#GoodRead Roundup: Superheroes, Feminist Ice Cream & a GIVEAWAY!
It's Spring! It's the weekend! Lets celebrate. We've got you covered with dreamy feminist ice creams, female superheroes, and a fun birthday giveaway.
This Is What Festival Posters Look Like With All The Male Acts Removed: Spring is here, and we’ve already got our sights set on a slew of summer music festivals. How great would it be if their lineups didn’t look so barren when all the male acts are removed (Coachella, you are actually breaking my heart)? It’s 2015. Pay attention, festival organizers.
“A recent study revealed that female writers made up only 29% of [TV show] writer’s rooms, and only 15.1% of executive producer roles during the 2013-14 season. And according to Urman, evening out this ratio matters when it comes to producing quality television.
We Need More Badass Women: TV Bosses Tell Us Why the Bechdel Test Isn’t Enough
Are you also reading all these articles about the benefits of coloring for adults? Just me? Alright. Keep up the Women’s History good times with the little ones in your life with these printable coloring pages from Smart Girls At The Party, featuring world-changing women.
Kapow! Attack of the Feminist Superheroes: Everything you need to know about the recent uptick in awesome female superheroes and how the comic book community is challenging sexism.
10 Feminist Ben & Jerry’s Flavors — They’re Not Real, But They Should Be: Ben & Jerry's has created over 20 flavors honoring famous people, and only two have been women. Even though women make up a larger chunk of the ice cream eating population, there are currently zero Ben & Jerry’s flavors honoring famous women. We're daydreaming about a pint of GingerAvenger ice cream, with an equal ginger cookie and caramel ratio of course. Have any good GenderAvenger ice cream ideas? Leave us your favorites in the comments.
A Giveaway Celebration: We're celebrating GenderAvenger Founder Gina Glantz's birthday and Avenger Mellody Hobson's birthdays today with an awesome giveaway.
For every donation made today, we'll send you Meredith Stern's classic "Everybody Needs Feminism" poster!
Bonus: The Mellody Hobson Challenge is still happening, so not only will you get that snazzy poster, but your donation will be tripled. Your donations will help us create a GA Tally mobile app, so you can take the GA Tally wherever you go — festivals, conferences, and more.
What are you reading this week? Have any feminist ice cream flavor ideas, or female led bands you'd like to see on a festival lineup? Leave us a comment or send us a tweet with the #genderavenger hashtag.