Hacker News with Generative AI: Feminism

The Paradoxes of Feminine Muscle (newyorker.com)
In a new book, the author Casey Johnston argues that pumping iron helped her “escape diet culture.” But a preoccupation with strength can take many forms.
Feminism, Fitness, Body Image, Gender
14 points by Munksgaard 12 days ago | 12 comments
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flop is bigger than Katy Perry (theverge.com)
Turns out “you go girl” feminism wasn’t enough to save this stunt trip.
Space Travel, Business, Celebrity Culture, Feminism
9 points by 01-_- 35 days ago | 13 comments
The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) (jofreeman.com)
During the years in which the women's liberation movement has been taking shape, a great emphasis has been placed on what are called leaderless, structureless groups as the main -- if not sole -- organizational form of the movement.
Feminism, Sociology, History, Political Movements, Organizations
387 points by yamrzou 121 days ago | 149 comments
The forgotten brilliance of Hélène de Beauvoir, sister of Simone (theguardian.com)
Simone de Beauvoir, the French feminist icon, novelist and philosopher who bestrode the 20th century, had a younger sister called Hélène. She was not famous like Simone but she was every bit as radical and prolific, as both a feminist and a painter. It seems ridiculous that history would have sidelined this woman whose work Picasso complimented at her first Paris show in 1936, calling it “original”.
Feminism, Art, History, Biography
53 points by bookofjoe 123 days ago | 3 comments
Boycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. (npr.org)
Following President-elect Trump’s victory — which was fueled by male voters and to many looked like a referendum on reproductive rights — some young American women are talking about boycotting men.
South Korea, Feminism, Politics, Social Movements, Boycotts
25 points by laurex 196 days ago | 34 comments
A World Without Men: Inside South Korea's 4B Movement (2023) (thecut.com)
South Korea, Social Movements, Feminism, Gender Equality, Culture
12 points by deegles 268 days ago | 1 comments
The Rise and Fall of the Trad Wife (newyorker.com)
Social Trends, Gender Roles, Feminism, Family, Culture
23 points by chapulin 371 days ago | 74 comments
The Feminist Botanist (nautil.us)
Feminism, Botany, Science
15 points by dnetesn 396 days ago | 0 comments