author Katie Heaney on friendship, feminism, and lessons learned from not dating

By Chris Stedman — March 19, 2014
Author Katie Heaney talks with RNS about her beliefs, her book, the value of friendship, feminism among atheists, agnostics, and the nonreligious, and what she's learned from being single her entire life (so far).

Atheists can be homophobic and sexist, too

By Chris Stedman — March 10, 2014
The rights of women and LGBTQ people have been a big topic of discussion in the atheist blogosphere recently—with some asking whether or not homophobic or sexist atheists actually exist.
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