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Help Save Birth Control Coverage!

Published: November 30, 2017

In early October, the Department of Health and Human Services announced new rules that would allow employers and universities to deny access to no-copay, no-deductible birth control – on the basis of religious objection – forcing many women, gender non-conforming, and trans folks to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket. The Trump Administration is […]

Institutional Cultural Betrayal: The Loss of HBCU Pride

Published: October 26, 2017

CW: sexual harassment This piece details Tayler’s personal experience reporting gender discrimination and attempts to make sense of this experience as a student at a historically Black university. Two months ago I filed a Title IX lawsuit against my historically Black University. After years of denied civil rights and numerous betrayals, the pride and affection […]

Protect Title IX: 5 Ways You Can Take Action on Your Campus

Published: September 25, 2017

On September 22, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her administration announced that the Department of Education is withdrawing two crucial Obama-era guidelines: the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and the 2014 Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence. Both guidelines served to clarify institutional responsibility to protect survivors of sexual assault. These rollbacks […]

Strength through Sisterhood: Greek Life and Feminism

Published: July 27, 2017

Last week, the other Feminist Campus interns and I were sitting around, talking about our different college experiences and campus climates, when the subject of Greek life came up. Knowing me and my passions, Abby turned to me and asked with a degree of confusion, “Rachel, why are you in a sorority?” The other interns, […]

Protecting Students, Protecting Survivors: California Seeks to Codify Title IX into State Law

Published: July 26, 2017

For the last 45 years, Title IX has defended students from gender-based discrimination. It reaches as far as all educational institutions that receive federal funding, and applies to teachers and staff as well. In short, Title IX was enacted to ensure that no student would be barred access to academic courses because of their gender. […]

Shedding Light on Stereotypes: The Case Against Single-Gender Education in the Los Angeles Public School System

Published: July 12, 2017

With the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, it has become increasingly clear that the public school system in the United States may face a series of harmful changes to its structure in the next four years. These changes could include cuts to funding for public schools and the funneling of money into […]

From the Board Room to the Classroom: Pay Equity for Women

Published: July 11, 2017

Last semester, as a sophomore at Georgetown University, I was horrified to learn that my Intro to Justice and Peace Studies professor, a tenured professor and one of the highest ranking members in the department, was paying money to Georgetown to be a professor. Although she is a renowned international lawyer with a husband who […]

Alternative Methods of Healing: Restorative Justice and Sexual Violence on Campus

Published: June 27, 2017

In the past five years, sexual assault on college campuses has become increasingly important in the national discourse on women’s rights. While these issues have existed for decades, there recently have been many high profile lawsuits against universities on their mishandling of sexual assault and harassment cases, including schools such as UC Berkeley, University of […]

Saudi Arabia: A Different Kind of Feminism

Published: June 22, 2017

In 2011, Saudi Arabian activist Manal al-Sharif posted a video on YouTube of her driving, an act that strict societal norms prohibits women from doing but that is not enshrined in law. The video went viral, and al-Sharif was arrested. Feminists across the world rallied around al-Sharif’s defiance and proclaimed Saudi women’s inability to drive […]

The Black Herstory Month Series: Mercy and Nyasha Chikowore-The Talented Twins Doin’ It For the Culture

Published: March 1, 2017

For Black History Month, we honor and celebrate the fabulous black feminists and wonderful womanists who continue to build the feminist movement and bend the arc of history toward justice. Today’s Fantastic Black Feminists are Mercy and Nyasha Chikowore-Mercy is the current Communications Manager at the Washington Area’s Women’s Foundation and a public relations specialist […]