For women in the metal scene, camaraderie and skill help rock and roll over the sexist trolls
THE BOYS’ CLUB: WOMEN, FILM CRITICISM, AND THE FIGHT FOR VISIBILITY, ON SCREEN AND OFF
“I was either a student, or very young reporter or critic, and I could see I was maybe one of two, or one of three women, [and] one of the only women of color.”
EXCERPT: ‘A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO CANNABIS’
“We should create a list of strains and products that work for each of our conditions,” said the cancer patient as they settled into their chairs. “And put it on the internet so everyone can see it.” The rest of the group murmured their approval.
BOYS ON THE SIDE: JP’S GUY-FREE FILM NIGHT IS THE PERFECT POST-WEINSTEIN OUTPOST
The viewing and discussion group is held at Video Underground in Jamaica Plain, and connects women fans of movies who watch films by women, often about women (in which case male protagonists are allowed), in a room of women (cis-, LGBTQ, non-binary) viewers only.
6,000 PROTEST SIGNS
from the 2017 Boston Women’s March preserved as an online archive After the 2017 Boston Women’s March, thousands of participants left their protest signs around the iron fence surrounding the Boston Common Central Burying Ground. They were going to be thrown away—until three local teachers came along. “Towards the end of the march in […]
JOINT PERSPECTIVE: MORE GRASS ROUTES
A Q&A with cannabis entrepreneur, lawyer, and advocate Shanel Lindsay
TERMS OF SERVICE: SPEED POURERS
Twenty to twenty-five women from each region are selected to compete in time trials, with the fastest eight then chosen to proceed on stage and face off round-robin style, vying for the Miss Speed Rack title and bragging rights as their region’s fastest guns.
COMMON ROOM: MASSIVE DORCHESTER CULINARY INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON JOB CREATION, WOMEN, AND MINORITIES
The proof in the non-profit job-creation pudding is more than ample.
WOMEN IN BEER: STEREOTYPES, CHALLENGES, AND VISIONS OF THE FUTURE WITH LADIES OF LOCAL BREWING
While the craft beer division has been making strides compared to the beer industry as a whole, there’s still a helluva lot of work to do.
POT HEADS: NEW CULINARY INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON FEMALE AND ETHNIC EMPOWERMENT
The whole endeavor is the brainchild of Gouillart and some retired finance types who for years wanted to form a company designed to achieve public and social missions through a for-profit business model. One focused on empowering small, multicultural, and female-owned businesses at the local level as an engine for economic growth.
