by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, News, Women's Rights
The Huffington Post recently published a short article about how a gay marine’s last day with the United States Military became a send-off filled with support and pride from his unit. Originally posted on Reddit is a photograph of the young marine holding a rainbow...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, News, Women's Rights
On a recent segment of “The Talk,” a morning talk show on CBS, former news anchor and television host Julie Chen disclosed some very personal, harrowing information. She confessed to her co-hosts, her live audience, and to thousands of home viewers that she had...
by admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Street harassment is a serious issue that effects all people, but its implications create a particularly dangerous reality for women. An individual’s safety becomes compromised in public spaces all around the world where street harassment is a normalized part of the...
by admin | Aug 29, 2013 | Articles, Gender, Women's Rights
“Jen, sometimes I think you’re not pretty enough for me,” were words Jennifer Tress’ ex-husband actually said to her during a fight. That’s partly why he is now an “ex.” The words are pretty shocking, not to mention the last thing you would expect your husband to...
by admin | Aug 23, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
When seventeen-year-old Jinan Younis started a “Feminist Society” at her high school, she received an overwhelmingly hateful response from her male peers. A self-identified feminist, the teen was inspired to create a space for like-minded students in her school after...
by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Why do some boys think only boys can be geeks? Why are girls sometimes told they are not “real geeks” or are not “geeky enough?” Hmmm…who says how much is the right amount and who gets to be a geek? Answer: not you. There are girl geeks, too. First of all,...
