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Art Student Joins Women’s Center Staff

By Madelina Nuñez Hi everyone! My name is Madelina Nuñez and I am majoring in Studio Art and minoring in English with an emphasis in Writing. I am a conceptual artist dealing with issues of… 

Busy Week at the Women’s Center!

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By Kacie Otto It’s been an eventful week at the UMKC Women’s Center! This week, we wrapped Sexual Assault Awareness Month with Denim Day visual displays on the Quad and at the Hospital Hill Residence… 

Happy Every Body is Beautiful Week!

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       By Kacie Otto This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In conjunction with the national campaign, the Women’s Center, partnered with the Counseling Center and Swinney Recreation Center, hosted a few events… 

New Graduate Assistant at UMKC Women’s Center

My name is Kacie Otto and I am in my final year of the Higher Education Administration program here at UMKC. I am passionate about working with students from diverse backgrounds and learning about feminist… 

Loveworthy

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The dating world is a tough feat for singles out there. Online dating can be a web of falsehoods, while meeting others at work- or in a bar doesn’t offer much success either. The world… 

Mind the Gap

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By: Amanda Johnson Since the early 2000’s, many states have been chipping away at the right of choice, creating almost an “underground railroad,” More abortion restrictions have been passed in the last three years than… 

Throwback Thursday

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By: Amanda Johnson Last June, the World Health Organization published a revealing and haunting study. WHO found that nearly one-third of all women in the world have experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner… 

T-Shirts, Buttons, and Chocolate Vaginas, Oh My!

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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 and girls. There are events all month long (and into…