empowerment
The Lost 80s Feminist Animation You've Never Seen
In Thatcher-era Britain, Joanna Quin decided film needed more male strippers and female protagonists. The result was 'Girls Night Out.'
After Getting Sober, An Artist Helps Others Recover Through Creativity | #50StatesofArt
Michael Kalmbach never meant to stay in Delaware. But then he got the opportunity to found an organization helping people with behavioral health disorders find empowerment through the arts.
A Look Inside America's First Romance and Erotica-Only Bookstore
Passion! Risk! Zombie Erotica! Two sisters learn just how far they're willing to go to empower women and bring lustful love stories to the masses.
Vibrators and a Girl Gang Fuse Fashion and Feminism at NYFW
Justin Bieber and Bondage-inspired fashions redraw the lines around feminine sexuality in Namilia’s S/S17 line, ‘You’re Just A Toy.’
Meet the Girls Behind São Paulo's Female-Only Tattoo Shop
We talked with the shop's artists about how they got started, jealousy from male peers, and their love of permanently marking people's bodies.
In Photos: Why the 'Good Girl' Is Bad for Women
The notion of the "good girl" is as pervasive as it is a detriment to women everywhere. Because of innate biases that are instilled at such a young age, many women enter adulthood unprepared for the realities of what men can do to them, or without...
Destiny Is the Empowering Disco Queen We Need
Upon the release of her new music video, "Soul Train," VICE talked to the artist formerly known as Princess Nokia about her upcoming mixtape, urban feminism, cultural activism, and intellectual spirit.
I'm a Bad Bitch with Shame and Anxiety, OK?
I decided to delve into my shame and anxiety with writer Safy-Hallan Farah, and also ask her some questions about her own shame and anxiety.
Meet the Activist Behind the UK's First Clinic for Women Trying to Reclaim Their Bodies After Being Raped
Years after being raped, Pavan Amara couldn't look in the mirror or bear being touched—even by a doctor. Now, with the NHS, she's set up My Body Back, a clinic for women with the same issues.
On Safety, Fear, and Walking Home Alone at Night as a Woman
I could be attacked when I walk around by myself in the dark. I could be attacked at home, too. So what does it mean to "be safe"?
Skateboarding Makes Afghan Girls Feel Free
How the Skateistan school uses skateboarding as a tool for empowerment in a country worn down by 30 years of conflict and dislocation.