By Emma Gilham The night of September 29, 2020, America witnessed the presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Candidate Vice President Joe Biden. Like many, I was a part of the population watching from… Trump vs. Biden Debate and Double Standards
By Jordan Tunks Have you heard of the Pink Tax? The pink tax is a pricing difference between female products and male products. There is not an actual tax added onto these items, but when… Notice the Pink Tax
By Abbie Lewis Being a woman is certainly no easy task. We must hold car keys between our fingers from the store to our car, carry pepper spray to go for a run, work our… Intersectionality, Love, and Basketball
By Adriana Suarez According to KC Stem Alliance and a government report, “in 2015 women filled 47 percent of all U.S. jobs but occupied only 24 percent of STEM jobs.” In a world where males… Girls In KC STEM
By Maggie Pool In 1897, protests lined the streets at the University of Cambridge to object to a vote that would allow women to attend the all-male university. The crowd launched rockets, threw eggs, and… How a 19nth Century Invention helped Liberate Women
By Skye VanLanduyt Sojourner Truth escaped from slavery and became a powerful civil and women’s rights activist during the nineteenth century. Truth’s famous speech, “Ain’t I A Woman?” will always be one of my favorite… Sojourner Truth: A Timeless Women’s Rights Activist
By Maggie Pool Hollywood Actress, Katharine Hepburn will always be remembered for her fierce and fiery performances in film. After all, she still holds the record for the most Academy Awards (in either gender) for… The First Woman to Make Feminism Fashionable
By: Maggie Pool Since our first American History class, a few names have been imbedded into our minds regarding the history of equality and women’s rights. Names such as, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Elizabeth… Turning A Man’s World Into Our World
By Skye VanLanduyt In 2001, Psychologist Frank Baird founded Walk A Mile In Her Shoes® to encourage men to think about how gender violence affects women. At the event, men are asked to walk a… Join Us for Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®
By Caitlin Easter As the semester draws to a close, inevitably so does my time here at the Women’s Center. As sad as this is, it provides a perfect opportunity to reflect on what I… A Semester in Reflection from the Women’s Center’s Caitlin Easter