Chivalrous or Sexist? What’s the difference?
by Thea Voutiritsas Standing between two barstools, I pushed myself up on my tiptoes to give the bartender my order. I’m 5″1′, and for some… Read More »Chivalrous or Sexist? What’s the difference?
by Thea Voutiritsas Standing between two barstools, I pushed myself up on my tiptoes to give the bartender my order. I’m 5″1′, and for some… Read More »Chivalrous or Sexist? What’s the difference?
by Thea Voutiritsas A close friend of mine is expecting, and she told me she would be raising her daughter as a feminist. On one… Read More »From Dolls to Degrees: How gender norms can be hard to see
by Zaquoya Rogers Going to my first protest, which was the Women’s March in Kansas City, Mo. was a totally new experience for me and… Read More »My Experience at the KC Women’s March
By Korrien Hopkins It’s a New Year and, like many other women, I have goals I’m looking forward to accomplishing in 2017. I have made… Read More »New Year, New Goals
V-Day UMKC 2017 will be presenting benefit screenings of Until the Violence Stops. The film documents the start and success of V-Day and The Vagina Monologues. … Read More »V-Day UMKC presents benefit screenings of Until the Violence Stops
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckc21Cdblsc[/youtube] By Matiara Huff This slam poetry video featuring Reagan Meyers a great description of what it feels like when a women’s personal space is… Read More »Personal Space
By Zaquoya Rogers The Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” highlights many different female experiences that tend to occur in prisons across the globe.… Read More »Transwomen in Prison
By Korrien Hopkins Dolls play a pivotal role in the development of girls. I remember going to Toys R Us with my family to use… Read More »Black Dolls Matter
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTPbrWsLUcg[/youtube] This video featuring Anna Akana, is a very good explanation of the difference between calling persons of color or POC white-washed and a Hollywood… Read More »Being Called White-Washed
By Zaquoya Rogers Many people are convinced that women are not trusted to know when their body needs medical attention. Can you imagine that? … Read More »It’s Not in My Head: The Hysterical Woman Stereotype