Category Archives: Guest Post

Modern Day Nuns

Posted on March 12, 2012 by courtney

By Sarina Smith    When one pictures a nun in this day and age, what is it that comes to mind?   Personally, I start envisioning Julie Andrews running around on mountain tops, but when I googled pictures of nuns I … Continue reading →

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October 18, 1978

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Emily

The following is a guest post by Deb Schmidt-Rogers. It orginally appeared on her blog dschmidtrogers.wordpress.com. 33 years ago, my family was changed in a moment of sexual violence that you only read about in the papers. We all know … Continue reading →

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Sexual Assault-Can We Stop It?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Emily

This is a guest post from Kelly Caver, M.S.. Originally posted on the UMKC Counseling Center’s Blog. Anna was thrilled to begin college this fall, but also felt a little nervous and insecure about starting a new part of life.  … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Devon

By Dr. Heather Noble March is Women’s History Month.  I chose to write about this topic for the blog, because quite honestly, I was initially clueless on what I might discuss.  Sure, I’m a woman, and absolutely, I appreciate the many … Continue reading →

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Lisbeth Salander: Feminist Heroine? Of Course!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by arzie

The following blog is a guest post by Dan Winter, member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center. Having just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest last night, I’m missing Lisbeth already. The author, Stieg Larsson, … Continue reading →

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Fat Talk…Stop It!! (Seriously, Let’s STOP IT!)

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Emily

The following blog is a guest post written by Dr. Sherri Theoharidis, staff psychologist and coordinator of the Eating Disorder Treatment Team at the UMKC Counseling Center. This blog is also posted here. You catch a glimpse of yourself as … Continue reading →

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Raging Feminism

Posted on September 30, 2010 by arzie

The blog below is a guest post written by S. Sloane Simmons.  Sloane is a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center and also co-owner of STUFF.  Her article also appears on the the Starr Symposium Blog … Continue reading →

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Father and Son Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Together

Posted on September 15, 2010 by arzie

The following is a guest post submitted by Jim Doyle, Executive Director of Self-Protection. org. Walking with my 9-year-old son around the University of Missouri – Kansas City campus with over 100 other men gave me a chance to teach … Continue reading →

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Blame it on her clothes… and "biology"!

Posted on May 19, 2010 by umkcwomenc

The following article originally appeared on the author’s Man Up! blog and has been reposted with the author’s permission.  David Belt is the Man Up! Program Coordinator for the Missouri Organization to Counter Sexual Assault. Working in the field of … Continue reading →

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Woman Up

Posted on November 18, 2009 by brendabethman

Guest posted by Kristen Abell.  Originally posted at http://kristendomrules.blogspot.com Recently a couple items in the news have caught my eye, and my thoughts/feelings about these particular items have been such that I wanted to write a little something about them. … Continue reading →

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