Join Us for Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®
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…
Violence Against Women
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 gender-based street harassment, I wanted to turn my attention to…
What exactly is “Wifey Material”?
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 for her husband, making sure he’s always happy. A “wifey”…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
By Ann Varner Martha Coffin Pelham Wright was one of five women who planned the first women’s right convention and presided over numerous women’s rights and anti-slavery conventions (womenshistory.org). She is known for her contributions…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Deborah Tucker
By Brittany Soto Deborah D. Tucker is best known for her efforts in taking steps to end violence against women. Her determination to advocate against violence began when she volunteered at the first rape crisis…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Medea Benjamin
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 countries learning and advocating, writing eight books that are about…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Rosa Parks
By: Brittany Soto In honor of Women’s History Month, I wanted to focus my attention on Rosa Parks. Most people are familiar with who Rosa Parks is but to those who aren’t, she was a…
How Listening Led to Speaking Up
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 male feminist. My first lesson was a reminder to avoid…
Book or TV Series: The Handmaid’s Tale is some scary sh*t
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. My interest, like many others, first sparked when Hulu premiered…
Tick, Tock Time’s up for Sexual Violence
By Zaquoya Rogers Last night at the Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood elite strolled the red carpet in their finest black attire. It was no coincidence that everyone chose to wear black. The choice was very…