Even though Emma and I were always hyper-aware of interviewing a diverse cross-section of women for Girldrive, so far I’ve noticed that the feminist press covering the book has appeared on relatively mainstream spaces. So I was glad when I got a chance to talk with Renee from Womanist Musings and Monica from TransGriot last night, and really delve into issues of race, disability, and other forms of marginalization and tensions within gender activism.

As I mention in the last part of the interview, my hope for the next decade is to break down the echo chamber a bit–feminists and gender activists need to get out of their comfort zones and confront invisibility issues head-on. We need to follow the lead of women like these, stop allowing the mainstream media to narrow down the definition of feminism, and expand this conversation to everyone–not only minorities but everyday non-professional activists, men, Republicans, rural women. Everyone.

Check out our convo here (not sure how to embed it).