(I originally gave this post a super long boring title, so to save ya’ll from that, here’s a subhead: A Review of Miss Representation and the Panel Discussion the Followed). On Thursday evening, blogger BlondeRedhead hosted a screening of the film Miss Representation, followed by a panel discussion that included myself, Aliasmitch, Carrie Robinson from SisterSpeak, and Drs. Mary Thompson […]
Read More Moving Away from Women’s Misrepresentation[Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault and rape] April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and this Tuesday JMU will be having Take Back the Night, a very powerful event where sexual assault survivors can speak out their experiences and participate in a march. Such an event is known as “breaking the silence,” and survivors are […]
Read More Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project are coming to JMUI’m a firm believer in voting in any election possible, and voting locally is especially important. And what’s more local than voting for the officers of JMU’s SGA? So, ShoutOut! readers and JMU students, I’m happy to offer you an opportunity to get to know two of the SGA candidates better: Katie Stolp, running for […]
Read More Are You In?: Meet Two of the Candidates for SGALast week, aliasmitch and I participated in (what I thought was) a very fun, successful forum on women’s issues hosted by the JMU College Democrats. I was thrilled at the opportunity to represent the feminists on campus, and to show all the haters that we are intelligent, respectful, and, most importantly, that we actually do […]
Read More An Open Letter to the Editors of The BreezeHey readers! Tonight at 8 PM in Miller 1101, aliasmitch and I will be representing ShoutOut! in a forum on women’s issues hosted by the College Democrats. Topics include the gender pay gap, sexual education, and abortion. I hope to see you there!
Read More Signal boost: Women’s Issues Forum tonight!My majors have done a lot for me. As a political science and justice studies double major, I may not have job security immediately after college as opposed to my business major counterparts, but I can guarantee you that I will get a job I love…eventually. But even if I don’t, I’m satisfied knowing that […]
Read More African ‘Her’story: Overcoming obstaclesMy entries on this blog normally describe the struggles and achievements of African women. While I will continue to advocate for the recognition of African women in future blog posts, I’m going to have to diverge from my usual topic this week. I’m sure you either saw or heard about the latest campus controversy. JMU […]
Read More Abortion is not genocide; women are not NazisDr. Susan Douglas, Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Michigan, will present the annual Dominion Lecture sponsored by the James Madison University Faculty Women’s Caucus in the Highlands Room of the Festival Conference and Student Center at James Madison University on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 pm. Douglas’ most recent […]
Read More Full Equality for Women? Think Again.(Disclaimer: Sorry this post is so late, I’ve been sick and asleep and on all sorts of meds all weekend). This weekend was Amnesty International’s awesome Violence Against Women Awareness week. I attended two events – a panel featuring All Girls Allowed, First Step, and World Hope International. The other event I attended was a talk with journalist Rana […]
Read More Get educated about violence against womenAs I text messaged my girlfriends today asking if they had an iron, each replied with, “No, I use my hair straightener.” Each one of them. I did not know this creative practice, to use your hair straightener to iron, it is as creative (well, besides the burns to the face) when women once used […]
Read More Hair Straighteners & Africana Symposium
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