All Together Now: Tammy Baldwin and The Whole Community
by: Alexandra Cavallaro I don’t know about you, but election night felt like a lesson in information management. I sat with two of my friends in their living room and […]
Tag Archives: War on Women
Fighting the Same Battle: On the Shooting of Malala Yousfzai
by: Maggie Carr The recent shooting of Malala Yousafzai has torn me up. Deeply. You’d have to be an automaton to feel anything but grief. But she continues to hang […]
Consent Does Not “Ruin the Moment”
by: Miriam Mogilevsky People who oppose sensible things like anti-harassment policies at conferences keep bringing up the same tired myths about dating, sex, and romance: that it’s very important to […]
Beauty Ideals: A War on Women
by: Amanda Owens Recently, I launched a personal body-positive campaign, for which there are plenty of resources to undertake a journey, if an individual knows how and whereto look. Our […]
Cognitive Dissonance: A Response to Arguments Defending Daniel Tosh for Making Rape Jokes
by: Miriam Mogilevsky Some comedian I’ve never even heard of before–but now have–is under fire right now for a “joke” he made in one of his shows. I use the […]
Almost the Xena: Warrior Princess of Hip-Hop: Why I’m Disappointed in Nicki Minaj
by: Cat Puttmann This is a piece about why I feel like a disappointed parent when it comes to Nicki Minaj, but since I’m going to spend the bulk of […]
Let’s Get Educated: A Strongly Worded Letter in Defense of Planned Parenthood
by: Lindsey Gavel Oh hey, America. I’m just going to cut to the chase here: If you’ve ever called Planned Parenthood an abortion clinic, this letter is for you. If […]
When Conservatives Attack: Taking A Stand For Vaginas Everywhere
by: Lindsey Gavel Freedom of speech, freedom of religion. If you’re a citizen of the United States of America, these are your constitutional rights. Unless, of course, you have an […]
House Nixes LGBT Protections From Violence Against Women Act, Obama Threatens Veto
by: Jamie Anne Royce The U.S. House of Representatives passed 222-205 a version of theViolence Against Women Act reauthorization bill that cut protections and programs for same-sex couples, indigenous tribes […]
A Sister Act of Feminism: How Standing Up For Women Is God’s Work
by: Mark Nott Note: This is a fictionalized version of the accounts of real women and women-religious working in the Catholic church today. Sister Mary-Margaret awoke in her room one […]
