by admin | Jul 9, 2014 | Equality, Gender, News, Women's Rights
Verizon recently released a new commercial that depicts what can happen to a girl’s self-esteem if she’s only valued for her appearance. It’s a compelling ad that is made more so by the inclusion of one troubling statistic: according to the National Science...
by admin | Jun 30, 2014 | Equality, News, Women's Rights
Last week, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Massachusetts “buffer zone” law that previously required pro-life activists to remain 35 feet from the entrances of abortion and family planning clinics like Planned Parenthood. According to the Supreme Court,...
by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
As summertime continues to draw near, you’ve likely already shed your long pants and coats in favor of short sleeves and thigh-grazing hemlines. If you live in the city, you know that summer can get especially HOT, so who could blame you for wanting to dress in...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Women's Rights
Earlier this month, author, podcaster, and former family therapist Emily Gordon set out to see what she could learn about feminism by asking a group of children what their take on the term is. As Gordon points out, “feminism” has become a hot-button topic that many...
by admin | May 26, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
Welcome to another edition of Feminism 101, in which we add a healthy dose of feminism to your summer reading list with essential works from feminist scholars, activists, and authors. In between reading the newest Chick Lit or riveting works of fiction and fantasy,...
by admin | May 7, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, News, Women's Rights
Melissa Harris-Perry is one of our very favorite leaders to an equal world. Harris-Perry is the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project, a program that addresses gender, race, and politics in the South. She is also the author of Sister Citizen: Shame,...
