Dialogue and Opinion
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November 20, 2016
Feminism 101: What is Tokenism?
Tokenism, broadly speaking, is including someone in a group for the sake of sounding or appearing diverse.
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November 19, 2016
Critiquing Problematic “Body-Positive” Narratives in Pop Culture
We must replace outdated ideals about gender, beauty, and self-worth, with a more holistic approach that focuses on the multifaceted,…
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November 12, 2016
His-story Lessons
Locke had relegated a certain role to me, and to have stepped out of this role, even now, was for…
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November 12, 2016
How to Be a Better Feminist Ally
More than anything else, the women in my family have molded the person writing this today. The least that can…
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November 7, 2016
Feminism 101: What is Cultural Appropriation?
Cultural appropriation is a centuries-old practice of disrespecting a culture by adopting aspects of that culture without regarding the significance…
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No one should have to experience the adverse effects that these studies entail, but even today, it still takes a…
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November 4, 2016
An Open Letter to Zumba Moms
You are great at creating a unique space for female empowerment through exercise. For that, I want to say thank…
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November 2, 2016
How to Speak to Be Heard
Our patriarchal society has taught us to use our words as weapons, but imagine the world of difference that could…
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October 31, 2016
Emotional Debts and the Expectation of Kindness
As a woman, I have been socialized to bear the emotional burden of the people I interact with-- whether they…
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The story seems to go the same way each time that we tell it: we are tired of facing physical,…
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