Issues

We're talking everything from body positivity, current events, diversity, empowerment, gender issues, politics, and women's health.

By Brit + Co

Why These New Condoms Are Sparking an Important Conversation About Consent
Brit + Co - Kylie Cheung
In April, news that a company had released new, so-called “consent condoms” drew heated internet backlash. The condoms in question, created by the Argentinian company Tulipán, are designed to require hands
May 4
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https://www-new.brit.co/7-transgender-gender-non-conforming-and-intersex-figures-from-history/
April 24
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https://www-new.brit.co/recurrent-miscarriage-is-the-emotionally-loaded-fertility-issue-we-need-to-discuss/
April 23
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https://www-new.brit.co/watch-the-trailer-for-hbos-documentary-about-the-usa-gymnastics-survivors/
April 17
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https://www-new.brit.co/the-dangerous-double-standard-in-mens-and-womens-health-care-that-were-not-talking-about/
April 17
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https://www-new.brit.co/7-inspiring-women-from-the-2019-time-100-that-you-may-not-have-heard-of/
April 17
How I Empowered My Short Daughter — And Myself, Too — to Feel Confident
Brit + Co - Brit + Co Community Voices
I’ve always told my daughter Hayley that she was smart, beautiful, and deserving, and as a toddler, she embraced the “all girls can” sentiment. For her, “no” was just a starting point — she didn’t let
April 16
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https://www.brit.co/its-up-to-us-to-end-sexism-in-media-in-campaign-coverage-and-beyond/
April 16
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https://www.brit.co/jameela-jamil-has-become-the-advocate-that-eating-disorder-survivors-like-me-deserve/
April 15
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April 12
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https://www-new.brit.co/jessamyn-stanley-is-tired-of-being-the-token-black-fat-femme-yoga-instructor/
April 11
The USDA Is Finally Ending All Testing on Cats and Kittens
Brit + Co - Elizabeth King
A bit of happy news for animal lovers this week: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday, April 2, that it will no longer use cats and kittens for lab testing and is adopting
April 3
New Mexico Just Canceled Columbus Day to Honor Indigenous People Instead
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
New Mexico has joined Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont, and South Dakota, as well as at least 60 cities across the country, in renaming Columbus Day to honor Indigenous people. House Bill 100 passed in the Mexico
April 3
Why We Can’t Talk About Women’s Rights Without Discussing Climate Change
Brit + Co - Corrina Allen
Thanks to a terrifying report from United Nations scientists last fall, climate change has been on people’s minds more than ever. The report gave a 12-year deadline to cut carbon emissions in half in to
April 3
How a Surreal Hollywood Controversy Got Us Talking About Equal Pay
Brit + Co - Kelli María Korducki
The 2014 Sony Pictures hack by an alleged North Korean operative stands as one of the strangest entertainment news stories of the past decade, but it was also — in a surprise, hindsight is 20/20 kind way
April 2
Why This New Info Is Upping the Game on Pay Gap Conversations
Brit + Co - Elizabeth King
Tuesday, April 2, marks “Equal Pay Day” for 2019, an unofficial notice of how long it would take the average working white woman to catch up to her white male peers’ earnings from the previous year. Over
April 2
Over 15 States Have Already Confirmed Measles Cases This Year
Brit + Co - Elizabeth King
According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have already been more cases of the measles in the first quarter of 2019 than in all of 2018. From January 1 through
April 1
Why Environmental Advocates Aren’t Thrilled About New York’s Plastic Bag Ban
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
New York state legislators have agreed to a statewide ban on most single-use plastic bags, to be rolled out by March 2020, the New York Times reports. This makes New York only the second state to ban plastics’
March 29
In the Age of Doing-It-All, Self-Forgiveness Is the New Self-Care
Brit + Co - Corrina Allen
Will the world ever run out of ways to make women feel bad? Just as we’ve reached a point where we’re beginning to feel good about our bodies, regardless of shape, size, ability, or color, more and more
March 29
CVS and Walgreens Will Start Selling CBD Products in These 12 States
Brit + Co - Elizabeth King
As states around the country have moved to loosen marijuana legislation, other major changes have been happening in the world of cannabis as well. Both Walgreens and CVS, the dominant pharmacy chains the
March 28
Now You Can ‘Wear Your Meds’ to Fight Stigma Against Mental Illness Medications
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
It’s no secret that conversations about mental illness can come with a lot of stigma. Many people feel shame in acknowledging when they need help, and even when people do talk about their mental health
March 27
As ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Turns 20, Fans Remember Its Spot-On Lesson About Consent
Brit + Co - Elizabeth King
Sunday marks a whopping 20 years since Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles blessed the big screen as stars in the Shakespeare-inspired teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You. Based on The Taming of the Shrew,
March 27
What it’s Like to Grow Up Black and Muslim in a Place That Says Racism Doesn’t Exist
Brit + Co - Sarah Hagi
I was born and raised in Canada, where I still reside. So, when I first meet an American, the conversation eventually turns to comparing how we both grew up. It’s fun to list the pop culture differences
March 27
Here’s What Happened When New Zealand Women Wore Headscarves to Support Muslims
Brit + Co - Kelli María Korducki
As Muslims and allies struggle to make sense of a horrific March 15 attack against two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, the country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been widely lauded
March 27
NASA’s All-Women Spacewalk Was Canceled Because of Science, Not Sexism
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
Late Monday, March 25, NASA announced that its first ever all-women spacewalk — which was set to take place on Friday — had to be called off due to a lack of properly-sized spacesuits for the scientists
March 26
New Zealand’s National Bookstore Is Banning Author Jordan Peterson’s ’12 Rules’ Bestseller
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
Whitcoulls, a chain that has 56 stores across New Zealand, announced on Wednesday, March 20 that it would no longer sell copies of the controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson’s bestselling self-help
March 23
Chick-fil-A Promised to Stop Funding Anti-LGBTQ Groups, Then Kept Doing It Anyway
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
Georgia-based fast food chain Chick-fil-A is under scrutiny, once again, over its financial support of anti-LGBTQ+ groups. Newly-surfaced documents show that the company continued making monetary donations
March 22
All Charlottesville Schools Shut for Two Days Over Threats of Racial Violence
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia closed for the second consecutive day on Friday, March 22 while police investigated threats of racial violence towards non-white students at two city high schools.
March 22
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is Challenging the Way People Think About Autism
Brit + Co - Kat Armstrong
Last Friday, students around the world marched out of school and took to the streets to protest a lack of political action on climate change. Leading the way was 16-year-old Greta Thunberg of Sweden, kicked
March 21