Women Trusting Women
UMKC Women’s Center uses blogging to discuss issues that are critical to women and to gender equality. Topics that have been addressed in the past… Read More »Women Trusting Women
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The Benefits of Eating Breakfast
We have all been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but as busy college students, mothers, working professionals, or all… Read More »The Benefits of Eating Breakfast
Rethinking What Feminism Means
Has feminism become a dirty word? And if it has, why? Feminism is defined by dictionary.com as: “The doctrine — and the political movement based on… Read More »Rethinking What Feminism Means
Opening Your Eyes to Dating Violence
Sometimes it seems like dating violence is more upsetting to me than any other form of domestic violence. This is because I’ve seen what dating… Read More »Opening Your Eyes to Dating Violence
Sex Education: Honesty is the Best Policy
According to a recent article in the New York Times, teen pregnancy rates are on the rise after almost ten years on the decline. While… Read More »Sex Education: Honesty is the Best Policy
Thin Images
As one might expect, the topics of female body image and eating disorders is an oft discussed topic here at the Women’s Center. We already… Read More »Thin Images
Twilight: A Good Example?
Mention the word Twilight and you will either get a cringe, an eye-roll, a fanning motion for the lead men, or a hostile glare. The… Read More »Twilight: A Good Example?
Go Red for Women
According to a recent article I read, every 25 seconds an American will have a coronary event, and about one American every minute will die… Read More »Go Red for Women
V-Day: It’s Here
At the UMKC Women’s Center, February means V-Day. If you’re not familiar with V-Day, here’s how the V-Day website describes it: “V-Day exists for no… Read More »V-Day: It’s Here
Body Image Stories From Familiar Writers
Body image is not one of my favorite things to talk about. You’ll almost never find me talking about it in person. Maybe its because… Read More »Body Image Stories From Familiar Writers