by admin | Jun 21, 2013 | Articles, Gender, News
Have you ever been confronted in a public restroom, asked to provide identification for yourself, or threatened with violence, taunting, and hateful words? For some, this kind of interaction with other patrons of public bathrooms is common, a troubling fact that...
by admin | Jun 19, 2013 | Articles, Gender, Women's Rights
In recent years, an initiative designed to push more women and girls into the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math has emerged, as a means of bridging the gender gap in these areas and improving opportunities for women. It’s referred to as Women in...
by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Articles, Gender, Women's Rights
There is a double-standard, when girls and women are not taught to be leaders. Instead, they are complimented for being “sweet,” “nice” or “pretty.” Girls learn that they will be praised for a nice outfit or cute makeup, but not necessarily for being a leader. More...
by admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Articles, News
The most recent commercial from popular cereal brand, Cheerios, has racists in an uproar. The advertisement features an adorable little girl asking her mother about the heart health benefits of Cheerios, and ends with her napping father awaking to handfuls of dry...
by admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Articles, News, Power LGBT
In 2008, California voters passed a measure that would make same-sex marriage illegal. Now infamous, the measure was called “Proposition 8,” and the challenge to it, Hollingsworth v. Perry, has now made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments...
