By, Paige D. This Spring Break was my first time traveling to the south. I have practically been everywhere in the United States, except for the south. I’d like to say I was not avoiding it, but I think deep down I was. In reality, as many rumors and stereotypes you hear about the south, you never want to believe… Read more →
By Grayson Edgemon & Mason Tovani These words may seem inspiring to some, but it ultimately can have harmful implications about the way people think about women. A South African pen manufacturer named Bic caused outrage in 2012 by advertising the above mantra. The point of contention is not only “Think Like a Man,” a phrase that inherently implies men… Read more →
By, Lauren Smith Chella Man is a youtuber, social media influencer, artist, actor, model, and breaks even more boundaries by being a deaf and trans male who is an outspoken activist for the LGBTQ+ community. Chella made his transition from female to male public so the world could change and grow with him as he became physically who he has… Read more →
By Sophia Covey and Madison Starobin Within the past few years, we’ve seen an increase among LGBTQ+ representation in the media, specifically among tv shows and movies. We need to see more gender representation because what we see in the media is not representative of different genders we see in society. Not having enough representation sends the message to children… Read more →
By, Gabriela Roudolph Despite a 1978 US ban on inequity towards pregnant women in the workplace, many women are still concerned about how being pregnant will impact their professional position and whether they’ll be treated differently, or even potentially lose their job. This is pregnancy discrimination. Equal Means Equal In the documentary, “Equal Means Equal,” there is a segment on… Read more →
By, Grace Conners One of the largest and most unfortunate themes of gender inequality for women is sexual harassment. Most films in Hollywood show the vulgar actions that superiors do to their own employees. An individual can face multiple problems within the workplace and are often left feeling powerless. Hollywood’s depiction of the problem was introduced yet again within the… Read more →
By Mikey P. In all professional work environments there is some sort of dress code in place for the employees. This dress code differs between what is acceptable for men to wear compared to what women wear. This is usually basic professional attire but on top of this there is usually a type of unwritten societal expectations which usually has… Read more →
By Claire Bang & Ben Goldberg Today’s advertising has come a long way from where it started. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement when it comes to diverse representation. When we look at advertisements it’s easy to see how the majority of them portray the “traditional” family as a heterosexual husband/boyfriend and wife/girlfriend and sometimes include… Read more →
By Maricarmen Becerra Along with depictions of what traditionally makes up a family, another set of norms reflected in television are the child care roles expected of men and women. These would be the expectations that women are overall better with children, and that men are expected to work, or stand by. For this analysis, I watched an episode of… Read more →
By, Mohammed Almheiri The structure of family in the United States has been changing and the traditional nuclear family is not the only structure. In addition to the traditional, nuclear family, the prevalent and most common family structure is the single parent family. Single parent families today represent a significant proportion of families and living in or growing up in… Read more →