Description

You’ve seen the t-shirt. But what does the future is female actually mean? Is it actually feminist? We chat about where this phrase came from, how it gained popularity, and talk about whether it works for us.

Links:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/fashion/a-feminist-t-shirt-resurfaces-from-the-70s.html?_r=0
  
  
• https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/02/future-is-female-problematic-feminist-slogan/
  
  
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/20/style/future-is-female-reader-reaction.html
  
  
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201703/memo-our-sons-and-grandsons-the-future-is-female
  
  
• http://www.newnownext.com/tegan-and-sara-wildfang-the-future-is-fluid/10/2017/
  
  
• https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/04/shecession-coronavirus-pandemic-economic-fallout-women
  
  

Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.