Emuparadise

Women are a powerful force in our society, and they deserve to be cheered on and celebrated. These magazines for women empower them with the power to create a better world for themselves and their families.

This magazine for women carries stories on the most pressing issues facing women. It features news from around the country that is relevant to women.

Womankind

Womankind is an ad-free newsstand magazine exploring self, identity and meaning. It offers commentary and reportage on culture, nature, philosophy and creativity.

Gal-dem is a publication that strives to lift up women through storytelling that focuses on humanizing and inspiring role models. It also platforms underrepresented modern voices across a range of topics including arts, lifestyle and news. This is an essential read for feminists.

Girls Like Us

A publication that celebrates women and cheers them up to excel in their fields. It provides them with valuable information and tips on fashion, beauty & relationships.

Girl Like Us mixes politics with pleasure and aims to map collaborative routes towards a non-patriarchy through personal stories and essays.

This intersectional feminist magazine explores art and culture through socio-political lenses. It also focuses on gender and identity.

AZEEMA

In a world where faux inclusivity seems to be the norm, this publication is truly changing the game. Editor Jameela Elfaki is bringing the representation of Middle Eastern and North African women to fashion.

People with the name Azeema are brave by nature and have a lot of determination. They are very creative and witty, and they prioritize beauty in their life.

Polyester

Polyester is a magazine for women who want to grow stronger, smarter and more confident. From decorating ideas to cooking recipes, relationship advice to health news, this publication has it all!

Women are changing the world. Whether they’re fighting for inclusion or defending their rights, these women deserve to be cheered and celebrated. Digital subscription service Readly celebrates these inspiring women by highlighting their thought-provoking magazine covers.

Hotdog

Frustrated by the male-dominated spaces geared towards college women, Rachel Keller started a magazine that tackles real issues. Featuring topics such as protecting women’s rights and addressing unattainable beauty standards, Hotdog has a very distinct feminist edge.

Bitch is a feminist response to pop culture. It combines witty critiques with interviews with prominent feminist newsmakers. It also explores art and music.

Riposte

Founded in 2013, Riposte offers a culturally rich, creative alternative to women’s glossies. It tasked rising photographer Alexandra von Fuerst with creating a shoot that would complement its latest issue’s exploration of modern witchcraft.

Hotdog blurs the distinction between low and high-brow culture. Its candy-coloured pastel pages raise the voices of marginalized communities, while also featuring poetry. Its founders are unafraid to take risks and challenge convention.

OOMK Zine

OOMK (One Of My Kind) is a biannual publication on women, art and activism. It explores creative themes focusing on imagination and spirituality.

They also run Rabbits Road Press – a community and education-focused risograph printing press in London. They encourage a collaborative and making-focused approach to publishing, aiming to dismantle the gendered and racial hierarchies within the creative industries.

They take inspiration from decolonial, feminist and religious movements in creating methods of self-organization.

Oh Comely

A bi-annual independent magazine highlighting new writing and art with a lighthearted and playful theme. Its candy-coloured pastel pages explore fashion and art through a feminist lens and praise the unconventional.

Mangum’s lyrical chops are put to the test on this record that explores religion, sex and complicated family dynamics. Songs like Oh Comely, In the Aeroplane Over The Sea, and Two-Headed Boy pt 2 are definite standouts.

Sukeban

Sukeban, or girl gangs, started appearing in the 1960’s as a reaction to male bancho who wouldn’t accept female members. Though they were primarily involved in petty crime and shoplifting, their chosen aesthetic and weapons were an active statement that women were not solely objects of male desire.

They rolled up their sleeves, dyed their hair in bold colors and added long skirts to their school uniforms in protest against the sexual revolution of the time. Today, the bosozoku lifestyle reflects this same defiance.

Girls Club

Girls Club is a publication that highlights and cheers on women’s achievements. It also provides a safe space for them to discuss and debate gender equality issues.

Bitch offers a feminist response to pop culture. Its content includes witty critiques of TV, movies, and magazines.