All of us that get our period have probably been struck by “that time of the month” once or twice unexpectedly—whether forgetting to check our tracker apps (I use Clue) or getting it un-regularly early—and while already on campus. We’ve also probably looked in our backpack and realized: shit, I used my emergency pad last […]
Read More “I JUST BLED THROUGH MY F*CKING PANTS”How many doctor visits can you remember where you shared a concern about your body and were not taken seriously? I can list multiple, even starting from when I was only 10 years old, when a doctor harshly told me that I needed to “stop making up my symptoms to get attention from my parents.” […]
Read More Dismissed, Overlooked, and Understudied“Hey Google, what does the word ‘pussy’ mean?” I was appalled to see that it was defined as “coward/weakling”, before even mentioning it as a word used to refer to female genitalia. So what does that really say about our society? There is an epidemic in the way our community genders sexual language. Let’s start with, […]
Read More “Don’t Be Such A P*ssy…”Throughout my childhood, I never compared myself to my classmates who were different from me, nor did I think we were different from each other. Unless, of course, they thought that Cinderella was better than Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I honestly miss the days when the things you liked or disliked were the only […]
Read More The “Spicy Latina” StereotypeNot meaning stupid, a model or replica, pacifier, or anything else Urban Dictionary may come up with. I’m talking about crash test dummies. Because if you’re a woman, apparently we aren’t considered as one yet. While on a scrolling spree on TikTok the other night, the video above appeared and proceeded to send me on […]
Read More Don’t You Wanna Be a Dummy?On Tuesday in class, twihard, usuallyalwaysright, and dailycuriosity discussed local, national, and global news stories. The stories we discussed were on women’s healthcare, paid family leave, and a women run radio station in Afghanistan giving Afghan women a platform to discuss education, health, and social issues. LOCAL The local news took place in Harrisonburg. Shannon […]
Read More NEWSROOM 3/10We’ve all heard it before. Women just know when something is wrong. Women have intuition. A gut feeling. A sixth sense. But what if women’s intuition isn’t mystical at all? What if it’s survival? From a young age, girls are taught to be aware. We are told not to walk alone at night. We are […]
Read More Women’s Intuition Isn’t Magic, It’s SurvivalAs the new year starts, many people question how ethical AI can be and who is in charge of what content is released. Are the terms and conditions within social media effective? Who’s really in charge of verifying if posted content is appropriate and ensuring that it isn’t going to hurt someone’s reputation? Questions started […]
Read More Is it finally time to regulate AI?Throughout history we have been exposed to the multitude of ways that women and advocates of feminism have committed themselves to protesting to further advance equality. But radical movements for equality and liberation have often been swept under the rug or have had their value negated. But we must ask ourselves why we’re so quick […]
Read More South Korea’s 4B Movement: The Real Impacts of The RadicalIn the United States, we have witnessed an increase in women’s participation in politics. From heads of state to local representatives, women are breaking through the glass ceiling. Women’s representation in politics is not merely a matter of gender balance; it is a testament to the power of diversity and representation. Rebecca Leppert and Drew […]
Read More The Impact of Women in Politics: Representation Matters