The story behind "I Hate Men", Disability in feminist action, NPR journalism fellowship

End of US global gag rule raises hopes for women’s healthcare at crucial time: Health groups around the world celebrate the end of the gag rule, a harmful policy banning US funding for overseas aid organizations that facilitate or promote abortion, which was scrapped by Joe Biden this week. > Full Story 

How a little book about hating men sparked a firestorm in France: Pauline Harmange's book debuted last summer, selling fewer than 400 copies. But in just under a year, the book has become an international sensation with translation rights sold in over a dozen languages. In a new interview, Garmange shares her story and discusses evolving feminist attitudes, and why we need a more frank approach to sexism and gender violence. > Full Story

Chinese feminists are circumventing censorship through emoji: From WeChat diaries to coded slang, an online feminist community thrives in China despite all odds. > Full Story

Take a break from your usual music and bless your ears for 18 minutes with this NPR tiny desk concert featuring Marie-Pierra Kakoma, a Belgian-Congolese-Rwandan singer-songwriter. She's a rising star who counts Madonna and Issa Rae as fans. 

Nia Dennis' Black Lives Matter-inspired routine goes viral: "The whole thing, literally everything, is Black culture,” she says. Dennis selected snippets of songs from Missy Elliot, Kendrick Lamar and Tupac, stringing them into an almost two-minute tribute to Black Excellence.

Since the dawn of the suffrage movement, innumerable queer women have played a key role in the battle for women’s rights. From suffrage songs to today’s pop hits, how do queer female musicians share messages about justice, equality, and change? How are modern artists informed by the past, and how does their music imagine a more equitable future? Activist and musician Hayley Kiyoko explores these questions in an online event with NY Times. 

Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos is known internationally for feminist sculptural work exploring the personal and collective histories of women. Her art celebrates women's labor, exposes societal biases, and interrogates gender roles though playful sculptures. Take a virtual tour through her first U.S. solo exhibition! 

About 90% of the people who write Wikipedia are men. A brilliant team of women are rewriting Wikipedia to make sure that we have a place in biggest collection of knowledge in human history. 

....is integrating disability into your feminist discourse and activism!! Here's a great place to start: 

• Read Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong. The Book collects a wide range of disabled voices in a vital, intersectional anthology. You'll read essays about the intersection of racism and disability among medical staff toward an Indigenous woman, about the issues with a free public transit system for disabled folk, about art classes and guide dogs, and so much more. It's a must-read to better understand disability and activism.
• Follow @imtiffanyyu @itslololove @the_feeding_of_the_fox 
• Listen to Flame Bearers: The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo's Torch. The podcast celebrates the journeys of Tokyo’s unsung women Olympians & Paralympians and provides action-oriented analysis of the issues closest to their hearts. Through storytelling, they use sport as a vehicle for racial justice, disability bias and pay equity.