Via Ashleigh Moses. Meet the Team: Ashleigh Lives on the Borderline Between Academia and Activism Published: August 29, 2014 After interrogating my personal silence, I put passive reflection aside and picked up a sign.
Recap: What You Missed from Senator McCaskill’s Third Roundtable on Campus Sexual Assault Published: June 26, 2014 On Monday, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) convened the last of three roundtables on campus sexual assault. This final roundtable addressed the criminal justice system and administrative processes for prosecuting cases of sexual assault on college campuses.
Women Around The World Need Better Information About and Access to Contraception, Even Today Published: March 8, 2014 One way to celebrate women is to give each woman the resources and empowerment to make educated decisions about their own lives and reproductive choices.
Highland Park’s Black Studies Collection Trashed, Community Mobilizes Published: July 25, 2013 The historian who helped assemble much of the collection choked up while describing thousands of books buried under broken AV equipment. Of the more than 10,000 materials, less than 1,000 books and a dozen video cassettes were recovered.
Recap: Press Conference on the Economic Agenda for Women and Families Published: July 23, 2013 I applaud Leader Pelosi and everyone involved in launching the economic agenda for women and families.
Oregon Lawmakers Want to “Pay It Forward” To Ease Student Debt Published: July 8, 2013 Sadly, not a lot has been done about the modern twenty-something’s intense struggle to balance debt with unemployment and a recovering economy – until now.
A Women in Academia Mini-Roundtable Published: July 8, 2013 In this post, two FMF interns tackle the issue right at the line where the personal becomes political.
On the SaVe Act, UNC Chapel Hill, and Protecting All Students Published: March 20, 2013 Worst case scenario: what do you do if you need to report a sexual assault on your campus? Do you know who to contact? Which department is responsible? Do you need to fill out a form? I was pleasantly surprised when a quick Google search of my campus website turned up a pretty direct link […]
Cisgender Privilege: Unlocking the Invisible Bathroom Published: March 12, 2013 An Homage to Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh [PDF] If you’re asking yourself what in the world “cisgender” (often shortened to “cis”) means, then don’t worry. If you’re not familiar with the queer community, it can sound like an intimidating word, but it’s not! In the way that transgender can describe how someone’s gender identity […]
Challenging the Rape Schedule Published: September 6, 2012 As countless young adults head off to college, they will be bombarded with warnings about potential incidents of sexual assault on their campus. As many of us know, these concerns are valid – women ages 16-24 are at the greatest risk of being raped, and are between 20-25% likely to experience sexual assault while in college […]
