Whose Femininity Is It Anyway?
By: Adriana Miranda Have you ever thought about how, like, femininity is SO strongly tied to men? Hear me out! Yeah, femininity is traditionally associated with women. BUT! Think about what kind of women are…
Someone’s Gotta Say it: Female Comedians Don’t Get a Fair Shake
By: Emma Sauer In 2019, A Little Late with Lily Singh aired for the first time on NBC. Singh, a comedy youtuber and influencer, launched her career from her YouTube channel. Initially, fans and critics…
The Gender Gap in Caregiving and Why Women Carry It
Trivia Question: In heterosexual married couples where both partners work full time, women spend ____ % more time caregiving than men. Answer: 40. By: Emma Sauer When I think of caregivers, I think of my…
Someone’s Gotta Say it: Anime’s Issue With Sexism
By: Emma Sauer Hi again, and welcome to a shiny new blog segment! Thrice a month, I’ll be diving into an aspect of pop culture with a feminist twist.I think this will be a…
My Gender Non-conforming Kid
By Brooke Davidoff When Chelsea came home from Target with us, my son said from the back seat that he wanted to be a mommy. We had gotten into an deep conversation in the isles—other…
Women in Agriculture
By Lara Castillo This month’s influential figure in agriculture is Momee Pegu from India, who started RIGBO from a local tribe meaning, community volunteering for a cause. Pegu created a sustainable practice that converts 11,000…
Brief Analysis of Chapter VI of A Vindication of the Rights of Women
By Emma Gilham Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women, written in 1791, questions societal norms placed on women in that time from a philosophical perspective. Chapter VI “The Effect Which an Early…
Looking Deeper at Our Phenomenal Feminist: Betty Dodson
By Morgan Clark When you hear the phrase “sex-positive” do you ever think of who coined the phrase? I know I haven’t. Not until one of my team members sent me her pick for our…
Goodbye to a Feminist Icon: Betty Dodson
By Brianna Green On October 31st of this year, we lost an amazing woman and feminist icon. Her website, with business partner Carlin Ross says Dodson was an, “artist, author, and PhD sexologist (who) has…
Raising a Child Gender Neutral
By Adriana Suarez This semester, I am emerging into my minor by taking an introduction to sociology. The class has been everything I imagined, filled with much discussion and information about social structures and more.…