Need a Break From Twilight?
For all of you out there that may be a little tired of all of the Twilight hype, I thought I would suggest some alternatives with some feminist flare. If vampires are what you like,…
Feminist blogging, a marketing ploy?
Is feminist blogging legitimate or just another marketing tool? That seems to be a question getting tossed around the blogosphere. It all started because of a post by Emily Gould about Jezebel and similar sites.…
July Celebrates Women’s Motorcycle Month
In May, Harley Davidson celebrated Women Riders Month and now during the month of July, Nationwide Insurance has teamed with the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum to celebrate Women’s Motorcycle Month. The month is to…
Australia Makes Body Image History
In the past week, Australia announced the first body-image initiative in the world. According to a recent article, the initiative is a voluntary code that media and modeling agencies, as well as others, can choose…
Want to be a part of the UMKC Women's Center?
The UMKC Women’s Center is beginning Volunteer Fridays this summer. We need volunteers to help staff our front desk on Fridays from 9am to 3pm. There is no experience necessary, just a great attitude and…
Where is Your Line?
As is usual for my job I was scanning feminist blogs and websites for news, information, anything that I can share with people who follow the Women’s Center on Twitter or Facebook or read this blog.…
Our Role as Feminists
I was having a talk with one of the work-studies at the Women’s Center about “feminists” and how people oftentimes associate this term with “man-hating, angry, loud, dominating, non-shaving” women who are always complaining about…
Plastic Surgery Shouldn't Be the Answer
I don’t know if you can pinpoint exactly when plastic surgery became all the rage. Maybe it was when The Girls Next Door became a hit on E!, showcasing three very blonde and surgically altered…
If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say…
I am sure we all remember being told at some point during childhood that if you didn’t have anything nice to say then you shouldn’t say anything at all. Apparently that particular lesson didn’t stick…
We Can’t Remain Silent Any Longer
For the past week now, I have been training with MOCSA to become a volunteer assisting victims of sexual violence. MOCSA, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, is an organization which serves individuals who suffered…