Out with the Old; In with the New
By Chris Howard-Williams My summer with the Women’s Center is drawing to a close. During my time here, I’ve tried to educate myself about feminism… Read More »Out with the Old; In with the New
By Chris Howard-Williams My summer with the Women’s Center is drawing to a close. During my time here, I’ve tried to educate myself about feminism… Read More »Out with the Old; In with the New
By Chris Howard-Williams I believe in the importance of the words we use. Perhaps this is why, one of my first weeks working in the… Read More »Choose Your Words Wisely
By Ann Varner About a year ago, I was sunburned so badly I had second degree burns on my back. The burns were so bad… Read More »To Bra, or Not to Bra: That is My Choice
By Chris Howard-Williams It has been a truly educational summer for me. As part of my Couples and Family Counseling program at UMKC, we are… Read More »Don’t Know Much About … Women!
By Chris Howard-Williams In my last blog, I started exploring the lessons I need to remember as I learn what it is to be a… Read More »How Listening Led to Speaking Up
By Maleigha Michael When I was younger, I learned the colors of the rainbow through the mnemonic, ROY-G-BIV (red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet). It was a color rule that… Read More »Sexism in Colors – Why is Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys?
By Ann Varner Lately I made the decision to change my last name to include my mother’s last name. My current last name is Varner,… Read More »I’m Changing My Last Name… But Not For The Reason You Think
By Maleigha Michael Hi, my name is Maleigha Michael. I’m from Parkville, which is within Kansas City and only about half an hour away from… Read More »Summer Intern Works for Equity in the Arts
By Ann Varner Emmy Rossum is the unsung hero in Hollywood right now after she demanded, fought for, and receive equal pay of her co-star,… Read More »Emmy Rossum Had No Shame Asking for Equal Pay
By Ann Varner Last week, the UMKC Women’s Center bought the book The Handmaid’s Tale and less than a week later I finished reading it.… Read More »Book or TV Series: The Handmaid’s Tale is some scary sh*t