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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
“Continuons le combat!” the Quebec Student Movement Continues
Hundreds of thousands of students in the mostly French-speaking province of Canada have been involved in this year’s inspiring Quebec student movement – often referred to as the Maple Spring – which began in February as a response to the government’s announcement to raise university tuition costs by 65% over the next 4 years. Quebec’s university […]
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