By Maritza Gordillo It was not too long ago when I said I was ready to come back and work at the Women’s Center for the 2011 Fall semester. Time went by so quickly due to the fact that we had approximately 14 events this semester, including some of our big events like Walk a [...]
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Walk A Mile In Her Shoes 2011
Check out these videos from our 2011 Walk A Mile In Her Shoes.
A Year of Amazing Events!
By Patsy Campos The UMKC Women’s Center has hosted a variety of events where we have reached many new and returning audiences throughout the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 term. Our events make an important contribution to the campus and public community by bringing awareness to the importance and advancement of women’s equity. This year our programs [...]
My Two Years at the Women’s Center
By Bethany Reyna Last year was my first year at the UMKC Women’s Center. I had never had a job like this where we worked for a cause through tabling and events. What I have learned from working at the Women’s Center has made a significant difference to me as a student and as a [...]
I Walked a Mile in Her Shoes
Even though I’ve been the faithful male shopping companion to many a female friend’s shoe-shopping sprees, I’ve never been on the receiving end of those high-heel buying excursions. This past weekend, with a female friend in tow, I headed out to shop for a pair of women’s heels for UMKC’s Walk a Mile in Her [...]
Father and Son Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Together
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 my son that not all men/boys respect women, even though they should. At the half [...]
Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
Fast Tube by CasperAccording to RAINN.org, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. College women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted. On September 14th the UMKC Violence Prevention and Response Project along with the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project will put on Walk a [...]
So What If You Are A Man, You Are Still Important to the Women’s Center
“So why is there only a women’s center and not a men’s center?” “How can a man benefit from a women’s center?” These are just a couple questions the Women’s Center staff at UMKC receives from men who walk into our office. We are constantly asked these questions because there seems to be a perception that men are [...]
Walk A Mile…2009 Pics, Highlights, & Thanks!
Is there anything harder than walking in heels up and down hills or stairs or while pushing a stroller on a college campus? Last night on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, nearly a hundred men found out first hand and gained a new appreciation for what women are put through to look [...]
Men March on Campus in High Heels to End Violence
Yesterday, hundreds of UMKC students, staff, faculty, and Kansas City community members gathered on campus to participate in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. In support of putting a stop to the violence against women, men slipped on high heels and literally walked [...]
