Dr. Jen Almjeld has been at JMU for 12 years, focusing on Girlhood and other feminist topics. Along with her Feminist Rhetorics class, she is the internship coordinator and works with JMU grad students. She loves collaborating with people and learning about their personal goals along with their academic ones. From being in a few […]
Read More An Interview with Dr.Jen AlmjeldAs a young woman who actively participates on social media, I would be lying if I said I don’t compare myself to other girls. For instance, it is so easy to look at a picture on my feed and think about how much prettier or skinnier someone else is compared to myself. This is exactly […]
Read More Facetune and feminismOne of the most prominent and recurring conversations on the topic of feminism is the idea of being a woman in a man’s world. A world built by and run by men with countless male-dominated professions where women are often the outliers. Whether it be climbing the corporate ladder in a male dominated business, taking […]
Read More Why I’m the Sore Thumb BloggerIf you know anything about Abortions and what the procedure looks like, it can contain a lot of pain and symptoms that last for days. Some of these symptoms can’t allow women to go about their day normally or anything like that. Throughout the year, many states have attempted to appeal a total abortion ban. […]
Read More Post-Abortion CareThe Barbie movie took the world by storm within the past year. The film brought along many different opinions from viewers. Many individuals felt that the movie encapsulated what feminism was all about, while others seemed to heavily disagree. Some viewers criticized the movie for building up women, at the expense of tearing down men. […]
Read More SHAKIra versus the barbie movieFor as long as time, women’s sports have had notoriously less viewers than any men’s sport. There was a large breakthrough with the 2016- and 2020-women’s world cup, but it’s nothing compared to what’s happening right now. Collegiate athletes – kids in their 20’s – are breaking glass ceilings all across the country and we […]
Read More The draft class that changed everythingOn March 26th, 2024, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and attend a webinar called Caring for a Caregiver hosted by Women for Madison. Megan Shanker, assistant director for Women from Madison, introduced the event and what this network was about. Women for Madison is a network of alumni, parents, and students […]
Read More what does it mean to be a caregiver?While the concept of the beloved Bachelor franchise certainly does not emulate feminism with 32 women dating one man, this season took a never before seen ending promoting feminist ideals with women supporting women. Even though I have many problems with the Bachelor franchise, such as the reinforcement of gender binaries and traditional gender roles […]
Read More Women Competing Over a Man Ends with a Feminist Twist–The Bachelor FinaleLast week, a groundbreaking four-part documentary was released on the popular streaming site Max, about the behind the scenes of all of our favorite Nickelodeon shows. Our generation grew up on shows like Victorious, Zoey 101, The Amanda show, Drake and Josh, and iCarly. We idolized the actors, adored the shows, and dreamed of being […]
Read More Quiet on Set: a WAKE-UP call for parents everywhereThere is suffering all over the world and most of the time the United States fails to cover the struggles that foreign countries are facing. This leads to ignorance and misinformation about what is truly happening in these countries. I find that those who are unaware of what is going on around in the world […]
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