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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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March 30, 2017 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Words of Wisdom From Feminist Writer Ariel Levy
Many feminists may know Ariel Levy as the author of modern feminist classic “Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women And The Rise Of Raunch Culture.” A contributor to the the New Yorker as well, Levy has built ...
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March 30, 2017 | Kinder L | Feminism, Misogyny
This Isn't About Leggings
United Airlines was thrust into the spotlight this week after a gate agent refused to let two female travelers board an aircraft. Their issue wasn’t concern for passengers’ security or managing inappr...
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March 29, 2017 | Mankaprr Conteh | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos Puts Women First in Her New HBO Documentary on Abortion
The trailer for Abortion: Stories Women Tell, award-winning filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos’s new documentary, opens on a hall full of people with boundless energy. We catch a glimpse of a low-hanging “Mi...
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March 27, 2017 | Helena N | Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity
What Rihanna Revealed About Humanitarian Work
On February 28, 2017, Rihanna walked up the creaky wooden steps of one of Cambridge’s storied halls to accept the Harvard Foundation’s 2017 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian of the Year Award. While she is ...
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March 21, 2017 | Faatimah Solomon | Education, Feminism
AMAZE and the Importance of Sex Education for Tweens
I grew up in a religious and conservative family, in the very religious and conservative country of Saudi Arabia. My parents never talked to me about sex education. At school, the topic of sex was unq...
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March 19, 2017 | Osama | Feminism, LGBTQIA
Being LGBT In The Middle East
For the most part, I am a normal teenager in Amman, Jordan. I wake up when I hear my alarm and get ready for school. But perhaps unlike other 15-year old-boys, I have never fantasized about beautiful ...
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