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 and what I can do as a man to promote…
Choose Your Words Wisely
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 Women’s Center, I noticed something interesting about our mission statement:…
To Bra, or Not to Bra: That is My Choice
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 that I had to wrap my back in gauze to…
Don’t Know Much About … Women!
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 required to take a course on sexual counseling. Here is…
Sexism in Colors – Why is Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys?
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 has stayed with me since and helped me understand the…
I’m Changing My Last Name… But Not For The Reason You Think
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, and I will be changing it to Parsons-Varner. My mother…
Janelle Monáe’s New Music Video is a Tribute to Vaginas, Feminism, LGBTQ+ AND Unity of all People
By: Korrien A. Hopkins This week Janelle Monáe dropped a new music video for her single PYNK. This is the third song and video she has dropped from her upcoming third solo album, “Dirty Computer”…
No Lax on Pink Tax
By Caroline Turner I took a trip to Target last night and I unknowingly got wrapped up in some sort of pink trap. As soon as I walked in I checked out the “deals”…
Gimme My Money
By Caroline Turner We are now in the second half of summer with about one more month left to enjoy our sunshiny and stress-free break. A certain summer energy infuses the days even if you…
ANTI
By Caroline Turner “Sticks and Stones Might Break My Bones… But Your Words Can Never Hurt Me.” For years since the women’s suffrage era and the women’s rights movement, there has been opposition. Stemming from…