March is Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day! Here are resources that celebrate women all around the world.
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Books
Movies
Women owned businesses
Clothing
Books
Classic book that was one of the first to describe the problem with no name, the barriers in thinking and social norms that have kept women from knowing their full selves and living into their full potential.
The Feminine Mystique
An exploration of what it means to be a feminist in modern times, by an amazing author
We Should All Be Feminists
Studies showing that men are considered the default in most data sets and women are considered "atypical" which shows that bias and discrimination are baked into our systems
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
I love everything Rebecca Solnit writes! In this book she talks about how men typically assume they know things and women don’t.
Men Explain Things to Me Updated Edition
A very dystopic take on women’s equality
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
An incredibly important book about what it looks like when women oppress each other
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Another seminal text, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women
Women, Race & Class
Movies
True story about the Black women who put John Glenn into orbit for NASA
Hidden Figures
Erica Gornall explores a world she’s aware that most audiences here are unfamiliar with, that of the women of Saudi Arabia as they move towards gender equality and freedom.
Saudi Women’s Driving School
Women owned businesses
The best leggings ever. Made from plastic bottles, they hold their shape and do not fall down or bunch in odd places. I’ve had mine for many years!
Home – Girlfriend Collective
Simply great underwear for all kinds of bodies
tomboyx | Premium Underwear For Progressive People
Always the prettiest things!
Jungalow
The lightest sunscreen ever and doesn't leave you feeling greasy!
Supergoop! The Best Skincare with SPF and Sunscreen
