Astute Radio Blogs

    by Meagan Blandizzi   Hermione Granger. Intelligent, assertive, powerful, loyal, moral, and profoundly loveable. I was six when my mother began to read the Harry Potter series to me, and … Read More

  by Sepi Roshan   Women and girls, we are told have choices.  We can decide our careers, what we wear, who we associate with, what we eat.  Whether you believe real … Read More

    by Tessie Riggs   Sex is a part of life, it can’t be denied. It’s literally how we come to exist. That being said it makes sense why sexuality and … Read More

  by Tessie Riggs   In my last blog I examined the evolution of feminism in past Disney films –  heroines over the years slowly shaking off passive domestic expectations for more … Read More

  by Tessie Riggs     Despite the Walt Disney franchise’s popularity with children, it hasn’t always provided the greatest role models or life lessons for young people. Disney began its reign … Read More

  by Meagan Blandizzi     “Our work climbs inside, up and over the walls that have confined and silenced the voices of the few and the oppressed.” This snippet, from the … Read More

  by Meagan Blandizzi     I remember the first time I felt fat. I was seven and I was sitting in the car with my mom. We were on our way … Read More

  by Eleonora Maria Mazzoli    “Every country deserves to have the best possible leader and that means that women have to be given a chance to compete.  If they’re never allowed to … Read More

  by Sarah Pelham     Times are changing. Women got the vote. Bras were burned. And now, in the US military at least, the barriers preventing women fighting alongside men are … Read More

  by Sian Webb   International Women’s Day it is a unique opportunity for women to come together from a variety of different cultures, classes, ages, sexualities and disabilities and reflect on … Read More