By: Amanda Johnson Every 2 minutes, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 22 men will… Read More »April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, And for Good Reason.
by Morgan Paul I’ve been thinking a lot about masculinity lately and it’s really scary when we realize that all of these things that many… Read More »Internalized Misogyny
By Ayo Aruwajoye Working at the Woman’s Center, I can truly say I have grown. One of the big lessons that I learned is that… Read More »The Strength of “Her”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOXN_80ohM[/youtube] By Maritza Gordillo I came across this video on YouTube and, after watching it, to my surprise, it had a different ending that what we… Read More »Real Men Show Respect
The season of V-Day is upon us! We have tons of events going on to celebate V-Day, and promote violence prevention for violence against women… Read More »T-Shirts, Buttons, and Chocolate Vaginas, Oh My!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSb5fS5rQM[/youtube] By Ayo Aruwajoye What would you do if you were being abused? What would you do if your friend or a family member was… Read More »What Would You Do?
By Arzie Umali The Women’s Center has had a home at UMKC for over 40 years; however, every day, someone new walks through our doors,… Read More »A Women’s Center for Everyone
By Maritza Gordillo If feels great to be back! I am excited to start a whole new semester filled with new events sponsored by the… Read More »Student Assistant Thrilled for A Semester Full of VPR Events
Hi, there! My name is Colleen Lucas and I am a new student assistant at the Women’s Center. I graduated from UMKC with a Bachelor’s… Read More »New Student Assistant Aims to Empower Youth and Prevent Violence
Beginning on Monday, November 25, the Violence Prevention and Response Project and the Women’s Center is sponsoring The Clothesline Project during the 16 Days of… Read More »Participate in 16 Days of Activism by Viewing The Clothesline Project