Next Monday, September 3rd, the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality will be hosting the Dominion Lecture featuring Joan Williams! Joan Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, presents “Successful Career Tips from Savvy Career Women: The Four Patterns of Gender Bias” describing the patterns of bias documented […]
Read More Quick Hit: Dominion Lecture Next Week!!!Election season just got a new jolt of energy with the announcement of Mitt Romney’s VP pick, Representative Paul Ryan, who is considered by many to be the intellectual head of the Republican party. Reporters and political strategists have noted that Ryan was undoubtedly chosen to draw in the more conservative voters that Romney […]
Read More What a Paul Ryan Vice-Presidency Means for WomenHey readers! I hope you’re all having a wonderful start to your summer and are enjoying this beautiful weather! As those of you who follow our comments may have seen, I recently had a very lively and interesting debate with a reader about the very use of the word “feminism.” There are some people who […]
Read More The Definition of FeminismI think this article has a couple of interesting discussion points: 1.) What do we think of the situation generally? 2.) Is it ok to have signs that say “Marriage is between a man and woman” posted in public places? 3.) What about T.R. Nunley saying, “What makes me really angry is that many gay […]
Read More Quick Hit: Amendment OneHello readers! For our final Bitchin’ Table of the semester, kaycorbs444 and femistorian decided to tackle something that’s on every graduating senior’s mind right now: entering the real world. They’re all staring bills, job interviews, moving, and the wage gap in the face. And things could get even worse if Mittens gets elected President.
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: Real World EditionHey JMU readers! The Dominion Lecture, hosted by the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality, is coming up on April 18 at 7 p.m. in Transitions. Hosted annually since 1975, the Dominion Lecture is an incredible event where a notable woman comes to campus to give a talk on important issues that pertain to women and […]
Read More Quick Hit: Annual Dominion Lecture is on Wednesday, April 18I recently came across a quiz in Cosmopolitan that inspired this week’s myth-busting post. The quiz gave a series of questions ultimately leading the reader to discover whether she liked it hard, gentle or a mix of both in the bedroom. I gave the survey some thought, and after doing a tad bit of research, […]
Read More Myth-Busting Mondays: All Women Like It Rough…Today in my European History class, the topic of women in politics came up, as we were discussing an upcoming lecture by a controversial female conservative speaker. One student brought up an extremely frightening statement that he had overheard, noting that people were referring to her as a feminist guest speaker, which she clearly and […]
Read More Are Women the Only Dimwits Around Anymore?I happen to be a very big fan of the royal family, from the Kings and Queens of medieval times, to William and Kate in the present, I am relatively fascinated by those seated in the monarchy. I was one of the millions of devoted followers to watch the “Wedding of the Century” on television […]
Read More Virgin Values: Wondering When Women Will Ever Get Even…I have heard a lot of things about becoming a mother. Many people say that is the most rewarding experience in the world. I think that’s wonderful… for them. I personally have no intention of ever having children. I’ve felt this way ever since I was a child myself and it hasn’t changed. The adults […]
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