A woman is killed around every 2.5 hours in South Africa. That's 15 women murdered a day. 117 women report rape cases to the police daily, and it's estimated only 5% of rape cases are reported. This is where Women for a Change and the G20 Shutdown comes in.

Growing up, pretty much every child has been exposed to Barbie. You owned the doll, or watched the show(s), maybe even had a Barbie dollhouse and the hot pink convertible. She's been slapped onto everything from picture books to body spray. But is she a feminist role model, or sexism hidden behind pink glitter?

Is feminism still necessary? Exploring how it started, how it's going and real world stories.

The Bechdel test is a simple tool to see if a movie has good female representation or not. It checks if a movie meets 3 basic criteria. 1.It must have two named female characters 2. The female characters must have a conversation 3. The conversation must be about something other than a man Apparently, if a movie follows these three rules, it has good female representation. But do we really ned it? Does it always work?

If a wife cooks dinner for her husband every night, is that sexist or just dinner? Sometimes, what a person does can be much less important than why they do it.

Feminist movements have been around since the 1800s, with each movement changing and adapting to the issues of the time. This article explores the history behind feminism. How has it grown into what it is today?

From 'you can't hit a girl' to 'ladies first' is modern chivalry simply courtesy or benevolent sexism? Can you base politeness off gender, or is that just reinforcing stereotypes?