Read To Respond: Feminism and Women’s Rights

Our “Read to Respond” series addresses the current climate of misinformation by highlighting articles and books that encourage thoughtful, educated debate on today’s most pressing issues. This post focuses on feminism and women’s rights with articles tackling topics from abortion laws, maternity leave, Islamic feminism, and more. Read, reflect, and share these resources in and out of the classroom to keep these important conversations going.

Feminism and Women’s Rights

• Living a Feminist Life
  Sara Ahmed
  2017
• “Islamic Feminism Revisited”
  Haideh Moghissi
  Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, volume 31, issue 1
  2011
• “A “Witch Hunt Against Poor Women”: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws are Harming Health and Security”
  Angelika Albaladejo
  World Policy Journal, volume 33, issue 4
  Winter 2016
• The Feminist Bookstore Movement: Lesbian Antiracism and Feminist Accountability
  Kristen Hogan
  2016
• “Depicting Victims, Heroines, and Pawns in the Syrian Uprising”
  Edith Szanto
  Journal of Middle Eastern Women’s Studies, volume 12, issue 3
  November 2016  
• Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology
  Edited by the INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
  2016
• “Abortion, Abortion, Abortion, Still: Documentary Show and Tell”
  Shilyh Warren
  South Atlantic Quarterly, volume 114, issue 4
  October 2015
• “Maternity Leave Duration and Postpartum Mental and Physical Health: Implications for Leave Policies”
  Rada K. Dagher, Patricia M. McGovern, and Bryan E. Dowd
  Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, volume 39, issue 2
  April 2014
• “A Seat at the Table: The Fight for Gender Parity in Kenya and Somalia”
  Nanjala Nyabola
  World Policy Journal, volume 33, issue 4
  Winter 2016

These articles are freely available until December 15, 2017. Follow along with the series over the next several months and share your thoughts with #ReadtoRespond.