Projects tagged
Sex & Gender
-
Hatsune Miku
Read more: Hatsune MikuMiku is a Japanese virtual idol. She is 16 years old. Miku is created in 2007 and has been heavily promoted since 2008 and was originally aimed at professional musicians. On September 12, 2007, Amazon.co.jp reported sales of Hatsune Miku…
-
A Fire in My Belly (A work in progress)
Read more: A Fire in My Belly (A work in progress)“Owning a vehicle, you could drive by and with the pressure of your foot on the accelerator and with your eyes on the road you could pass it quickly … The images of poverty would lift and float and recede…
-
“Excellences and Perfections”
Read more: “Excellences and Perfections”A young and beautiful girl posted a piece of paper selfie every day on Instagram, the most popular social network at the moment. In just over 4 months, with 184 selfies, her fans quickly rose to 90,000. In the photo,…
-
The Swiss Public Welfare Outdoor Interactive Facility for Domestic Violence “Shut Him Down”
Read more: The Swiss Public Welfare Outdoor Interactive Facility for Domestic Violence “Shut Him Down”Neighbors in modern cities have less and less communication, and they all go about their business as soon as they close the door. In Switzerland, a woman dies every week as a result of domestic violence, so in an effort…
-
Beautiful Women’s Rights Walk
Read more: Beautiful Women’s Rights WalkIn 2012, the 24-year-old feminist activist Xiao Meili launched the “Beautiful Women’s Rights Walk” anti-sexual assault activity. She set off from Beijing in mid-September and passed through Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and other cities along the way to reach the destination…
-
Shaving hair performance art in response to the gender discrimination existing in the Chinese educational system
Read more: Shaving hair performance art in response to the gender discrimination existing in the Chinese educational systemIn early July 2012, after the Chinese college entrance examination results were announced, the media found that many colleges and universities had gender bias on the admitted scores, and the maximum difference between men and women was up to 40…
-
500 advocated letters of removing gender discrimination in work culture
Read more: 500 advocated letters of removing gender discrimination in work cultureOn April 26th, 2012, Zheng Churan, a feminist activist who was a senior at Zhongshan University at the time, brought 500 letters of advocacy to the school post office on a bicycle. She sent a letter of advice to the…
-
Occupy the Men Bathroom
Read more: Occupy the Men BathroomOn February 19, 2012, the Chinese young feminism leaders, included Maizi Li and Churan Zheng, initiated an activity, “Occupy the Men Bathroom.” The protesters occupied the male public restroom and invited the women waiting for the women restroom to use…
-
Mexican Feminists make an artistic intervention on “national heroes” portraits
Read more: Mexican Feminists make an artistic intervention on “national heroes” portraitsWomen’s collectives and feminist groups occupied the National Commission of Human Rights demanding results to several neglected, open investigations of feminicide in the country. During the occupation, they interviewed the portraits of historical “national heroes” with spray-paint, glitter, markers, and…
-
Feminist activist could face prison for vagina drawings
Read more: Feminist activist could face prison for vagina drawings“My body is not pornography” — that is the slogan written under many of the social media posts inspired by Yulia Tsvetkova. Women are posting pictures of themselves showing off their curves, body hair and scars, along with feminist art…