women on Vice

I Spoke to a Rejected Iranian Presidential Candidate

In a couple of weeks, Iranians will go to the polls to choose a replacement for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There’s no reason to think this election will be transparent. To get an insider’s view, I called Hooshang Amirahmadi, one of the candidates who failed to make the Guardian Council’s cut last week. Full story

Really, Ryan?

Gay Men and Their Not-So-Cute Misogyny Problem

What’s up with all the misogyny, gay dudes? Seriously. I’m not saying you have to staple a copy of 'Feminine Mystique' to your forehead while blasting Julie Ruin, but could some of you (emphasis on SOME) not have such thinly veiled contempt for women? Full story

Pretty Girl Bullshit

Twitter Thinks Angelina Jolie Is Nothing Without Breasts

Unfortunately, there are lots of stupid and insensitive people on the internet, and they're all tweeting the same gag about feeling sorry for Jolie's fiancé, Brad Pitt. I'm fully aware that the internet's capacity for idiocy far exceeds whatever energy I can muster to damn it. Bu… Full story

Wikipedia Can't Escape Its Gender Problem

What’s truly problematic about this situation isn’t the sexism of any one Wikipedia editor, but the fact that our primary source of global, encyclopedic information is dominated by one demographic—one that is inclined to view women and minorities as “the other” and label them as… Full story

A City Doesn't Suck Just Because You're Stupid

Hey everyone, there’s a new viral blog post to get mad about! This particular rage-freakout du jour is wildly misogynistic and narrow-minded, and it makes a poor attempt to shit on all the women in Toronto. One complaint is that there are “too many Asian and Indian girls.” Sounds… Full story

Women's MMA Comes of Age

Back when the sport was so new it wasn’t even on SpikeTV yet, to even witness two ladies duking it out wearing four-ounce gloves in a cage was a rarity of almost “freakshow” quality. Full story

How Canadian Police Overlooked a Serial Killer

Back in December 2011, while producing an article about the state of First Nations women in Canada we interviewed Anishinaabe activist Audrey Huntley. She gave us some valuable insights into Vancouver’s infamous crime and drug-riddled Eastside, then told us something we couldn’t… Full story

Women Are 'Pretty Scenery' at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The most interesting story to come out of this week’s 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China isn’t the seven bland men who claimed the reins of power for the next ten years. It's the intensely demeaning portrayal of women in state-run media. Full story

Atheism - Sexism = Atheism +

Sometimes being a lady atheist can put you in close proximity with “enlightened” male unbelievers who make rape jokes because, well, there’s no God to punish them. Atheist blogger Jennifer McCreight set up an online forum that fights that kind of ignorance called “Atheism+.”… Full story

Li'l Thinks

Me Vs. “Me”

Disassociative identity politics is when anyone decides to cast a Hail Mary vote, maybe on the basis of likability or on some imagined basis of a very different Future Me or something, thus avoiding the participatory requirement of their minitribe in the most essential moment of Full story