A Long Overdue Salute
The Kansas City Star recently printed a story about women aviators in World War II who, on March 10, 2010, were finally recognized for their… Read More »A Long Overdue Salute
The Kansas City Star recently printed a story about women aviators in World War II who, on March 10, 2010, were finally recognized for their… Read More »A Long Overdue Salute
A few weeks ago, the Women Center hosted the event, “Throwing like a Girl Since 1972.” The event focused on Title IX and what it did… Read More »Sex Sells in Women’s Sports
By now, you’ve probably either read something or heard something about a recent decision by Spain to curb the amount of advertising for cosmetic surgery,… Read More »Is Spain moving in the right direction on issues regarding body image? What could we learn?
The Oscars are by far one of the biggest, if not the biggest, television events of the year. Something like 3 billion people tune in… Read More »A Night for the Women
Nicki Minaj is a new, emerging rap artist. She calls herself the new “Barbie.” Some little girls are now calling themselves Barbie because they look… Read More »The New Barbie?
March is Women’s History Month. If you are like me, Women’s History Month is not something I know a lot about or something that I… Read More »Women in History
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
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
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
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