by admin | Aug 28, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
After the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys aired earlier this week, the awards show was met with a lot of criticism, but not for what you might expect. Surprisingly, viewers weren’t as disappointed with the award winners for each of the small screen categories as they were...
by admin | Aug 18, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, and women were finally granted the right to vote. Today, women across the country are celebrating the 94th anniversary of this historic day in which efforts from the women’s rights...
by admin | Aug 13, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender
We often find ourselves reporting on the gender disparity and sexism that prevails in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), but this week was made more positive by some recent good news: Maryam Mirzakhani has been awarded the 2014...
by admin | Aug 6, 2014 | Articles, Gender, News, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
You’re probably familiar with this scene: a woman is approached at a bar or coffee shop and is aggressively pursued by a complete stranger. This stranger asks for the woman’s phone number so that he may contact her after this initial exchange, and instead of saying...
by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | Equality, Gender, News, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
Do you ever wish that you had a quick, reflexive response to situations in which you’re confronted with street harassment? Countless women have experienced street harassment, and many know firsthand that a single catcall can escalate into something much more...
by admin | Jul 17, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
When body-positive feminism meets creativity, you know only good things can happen. Carol Rossetti is a Brazilian artist whose beautiful drawings of various characters and the text that accompanies them have inspired a lot of people. “It was a very personal project...
