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• Why I Created A Gay, Male Superhero

  

  Indigo Dax As a gay man, I know how much I owe women for the equal opportunities I have, and do, enjoy. When I was bullied by other boys schools, I always... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How I Learned Being Seen As “Sexy” Doesn’t Equate To Happiness

  

  Beauty doesn’t equate to happiness I was 10 years old the first time someone commented on my appearance in public. I was walking with a boy in my class down... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Teen Girls Need Access To Their Reproductive Rights And Health, Too

  

  Teen girls need birth control access, too The current feminist discourse surrounding women’s reproductive rights is crucial, especially considering that our... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why The Gender Gap In STEM Fields Still Exists

  

  We need more women in STEM. Women make up roughly 50 percent of the U.S. workforce, yet comprise only about 25 percent of American STEM workers — numbers that... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Truth About Having “Bad” Hair

  

  One brand of hair relaxer. I am a young Senegalese woman with “kinky” hair — specifically, type 4A/4B according to Andre Walker’s hair chart  — and I have... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 WOMEN'S ISSUES

• It’s Time To Start Exercising “Oppositional Resistance”

  

  Feminism is, and must be, for everyone. For a long time, the feminist movement failed to include the voices of marginalized groups. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Surprising Way Social Media Can Shape Young Girls’ Bodies

  

  The truth about social media. The colossal expansion of technology has revolutionzed young women’s lives in many ways. With the click of a button, girls can... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Truth About Helping A Mentally Ill Friend

  

  It’s always best to offer help. Depression is a living breathing monster that stalks America’s youth. It devours confidence, ruins relationships, and even ends... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Young Women Especially Need To Know About Drinking

  

  Women need to be educated about alcohol. I’ll admit it: I enjoy a drink or two every now and then. Wine is amazing (especially moscato) and I am old enough to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why “Housewife” Should Not Be A Dirty Word

  

  Is “housewife” a dirty word? As the daughter of a full-time mom, the word “housewife” elicits mixed feelings. On the one hand, as a Latina feminist, I am aware... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• North Carolina and Mississippi Passed Discriminatory Bills, But I Refuse To...

  

  We refuse to remain silent. North Carolina and Mississippi recently made headlines for signing two anti-LGBT+ bills into law. News outlets, prominent... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Kim Kardashian’s Nude Selfie Reveals About The Way We View Female Sexuality

  

  Kim Kardashian In March, Kim Kardashian West posted a nude selfie on Instagram. As has come to be expected whenever a woman (especially a high-profile woman)... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Binary

  With our first breaths we are packaged and itemized. We are placed on a conveyer belt and processed through our adjacent existences of Pink and Blue. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Asking Celebrities If They’re Feminists Is Not Just Pointless. It’s Detrimental...

  

  Enough is enough. It seems that one of the most common questions journalists ask female celebrities these days is, “Are you a feminist? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy Taught Me About Life

  

  What I learned from my operation. Like so many others my age, at 14 I desperately wanted to be just like everyone else. But unlike most of my peers, I had... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• This Is What Happens When We Don’t Teach Teens Comprehensive Sex Education

  

  We need better sex ed. In February, President Obama took an important stand for sexual health in the United States: He eradicated funding for abstinence-only se... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Volunteering In The South Taught Me About My Own Prejudice

  

  Not all Southerners perpetuate a legacy of racism. This year I decided to participate in a spring break program called the Collegiate Challenge, which offered... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Ghomeshi Verdict Is A Reminder That The ‘Perfect Victim’ Myth Is Alive and...

  

  Jian Ghomeshi While mainstream culture has certainly embraced feminism as of late, the movement’s work is far from done. One of the most glaring examples of thi... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• We Need To Address The Music Industry’s Gender Gap

  

  Female musicians rock. “I’m tired of men who aren’t professional or even accomplished musicians continually offering to ‘help me out’ (without being asked), as... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What Kesha’s Sexual Assault Case Reveals About The Trauma of Shame

  

  #FreeKesha In 2014, Kesha sued her producer, Dr. Luke, for allegedly sexual assaulting her. More specifically, she sued for freedom from a contract that bound... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES