International Womens Day
Celebrating female graffiti artists around the world
Girl Power — Taking a stand against prejudice, being a woman, travelling around the world, spraying her name and not getting caught; Girl Power is an autobiographical film about Sany, a Czech graffiti artist, and a celebration of other female street artists from around the globe.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Meet the girls shaking up the male-dominated film industry
Equality in the moving image world — Girls in Film (GiF) is a new creative network for female filmmakers, determined to tackle the lack of diversity in film.
Written by: Alexia Stam
On the frontlines with the Kurdish female fighters beating back ISIS
Öcalan's Angels — Iraqi pro-government forces are making gains in the start of their large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold of the so-called Islamic State In eastern Syria. Fighting alongside the government forces are a Kurdish feminist army, but what’s driving young Kurdish women to take up arms, knowing they may never return? Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian went to find out for Huck's Defiance Issue.
Written by: Newsha Tavakolian
The all-girl hip-hop label taking on the boys and killing it
Welcome to Peach House — Redefining what it means to be a woman in the male-dominated music industry, Blimes Brixton and her Los Angeles girl gang have been making waves with their independent label, Peach House.
Written by: Ella Sadie Guthrie
Five things we've learned from women in comics
The pioneers who've blazed a trail in the name of freedom — The comic book industry may still have a long way to go in terms of equality, but women have been pushing the medium's boundaries since the very beginning.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The fiercely independent women making music you need to be listening to
Refusing the conventional — Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) shared the story behind her new album, The Bride, in Huck 56 - The Independence Issue. Here we celebrate other female musicians blazing a lone trail.
Written by: Christopher Sanders
Every Player Counts: Celebrating women in football
Game changing pictures — There’s gritty energy in abundance to be found the world of women’s football, but too often it’s overlooked. Footballer and photographer Flora Maclean has had enough of being ignored - her latest solo exhibition, ‘Every Player Counts’, features women’s clubs from across the UK with an all-inclusive ethos.
Written by: Saoirse O'Leary
Women in comics: Battling censorship, threats and prison
Comic books' real superheroes — A new crowd-funded project uncovers the untold story of how women changed free expression in comic books, showcasing the medium's fiercest pioneers and the artists still shaping its future.
Written by: Cian Traynor
From Ireland to Iran, Easkey Britton is connecting the world through surfing
Waves of Freedom — Surfing changed Easkey Britton’s life. Now she’s using it to break social barriers and change the world.
Written by: Alex Taylor
How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.
Written by: Richard Daniels