Catcalling is not a Compliment, it’s Harassment
By Brittany Soto Since our center has been promoting the “Meet us on The Street” event all throughout this week, focusing on the issues of… Read More »Catcalling is not a Compliment, it’s Harassment
By Brittany Soto Since our center has been promoting the “Meet us on The Street” event all throughout this week, focusing on the issues of… Read More »Catcalling is not a Compliment, it’s Harassment
By Brittany Soto The term “wifey” is a fad used to describe what a “real woman” is, you know, one that cooks, cleans, and provides… Read More »What exactly is “Wifey Material”?
By: Christina Terrell Over the years women have always been told what they should and should not wear. Even in the current year of 2019… Read More »You Can’t Objectify Me or My Leggings
By Caitlin Easter “I’m tired of people saying, “And now we present her, who marched with Martin Luther King.” Well, a lot of folk flew… Read More »Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dorothy Cotton
By: Christina Terrell Medea Benjamin is an American activist who has advocated for human rights for over twenty years. Benjamin has traveled to many different… Read More »Celebrating Women’s History Month: Medea Benjamin
By: Christina Terrell Everybody is Beautiful Week is a movement that the UMKC Women Center puts on to celebrate body positivity and combat eating disorders.… Read More »Concluding Everybody is Beautiful Week
By: Caitlin Easter From a very young age we are exposed to Barbie. From this early age we learn—and in turn internalize— the values and… Read More »Becoming Barbie
By: Christina Terrell Gender testing on female athletes has been around for some time now, however it has gone through phases. Gender testing happens to… Read More »Should Female Athletes Be Subject to Gender Testing?
By Nina Cherry As we are now over a month into 2019, I finally found a theme and a personal goal for myself for this… Read More »Year of the Unapologetic Woman
By Brittany Soto Hi, I’m Brittany! I’m currently in my senior year here at UMKC and I’m about to receive my undergraduate degree in Psychology… Read More »Welcoming New Student Assistant to Women’s Center