By Armelle Djoukoue With the advent of Photoshop in the design industry, it has been easy for the media NOT to keep it real. Photoshop… Read More »Keep it real challenge: Photoshop’s impact on body image
By Melba Sanchez Fernandez [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxTgY0okyLM&feature=channel[/youtube] The month of April officially became Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States in 2011. It started out as… Read More »Talk about SAAM
By Carolina Costa “Love your body and treat it well!” or “Beauty has no color” were some of the messages posted on sticky notes… Read More »One Sticky Note At A Time
By Carolina Costa [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiD9SbeaDEs&feature=fvst[/youtube] Miss Representation is a 2011 award winning documentary written and directed by women’s advocate, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Miss Representation challenges the… Read More »Join the Women’s Center for a screening of Miss Representation
By Armelle Djoukoue Caitlin Boyle is 26 years old and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She worked as a freelance and technical writer for seven… Read More »The Woman Behind Operation Beautiful: Caitlin Boyle
By Courtney Neaveill “Gwyneth Paltrow lipstick lesbian”: Google that and you will get over two pages of results – all of which reference a recent… Read More »Leave Your Lipstick At Home
By Carolina Costa[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_vVUIYOmJM[/youtube] In a world dominated by the media, individuals are in constant contact with the unregulated messages and images sent out by publicity… Read More »It Must Be Magic
By Kristina Gardner I’m a self-proclaimed feminist, I believe in equal rights, equal pay, and equal treatment for women. I believe in stopping the violence… Read More »Learning To Be At Peace With My Vagina
By Emily Mathis One of the most read blogs on our site is from a while ago and is about Barbie’s positive influence. While, I… Read More »Barbie’s Not-So-Positive Influence
By Emily Mathis 80% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. Why is it that so many women are “dissatisfied”? Many people point to the… Read More »Love Your Body Day