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• Xenophobia and the American Identity

  

  Xenophobia: The word of the year “Xenophobia,” which, according to, Dictionary.com is a “fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Underlying Sexism of Playing An Instrument

  

  I faced surprising sexism. I was the textbook definition of an awkward twelve-year-old. I had braces, wild frizzy hair, and tended to match my eyeshadow to the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• I Fall In Love With One’s Soul, Not Their Gender

  

  On being pansexual. When I looked into the eyes of the first woman I ever liked — loved, even — I felt like I finally understood the famous words attributed to... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• What “Sanctity of Life” Really Means

  

  We must fight for our rights. As of December 19, 2016, Texas health care facilities that perform abortions must bury fetal remains instead of putting them in a... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Quest To Make Lady Diana Into A Feminist Monument

  

  The Princess Diana statue We’re all familiar with equestrian statuary, or the full-sized equestrian statues that commemorate historic figures – most frequently... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Bigger Problem Online Harassment Indicates

  

  The truth about online harassment. Two weeks ago, my friend Izzy accepted a Facebook friend request from a mutual friend of a friend. Let’s call him “Chris. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Calling Out Everyday Sexism

  

  We can all be super girls. Content Warning: this article contains a discussion of sexual assault.  The other day, my best friends and I were casually chatting i... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Case For Women Traveling Alone

  

  The case for traveling alone. Last summer, I traveled to Paris. After exploring it with my boyfriend and his sister for four days, I spent the next four... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Don’t Teach Women To Hide The Abuse They Experience, Teach Men Not To Abuse

  

  The commercial in question On November 23, the Moroccan state broadcaster ‘Channel 2M’ broadcast a segment on their daily program ‘Sabahiyat’ that exhibited a... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Exploitation Of Women Of Color In Music Videos Needs To End

  

  Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ music video As a black feminist who is usually conscious of how normalized our misogynistic and often racist pop culture is, I am... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• #NoDAPL Is A Feminist Issue

  

  #NoDAPL For the past couple of months, I have watched with empathy and solidarity as a great number of Native Americans have been camping out on the Standing... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Mom, The Feminist

  

  My mother, the feminist It was my sophomore year of high school. On the first day of my AP World History class, the teacher progressed down the aisles of ricket... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• This New Music Video Powerfully Took On Police Brutality

  

  YG in One Time Comin’ In 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. He was later acquitted of the crime. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Experiencing Racist Microaggressions

  

  They add up. “You don’t act like a black person,” I was told in middle school. “What’s your favorite food? Fried chicken?” I was asked in high school. “You... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How To Go Forward With Love Post-Election

  

  My roommates and I On November 9, I went to a watch party for the 2016 election. At first, it was full of hope and promise. We had spent the first half of our... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Fighting Asian American Stereotypes

  

  It’s time to end the stereotypes once and for all There’s a common myth that Asian Americans do not experience racism on as grand a level as do other people of... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Wifey Material

  

  Wifey. It has been almost one hundred years since the Women’s Bureau was established in the Department of Labor. The Bureau aimed to promote the welfare of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Thankful For Planned Parenthood

  

  Thank you, Planned Parenthood 100 years ago, a young woman named Margaret Sanger opened the first-ever birth control clinic in the Brownsville neighborhood of... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Redefine Weak

  

  . I’ve always been an emotional person. It’s something I haven’t been able to help, although at times I may have wanted to. Anger, passion, sensitivity, tears... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Embracing Female Pleasure

  

  Let’s talk about sex. I love talking about sex with my girlfriends.  Describing the intimate, raw, and sometimes awkward moments of our experiences with sex... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES