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April 26, 2017 | Angela Liu | Body image and body standards, Girls
On The Power Of Sisterhood
Since I began to swim competitively at the age of eight, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t competing against other women. I competed against the other girls to be better, faster, and stronger. For...
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April 23, 2017 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | Education, Feminism
Loryn Brantz On Why The World Needs “Feminist Baby”
Although we’ve made undeniable progress over the years, debunking the negative stereotypes that still surround the word “feminism” is important, to say the least. And the earlier on we can do this, th...
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April 20, 2017 | Chloe Hallinan | Education, Misogyny
The Sexism Of Summer Internships
Almost every college student I know seems aware they should have at least one internship under their belt before graduating. So, as a current sophomore at UC Berkeley, I also started diligently applyi...
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April 18, 2017 | Roberta Nin Feliz | Immigration, Race/Ethnicity
We Have To Pay Attention To The Deportation Of Black Undocumented Immigrants
Trump’s recent attacks on undocumented immigrants have ripped apart families, mistakenly detained immigrants protected under DACA, and incited fear among immigrant communities here in America. Trump’s...
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April 16, 2017 | Camryn Garrett | Health
An Interview With Sexual Health Activist Ella Dawson
Over the past two years, feminist social media manager and writer Ella Dawson has received widespread recognition for her work crushing the stigma of STDs. She has been called the “internet's foremost...
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April 13, 2017 | Corinne | Disability, Feminism, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
A Love Letter on Disability: Stop Feeling Sorry For Us. Start Fighting For Us.
The onset of my disabilities began at 13 and I have been unable to engage in regular physical activities for years. Early on, I braced myself for a lifetime of chronic back dysfunctions compounded by ...
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April 11, 2017 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | Feminism, Misogyny
#MissingDCGirls Reminds Us Of A Greater Epidemic
501 children have been reported missing from the District of Columbia since the beginning of the year alone; a disturbingly high number of them were black or Latino children, and 22 cases remain unsol...
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April 09, 2017 | Angela Liu | Economy, Feminism
#20PercentCounts: A Nation Comes Together in Support of Equal Pay
Three months and four days. This is how much longer, on average, women in the United States had to work to make what their male counterparts did over the  last year; Women in the United States had to ...
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April 06, 2017 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism
Here We Are: A Q&A With Kelly Jensen, Author Of A New Intersectional Anthology
It’s been an interesting few years to be a young feminist. From the high of rising teen feminist celebrities and role models to the lows of the election, it’s clear that the next generation of young f...
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April 04, 2017 | Nico Morgan | Feminism, Health
What Trans Individuals Need To Know About Their Rights Under Obamacare
Last weekend, I felt a tiny glimmer of hope in light of the looming threat of the Trump Administration and Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Trump’s new health care bill (aka the America...
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April 02, 2017 | Julie Graves | Feminism, Girls
Manners Or Sexism?
“Girls, you NEVER say no to a guy when he asks you to dance,” barked the instructor at the sea of awkward children, anxiously tugging at our itchy formalwear. I was in fifth grade, in the midst of a “...
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