Soon after Senate Republicans unanimously blocked a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, Phyllis Schlafly took to the op-ed section of Christian Post and went all anti-feminist on us….again. The article itself makes me a sick to my stomach.
Read More Phyllis Schlafly Meets Her Match: A 12 Year Old GirlThe idea of a documentary exposing the beauty industries deep, dark secrets is not necessarily a new concept. Neither is the idea that these secrets and tricks deceive the public (mainly women) into believing in an unattainable, ideal body type. What is a relatively new concept, is the idea that the Western beauty standards are being forced […]
Read More Quick Hit: The Illusionists TeaserSticks and stones may break my bones, but words could definitely kill me. As a communications major, this is the saying that I go by. Words hurt, worse than any kind of physical pain I have ever felt. “Wow, I bet you can really throw her around.” –An actual statement that was said to my […]
Read More My Size Is Not Up For DiscussionSadly, sexist remarks directed towards women are typically seen as light-hearted or “compliments” and are commonplace in our society. But what would happen if women started cat calling at men? What if the comments that we women have had to endure were reversed? Would the effect be the same? Leah Green went undercover for The Guardian to find […]
Read More What Happens When Sexist Statements Are Reversed?My father has never really been the type of guy to threaten my boyfriends. Even though my father was never over protective of me, I know that this is something that a lot of women struggle with. I recently came across an article entitled “Dear Daughter: I Hope You Have Awesome Sex” and I have to say, it was […]
Read More Quick Hit: Your Daughter is Not Your Property!The Maryland political system is making great strides to eliminate discrimination towards people who identify as transgendered. Once signed, SB 212 “Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014,” will “include gender identity in work place, housing and public accommodations.” But of course with great strides, comes great resistance.
Read More Equality For All Marylanders, Or Only For The Select Few?The other day on Twitter Citi posted “The Top 25 Best Countries To Be A Woman,” as described in the 2013 Global Gender Gap Report. I clicked through the slideshow and found that the United States landed at spot number 23. While I am at happy and grateful to be a living in a country that […]
Read More Global Gender Gap Report: What it Means For Women, The U.S. and Politics“’Normal’ is just the name we give to the cleaned-up versions of sex that we wish to endorse on behalf of social stability and moral order” –J. Jack Halberstam
Read More What’s So Great About “Normal” Anyway?While browsing articles on goodmenproject I stumbled upon an article entitled “7 Things Sex Education Should Have Taught Us But Didn’t” and boy was it perfect!
Read More Quick Hit: What We Should Have Learned in Sex-EdDo any of you out there use the (amazing) music application Spotify? Well I do and I’m slightly (okay, very) obsessed. I just became a Campus Influencer for Spotify here at JMU and while I was thinking of potential events and organizations on campus that I could partner with, it got me thinking about ShoutOut! […]
Read More Spotify Playlists: Empowering Women One Song at a Time!