Media While scrolling through YouTube, I found a podcast where I have seen many clips on TikTok. It is called the “whatever” podcast. It is a podcast where the male host has female guests on the show and they discuss dating life and gender roles. It is not uncommon for women to have standards or preferences when it comes to… Read more →
Category: Gender Equality
The Oscars Surprising Twist of Event
The Oscars were held on March 10, 2024. Majority of the people watch the Oscars award nights. All the celebrities come out excited, hoping to be nominated. Although, this year’s awards night was a little different. Better yet, a little alarming. As an audience we are used to seeing celebrities dress up professionally or accordingly. A huge celebrity came out… Read more →
Remembering Nex Benedict With No Help From The Media
By: Katherine Rabasco If you’re not sure who Nex Benedict was or why we are remembering them for the short life they were able to live, don’t worry. You’re in the same boat I was about two weeks ago because the media did an inadequate job covering their story. Nex Benedict was an innocent soul that was taken from this… Read more →
“San Junipero” Offers New Approach to Queer Representation
The sci-fi television series “Black Mirror” features different stories each episode, exploring technological advancements in our society and what the impacts of technology on our future may look like. Season 3, episode 4, “San Junipero,” presents a more optimistic view of what could happen with the evolution of technology. This episode offers a new, creative approach to queer representation in… Read more →
Women in Prisons
Women in Prisons There are many stats about women incarcerated in jails and prisons that are overlooked. Today, we will dive into the statistics on minority women and how women are treated in confinement. To give you an overview of how many women are locked up in the United States and where they are held, check out this graph: Not… Read more →
The Feminist That Still Needs Validation From Men
I’m a relationship girl. From the time I was 17 until now, I have been in back to back serious relationships. Coming into college I thought I would have the experience everyone talks about- the hook-ups, parties and social interactions that most high schoolers only dream about. From the advice my family and friends gave me I pictured myself as… Read more →
We Should All Be Feminist… Part 2… by Al
I first received this small book from my sister when I was in high school. At the time I was very confused about who I was as a person and who I wanted to be in the future. However, aren’t we all at that age? At the time I was still learning about all the injustices that many people face,… Read more →
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The short book We Should All Be Feminists was adapted from a TEDx talk from 2012 that Chimamanda Adichie gave in London. In less than 50 pages, Adichie covers stories from her childhood growing up as a female in Nigeria and why it is crucial that we all be feminists. Adichie grew up in Nigeria in… Read more →
Time’s Up, No More Cutesy Nicknames
Parenting is one of the toughest jobs to date. With difficult conversations, to life lessons, and insurmountable patience, parents can tend to use parenting themselves. 2018 has been a very vocal year against sexual misconduct. With movements such as, #TimesUp and #MeToo, now is the time to instil in your children the importance of consent and importance of our… Read more →
Feminasty: What you should know
Feminasty hits you where it hurts if you are a woman because Erin Gibson dives into real issues we face today as women in a funny yet sadly accurate depiction. She approached topics like Mike Pence in a hilarious matter, bringing up questionable things he has said in the past like when he “tried to redefine rape as “forcible”… Read more →